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Recently returned from an afternoon of helping

tahnan and the rest of the theater group he's in set up props for their upcoming Happy Birthday, Wanda June production. For the most part I just sloshed paint onto things. Sometimes this was the correct action, and sometimes it was not: oops, I need more practice at drybrushing, it seems. Good thing I was doing only the first layer.

I also got to help some cast members practice their lines, occasionally filling in for absent actors, a fun experience that also provoked a lot of personal recollection. While I hadn't actually performed on a stage-that-was-built-to-be-a-stage since junior high, throughout both high school and college I was frequently involved in dramatic readings and performing, and would give it my best, even if the audience comprised only my Contemporary English Drama classmates or whatnot. And I had completely forgotten about all that, until I found myself reading from Xeroxed, highlighted scripts for the first time in years. So: it's still been a while since I last acted, but not so long as I thought.

This is why I smile to think that I succeeded in meeting my ulterior motive of making some initial contacts (besides my friends) in local theater circles. I look forward to signing up to a couple of appropriate mailing lists, and hearing about the next auditions.

If I felt really motivated I could motor to the Common right now to see Macbeth and join

magid's potluck, but I'm just too pooped. Sorry, friends... (And the last play that I've seen with

magid was another Macbeth which was really, really good... honestly, I hesitate to see a different production of the same title so soon after.)