Things here have been busier than a one-armed man at an ass grabbin’ contest. On top of work and “Floyd Collins” rehearsals, I have had a house guest all week (the theater’s intern) and that’s been keeping me busy as well since he doesn’t drive.

Meanwhile, “Floyd Collins” is still not totally cast. Three weeks in and we are still looking for Lee Collins and Ed Bishop. The major trouble is they both have to be able to sing. I know plenty of fellas that would say yes to the roles … that don’t sing. We’ve had some folks on the hook (quite a few in fact) but they have all wriggled off due to the time commitment … or conflicts with performance dates … or work schedules … or just not being interested. I am starting to suspect that I (again) will end somehow end up in my own show and I don’t want that to happen.

Last night I have this very vivid dream that I was directing the show. We had this massive and pretty cool set that was all multi level platforms with a huge raked section in the center. There were a lot of folks in the show (more than the real life show calls for). We were rehearsing a group scene but nobody was listening to me. I was trying to stage a scene where Floyd (played by Adam K. for some reason) is still trapped and members of the cast gather around and sing about his entrapment. I would try and tell them what needed to be done and they would just be talking amongst themselves. When I would yell to get their attention, they would pay attention for a few moments and then go back to talking. I was becoming very frustrated because nobody would pay attention to me.   

Sheesh. We haven’t even really gotten started and I think I need a break already.