Rant: Showcase Drama
I’m doing a doubles Lyra performance for the studio I train at as a favor, and honestly it’s been a bit of a shit show. The shows in like a week and we haven’t been given a time for pre show rehearsal, a time for when the performances are happening, or even if it’s a ticketed event or not. It’s just one of the most chaotic situations for a showcase I’ve ever seen. I’ve been in everyone’s ear to make sure we can switch the 36” that almost everyone else uses to my 42” cause my partner and I are both tall (5’9” and above) and not get stuck in a tiny hoop that we’ll barely fit in.
Not to mention that no one knows each others music and I didn’t know the theme until a week ago (thank god most doubles acts can be tweaked minorly to fit anything). And they’re still debating whether to split their youth program and adult, which is a whole other thing. I’m very lucky that my partner and I basically have an act already put together so at least that isn’t really stressful but I could not imagine having never preformed before and this being what I have to deal with. It’s absolutely crazy and I just needed to rant into the void about it.