I seem to be becoming more of a designer than a performer. Two years ago I designed 5 productions (3 of them adaptations of Pride & Prejudice) and garnered award nominations for 2 of them. Last year I designed 5 more shows: Die Fledermaus, Tosca, Arsenic & Old Lace, The Importance of Being Earnest, and DOT. Here it is barely February and I've already styled a wig for one show and am about to start styling 8 wigs (and possibly trimming a bonnet) for an operetta running in a couple of weeks.
As for getting on stage, there's been precious little being presented that a) I'm interested in, b) has at least one role for a woman older than 20 or 30, and c) fits my schedule. Since doing Pirates 5 (!) years ago, the only time I've been onstage was for the 2023 Christmas Revels. That wasn't as satisfying as I'd hoped - we rehearsed in an unheated ballroom, we only ran one weekend, and the cast was HUGE - close to 80!
The design work is coming along nicely - I keep getting the occasional award nomination (though that's probably a factor of far fewer designers than performers), I've gotten to do some really fun, rewarding projects, and worked with some lovely people.
But I wanna go back to swanning around a stage in a costume and singing choruses in public. Not sure how to make that happen, with so few operettas and musicals having roles for older women.
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