Author: clarinets1
Date: 2005-03-14 18:44
in a production of "Of Thee I Sing", a horrendous piece of gershwin if I ever saw one, the orchestra was in the pit with the conductor. covering the pit was a wooden stage with a star-shaped hole cut in the center for the conductor to cue both actors and us musicians. if the music wasn't so damn irritating, it might have been humorous. I'm sure that it was amusing for the audience though, watching the action with a waving, baton-ed hand sticking out of the hole in the floor.
This was, admittedly, my first experience with musical theatre. I did enjoy it enough to want to play in other shows. And I have. With any luck, I will continue. :D
one must be ready for whatever comes at you when playing in a live pit. actors will miss lines, toss baseball bats into the audience, occasionally fall off the stage, and horn players will routinely have bad reeds (he he he), but THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!
some of the best advice for music life (and life in general) came from my high school choir teacher:
"Deal with it."
~~JK
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