First run-through of Fame. There are still a couple of bits to fix, and block, but I am totally surprised by the level of completion of this show, after only four days! Coco and I are more than a little concerned about our song, as we’ve had exactly one rehearsal, at my house on Tuesday. We haven’t actually blocked it yet, and I can’t get all the lyrics, let alone the bits of dialogue in the middle!
Coco wonders how I can handle doing a show in the midst of my mother’s rapid deterioration. This got me thinking.
Life goes on. That is not meant to be callous. Here’s the thing: I have two children who each have all kinds of successes and stressors in the lives. What kind of a mother would I be if I ignored their needs because of my mother? They’re also having to deal with their Grammy’s deterioration; I have to help them go through it. At the same time, their successes are of equal importance. Maggie will perform with The Prevailing Westerlies, and with her two friends in a play, at the Port Moody Youth Arts Festival this Friday (which I’ll miss because of the tech run for Fame), and this is a really big deal. What kind of a mother would I be if I didn’t support her in this amazing opportunity? I can’t just ignore that.
If a tragic event occurs to one member in a family, it directly affects the other members, but they can’t simply shut off their lives.
I think in this circumstance, with Fame, it also helps that I am a very methodical person, and handle things in a step by step fashion. While I’m at rehearsal, I am working on the Fame steps, and when I get home I’ll be able to deal with the other steps.
Coco suggested that this is also perhaps a welcome distraction. She is right.