October 8, 2013 -- Well,
week one sure went by in a hurry.
In
fact, week two went by just as quickly.
Sorry
for not blogging about it. But here I am to catch you all up to speed.
Paul
and I have had our ladies hat and glove fittings…yes, ladies hat and gloves. I haven’t
asked, but I would assume this is not the first time Paul has dressed in
women’s clothing. I know it’s not my first time. If you work in theatre long
enough…
Even
if you don’t…
We’ve
been fitted for our costumes and we’ve received our haircuts.
Fittings
are a strange thing. Unless you go to a tailor, it’s not often one gets
measured for their everyday clothing choices. Nor do you have three or four
people crowding around, staring, glaring, frowning, thinking and pinning as
you’re making your clothing choices. I myself, feel self-conscious enough about
how I look and being on display doesn’t make it any easier. That may sound
strange coming from a person who stands on a stage for a living but I think our
director, Bob Metcalfe, put it best: actors are “insecure egomaniacs”. So
believe it or not, the desire to stand up in front of hundreds of people can
co-exist quite nicely with self-loathing.
It’s
always a good sign when someone as hard on myself as I am comes away from a
costume fitting happy. I loved the pants, shoes, socks, shirt, vest and jacket.
Perhaps it’s because I could never afford clothes like these in real life, but
it doesn’t matter to me. If I’m going to stand in front of all those people, I
want to feel like they represent the character well and represent me well.
As
I mentioned earlier, I got my hair cut. It took 2 minutes. I don’t have much
hair.
Haircuts
and costume fittings…we can see the finish line and we can’t wait to join you
all there. I think the show is an absolute delight. Hilarious and warm. Just
what we need during our beautiful Winnipeg autumn.
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