Bending, not breaking...

So...this is my first attempt at posting something on this blog. I have duly been threatened by the director to post something or be fined... or was it be fired? I didn't quite catch that, Helena...haha... Anyways, apart from the fact that I'm juggling two jobs as well as the 'Three.' rehearsals and haven't had much time to post anything, I also just really didn't know what to talk about. So let's see what thoughts come out of my brain, yeah?

Well, it's about a month till we open. Kinda scary when you think about it. How are we doing? Sometimes it's kinda hard to say. Every time we make progress, we also slip back a couple of steps. I suppose that that's normal in every kind of process. But as we go deeper into this, tempers are beginning to flare as hidden dissatisfactions come to the surface. Again, it's quite a normal thing when a group of people work closely together. We don't all have to like each other when we work together, but just because tempers fly doesn't mean we all hate each other either. It isn't healthy to keep our dissatisfactions in. However, if we release our feelings, we have to be careful that what escapes our mouths is not something we'll regret because it can never really be taken back.

My point in saying this is not to reveal any cracks or imperfections in our little group or process. My point is that we are A GROUP. Yes, we are also individuals within the group and bringing our individuality to the group is important. But ultimately, we have to find a way to bring the best of what we each have for the importance of the group. There isn't anyone who is more important than the other. We fit like parts of a machine. Without one, the rest of the machine wouldn't work. Only then will everyone be able to shine in their own way. If everyone only works to ensure that they alone shine more, the whole piece will not gel and only the reverse will happen for them.

However, this process isn't really necessarily a bad thing. Learning to work together builds us. Possibly, it could bond us further. Wishful thinking? Maybe. But it's about learning to bend. Not so much that we break, but enough that we can be flexible enough to grow.

So, here's to hoping that we grow together well and we will be able to leave this with an end result that we are truly proud of.