Six paragraphs for Saturday
Stay up late (even by my standards) last night and slept in this morning, missing a work call for set construction for the play I am currently in rehearsals for. Even if I had not slept in, I imagine I would have skipped the work call because I awoke with searing right shoulder pain that radiated up my neck and down my back.
I toss and turn all night, even during a good night’s rest, so it is not uncommon to wedge myself into an odd position and awake with some aches or discomfort. But it usually goes away in a few hours and after some OTC ibuprofen. That did not work today. I was an easy 8 on the pain scale (10 point pain scale used commonly at Doctor’s offices). And that is saying something because I have a high threshold for pain.
My mom gave me a tramadol, which she is prescribed for chronic pain after a severe broken leg and knee replacement from years before. She also insisted I put some peppermint oil on the pained area because she is into that essential oil stuff. I’ve tried it before, hasn’t done much for me but I say to each their own.
I dragged myself to the theatre by early afternoon because I was helping run auditions for this summer’s children’s show “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. I am assistant directing and playing the role of Dopey (trust me the irony is not lost on me) as the sole adult playing a dwarf character for added comedic effect. My mentor john does his auditions differently. It’s all theatre games and improv. Focuses on the ensemble and spirit of collaboration.
He then builds the show and writes the scrip tailored to his cast. It went well today, had fun getting to play around even with the pain. I also found out that the coming season of the Playhouse is likely going to include Tom Stoppard’s classic “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” and I would be playing one of the two leads if I am available. Very excited about that notion, as it is a great play and I’ve never done any Stoppard before outside of some scene work in school. I harbor a desire to direct his adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull”.
I now find myself wondering and researching the internet to see if I might have been bitten by a spider and that is causing my pain. I do have a bite mark on the back of my neck near the pained area. I have an appointment with my new Doctor Monday morning, so hopefully it will either go away or I can just tough it out until then.
I toss and turn all night, even during a good night’s rest, so it is not uncommon to wedge myself into an odd position and awake with some aches or discomfort. But it usually goes away in a few hours and after some OTC ibuprofen. That did not work today. I was an easy 8 on the pain scale (10 point pain scale used commonly at Doctor’s offices). And that is saying something because I have a high threshold for pain.
My mom gave me a tramadol, which she is prescribed for chronic pain after a severe broken leg and knee replacement from years before. She also insisted I put some peppermint oil on the pained area because she is into that essential oil stuff. I’ve tried it before, hasn’t done much for me but I say to each their own.
I dragged myself to the theatre by early afternoon because I was helping run auditions for this summer’s children’s show “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. I am assistant directing and playing the role of Dopey (trust me the irony is not lost on me) as the sole adult playing a dwarf character for added comedic effect. My mentor john does his auditions differently. It’s all theatre games and improv. Focuses on the ensemble and spirit of collaboration.
He then builds the show and writes the scrip tailored to his cast. It went well today, had fun getting to play around even with the pain. I also found out that the coming season of the Playhouse is likely going to include Tom Stoppard’s classic “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” and I would be playing one of the two leads if I am available. Very excited about that notion, as it is a great play and I’ve never done any Stoppard before outside of some scene work in school. I harbor a desire to direct his adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull”.
I now find myself wondering and researching the internet to see if I might have been bitten by a spider and that is causing my pain. I do have a bite mark on the back of my neck near the pained area. I have an appointment with my new Doctor Monday morning, so hopefully it will either go away or I can just tough it out until then.
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