Jews Are Sick All The Time
Phewwwwwwwwww. We opened the show.
It was really overwhelming. We only had like 3 second of tech time, so it was like doing an open dress rehearsal for 100 people, seven reviewers and my parents. I was so nervous and preoccupied. Then I remembered: my CHARACTER is nervous and preoccupied too. So it was all to my advantage. When all was said and done, there were so many friends in the crowd, and so much love in the air.
Hilariously, I was stricken, the very next morning, with a new bout of Chronic Fatigue. It's hilarious because my character is sick in bed all the time, too. I wrote the part before I was diagnosed with CFS, and before it really started effecting my life. So it's pretty ridiculous, spending this week sick in bed, between performances where I play someone who is sick in bed.
There is so much cool stuff happening in the city, and I want so badly to be out there, experiencing it. Getting sweet reviews are actually really helpful. In Joseph's "Human Jukebox" he says that he Googles himself "to see if he's been up to something." I'm letting myself read the reviews for a similar reason. I want to be reminded that I am a real person, doing things in the world, and not just a sick boy in his pajamas.
Regardless, I am confident I'll recover in time for Friday's performance. I love doing this show, saying these things to people. As gross as it gets, lying around without the energy to fetch a glass of water, I am still so lucky.
Love
Dan
It was really overwhelming. We only had like 3 second of tech time, so it was like doing an open dress rehearsal for 100 people, seven reviewers and my parents. I was so nervous and preoccupied. Then I remembered: my CHARACTER is nervous and preoccupied too. So it was all to my advantage. When all was said and done, there were so many friends in the crowd, and so much love in the air.
Hilariously, I was stricken, the very next morning, with a new bout of Chronic Fatigue. It's hilarious because my character is sick in bed all the time, too. I wrote the part before I was diagnosed with CFS, and before it really started effecting my life. So it's pretty ridiculous, spending this week sick in bed, between performances where I play someone who is sick in bed.
There is so much cool stuff happening in the city, and I want so badly to be out there, experiencing it. Getting sweet reviews are actually really helpful. In Joseph's "Human Jukebox" he says that he Googles himself "to see if he's been up to something." I'm letting myself read the reviews for a similar reason. I want to be reminded that I am a real person, doing things in the world, and not just a sick boy in his pajamas.
Regardless, I am confident I'll recover in time for Friday's performance. I love doing this show, saying these things to people. As gross as it gets, lying around without the energy to fetch a glass of water, I am still so lucky.
Love
Dan
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