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thespian wrote:Take it from me , do not get sucked in. Sure it's fun, but you probably will not make a living doing it.
I am a technical director, for a small theatre in Indianapolis IN, and I see all kinds of people trying to make a living at acting.
Oh, I have no illusions of making money at this. I have no intent to try. This is a new hobby I'm entertaining (no pun intended). The show opens July 7 and closes July 23. I might never do this again, in which case it's on the list of stuff I can tell my grandchildren I've done, or I might fall in love and maintain it as a hobby. We shall see.

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Otto Nobedder wrote:Yep.

Now do it in front of 100+ people you've never met who've paid $30 apiece to watch you do it. I get to pretend to be a dance instructor (among other characters, but this one has the most lines and impact). I know absolutely zero about dance, including the terminology in my lines. I also get to be a little flamboyant. The movie says Pete's not gay, but in this adaptation, it's not clear.
Hah ill do you one better. Do it in front of 400 people who paid $15 a piece to see the show some you know most you don't while wearing a clock costume that is about 3'x3' and ways about 50 lbs and then walk up and down a flight of stairs that you have about an inch of clearance on while talking in a British accent making corny clock jokes and get paid nothing. This years wasn't so bad though. I got to be an iron worker and a mason so...I played myself I guess but two years ago was the year of the clock and I couldn't wait for the time to be over for that one. I wish it would have ticked away faster.
Tapdancing Christ, NO! You would not get me in that costume in high school. I might wear it today, but I'm a much more confident man at 48 than I was at 16.

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thespian wrote:Take it from me , do not get sucked in. Sure it's fun, but you probably will not make a living doing it.
I am a technical director, for a small theatre in Indianapolis IN, and I see all kinds of people trying to make a living at acting.
And they are usually waiters/waitresses as well correct?
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thespian wrote:Take it from me , do not get sucked in. Sure it's fun, but you probably will not make a living doing it.
I am a technical director, for a small theatre in Indianapolis IN, and I see all kinds of people trying to make a living at acting.
And they are usually waiters/waitresses as well correct?
..and bartenders and baristas. :roll:

Welders? Not so much. Flashdance was a story, not a biography.

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Opening weekend! Let us know how it was, to strut and fret your hour upon the stage!
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Artie F. Emm wrote:Opening weekend! Let us know how it was, to strut and fret your hour upon the stage!
Opening night was a full house.
I don't recall the last time I had this much fun with my clothes on!

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Artie F. Emm wrote:Opening weekend! Let us know how it was, to strut and fret your hour upon the stage!
Opening night was a full house.
I don't recall the last time I had this much fun with my clothes on!

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Congrats! Hope the other shows are just as full
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House was probably 70% full Saturday, and 55% for the Sunday Matinee. Still good response.

Here's Pete, who gets to be a li'l more flamboyant than the rest of the cast.
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Otto Nobedder wrote:House was probably 70% full Saturday, and 55% for the Sunday Matinee. Still good response.

Here's Pete, who gets to be a li'l more flamboyant than the rest of the cast.
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Is the stache natural or fake?
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The mustache is natural (I carved the center out of my goatee to get that 70's "porn star" look). Our makeup artist emphasizes it a bit for me, as I'm rather grey in that area.

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Otto Nobedder wrote:The mustache is natural (I carved the center out of my goatee to get that 70's "porn star" look). Our makeup artist emphasizes it a bit for me, as I'm rather grey in that area.

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My compliments. It is a nice stache
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Opening night was a full house.
I don't recall the last time I had this much fun with my clothes on!
Maybe your next gig will be "Oh Calcutta". Then you can have fun acting nude.
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Opening night was a full house.
I don't recall the last time I had this much fun with my clothes on!
Maybe your next gig will be "Oh Calcutta". Then you can have fun acting nude.
...Gonna take a lot of make-up to cover all that grey hair. :lol:

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Opening night was a full house.
I don't recall the last time I had this much fun with my clothes on!
Maybe your next gig will be "Oh Calcutta". Then you can have fun acting nude.
...Gonna take a lot of make-up to cover all that grey hair. :lol:

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Waxing??

That will be one show I think I would skip...no offense
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Otto Nobedder wrote:House was probably 70% full Saturday, and 55% for the Sunday Matinee. Still good response.

Here's Pete, who gets to be a li'l more flamboyant than the rest of the cast.
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Now let's see if I am physionomiste : from left to right the 2 people on the left are stick welders, then 2 mig aficionado ' then multi standard guy an the other are TIG welders.
Last on the right is pipe welder.

I am right for how many? ;)
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Otto Nobedder wrote:House was probably 70% full Saturday, and 55% for the Sunday Matinee. Still good response.

Here's Pete, who gets to be a li'l more flamboyant than the rest of the cast.
after the fall.jpg
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Now let's see if I am physionomiste : from left to right the 2 people on the left are stick welders, then 2 mig aficionado ' then multi standard guy an the other are TIG welders.
Last on the right is pipe welder.

I am right for how many? ;)
One.

I'm the only welder in the bunch.

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Otto Nobedder wrote:
olek wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:House was probably 70% full Saturday, and 55% for the Sunday Matinee. Still good response.

Here's Pete, who gets to be a li'l more flamboyant than the rest of the cast.
after the fall.jpg
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Now let's see if I am physionomiste : from left to right the 2 people on the left are stick welders, then 2 mig aficionado ' then multi standard guy an the other are TIG welders.
Last on the right is pipe welder.

I am right for how many? ;)
One.

I'm the only welder in the bunch.

Steve
I was pulling your leg, but you may want to create something with welders.

No idea of the style, but why not by ;)

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All right, I can't contain myself.

Tonight's performance actually got a standing ovation.

I was so task-focused, I didn't realize it immediately.

What a rush!

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Otto Nobedder wrote:All right, I can't contain myself.

Tonight's performance actually got a standing ovation.

I was so task-focused, I didn't realize it immediately.

What a rush!

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And this is how we lose great welders to acting... :-( Way to go Steve. You're a multi-talented man.
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Otto Nobedder wrote:All right, I can't contain myself.

Tonight's performance actually got a standing ovation.

I was so task-focused, I didn't realize it immediately.

What a rush!

Steve
I'm really quite envious of this whole adventure. I'm very closed off and find public speaking terribly difficult, so to me, seeing someone bust out of their comfort zone and do something like this is pretty amazing.
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Otto Nobedder wrote:All right, I can't contain myself.

Tonight's performance actually got a standing ovation.

I was so task-focused, I didn't realize it immediately.

What a rush!

Steve
I'm really quite envious of this whole adventure. I'm very closed off and find public speaking terribly difficult, so to me, seeing someone bust out of their comfort zone and do something like this is pretty amazing.
Typically I suck at public speaking like speeches but on the stage I have no problem you might be surprised.
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PeteM wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:All right, I can't contain myself.

Tonight's performance actually got a standing ovation.

I was so task-focused, I didn't realize it immediately.

What a rush!

Steve
I'm really quite envious of this whole adventure. I'm very closed off and find public speaking terribly difficult, so to me, seeing someone bust out of their comfort zone and do something like this is pretty amazing.
I understand. My wife has the voice of an angel, yet no one will hear it, for presenting herself in front of people terrifies her.
I reached a point (My 30th birthday in the hospital) where I quit being afraid of anything.
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Might as well order the flowers. When my wife sees this...
(Do you see another male? anywhere? No, you do not.)
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