Infedility
Mon, 24 July 2000, 10:34 amWalter Plinge24 posts in thread
Infedility
Mon, 24 July 2000, 10:34 amThis weeks poll reminded me of the time I was in a rather awkward situation. My mother was in the local theatre company's production of " Oklahoma!" and I attended a dress rehearsal of the performance. I was walking through the back corridor of the theatre when I saw Ali Hakeem (my sport teacher's husband) and Ado Annie (the married mother of a class mate of my sister) in a romantic clinche that was not part of the script. i mumbled an apology for disturbing their "rehearsal" and did not show my face backstage again. Apparently i was not the only one to stumble accross this pair because not long after my sport teacher accepted a job in Melbourne and moved with her husband and Ado Annie went through a rather nastly split with her husband.
How I avoid it!
Thu, 27 July 2000, 04:54 pmWalter Plinge
I was once a memeber of a theatre group where we had to sign a statment saying that we will abide my the conditions of membership. One of the conditions is "no flirting". Although an interesting way to combat problems caused by intra-cast relationships, i don't know anyone who has ever followed the rule let alone anyone who has tried to enforce it!
It is a shame that this rule doesn't work because I know from personal experience that the performance high and wonderful memories from a show can be tarnished when people get burnt. My personal belief is that if can not preven your self from falling in love with a co star, then you are not a ver good actor because you are using real passion on stage. When I have come up against the dilemma of having feelings for a fellow cast member, i make myself wait until well after the show is over to act on them. Only once have my feelings for that person continued after I am not seeing them and acting romatically with them on a regular basis.
It is a shame that this rule doesn't work because I know from personal experience that the performance high and wonderful memories from a show can be tarnished when people get burnt. My personal belief is that if can not preven your self from falling in love with a co star, then you are not a ver good actor because you are using real passion on stage. When I have come up against the dilemma of having feelings for a fellow cast member, i make myself wait until well after the show is over to act on them. Only once have my feelings for that person continued after I am not seeing them and acting romatically with them on a regular basis.
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