HEART AND MUSIC. Journal of a Lost Boy. Version 3. http://hyperren.blogspot.com/

13 July 2006
As We Stumble Along

It has been a crazy last month and a half, with so much happening, both professionally and personally. I've gone through so much, and yet I know that at the same time, it's not a lot at all. Things are more or less back to some semblance of "normal," but of course they aren't complete like they used to be.

Vague enough for you? Hahahaha.

Professionally, I've been working on two productions. I'm doing Old Apologies for Koine and Aladdin Jr. for Repertory Philippines. It's not so hard to be juggling both productions, but they're both (surprisingly) physically demanding. For Old Apologies, I get chased around and beat up a lot. For Aladdin Jr., there's the wonderful choreography by Douglas Nierras. Not to mention, of course, the commute I have to do while rushing from Koine to Rep. It's exhausting (especially when one has to do three runs of Aladdin Jr. in relatively quick succession), but it's a kind of exhaustion that I like. As Joel (one of the Aladdins) said, I'd rather be exhausted than idle, especially if this is what I'm doing.

Aladdin Jr. has been quite the introduction to professional musical theater. It's really different from the camaraderie and bonding in college theater (or even summer workshops), or the intimacy and togetherness of Koine. It can be quite daunting, actually. But I'm learning to roll along (merrily, of course) and keep at it. I'm just concentrating on having fun, something I picked up while doing Sweet Charity and reiterated during Merrily We Roll Along. It's honestly a pleasure to be working with these people. Plus, how many people can say they've been scolded by Douglas Nierras, or called out by Joy Virata? I'll even treasure the day everyone on the creative team plus nearly half the cast kept telling me to calm down and stop panicking, hehehe. And with only a month to go until the show opens (!!!!!), things are bound to get crazier and more hectic. I can't wait.

As for my personal life... hahahaha. Things have more or less died down and are back to "normal" after whatever hoopla I've gone through (or, more specifically, done). I've emerged from it just fine, so it's all good. It's definitely a learning experience for me, though. And, well, whatever friendships I forged immediately before this period are now stronger after all that, so it couldn't have been all that bad.

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. Yup, that mantra still works.

The title of this entry is a song from the Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone. It sounds like a fun little musical. Anyhoo, the lyrics are interesting (if a little silly towards the end, but then again, I think the character gets progressively more and more drunk as the song goes on, so...).

As we stumble along
on life's funny journey.
As we stumble along
into the blue.
We look here and we look there.
Seeking answers anywhere.
Never sure of where to turn or what to do.

Still we bumble our way
through life's crazy labrynth.
Barely knowing left from right
nor right from wrong.
And the best that we can do
is hope a blue bird,
will sing his song
as we stumble along.

It's a dismal little world in which we live.
It can bore you till you've nothing left to give.
Seven overrated wonders, sever underwhelming seas.
Six excrusciating continants.
Antarctica. Oh please!
But you mustn't let it lick you
this planet oh so bland.
Keep your eyeball on the highball
in your hand.

As we stumble along
'cross life's crowded dance floors.
As we push and we shove
we live and we learn.
And when we finally leave the bar,
And we see that morning star,
we pull our boot straps up
and homeward turn.

Then we stumble away
through dawns blinding sunbeams.
Barely knowing right from right
nor left from wrong.
But as long as we can hear that little blue bird
There'll be a song
as we stumble along.
As we stumble,
bumble,
fumble,
...plumble,

As we stumble along.

posted by Ren at 9:36 AM

0 Comments: