When dreams come true

Ever had a dream but felt it was out of reach or that time was running our or had run out? Well, don’t give up!

It’s been about 20 years since I saw a show in Boston, SHEAR MADNESS. It’s a bit of a madcap murder mystery and I was enthralled. I told my husband, I’ve got to be in that show one day. Then in 2020 I was going to audition for a production of it in Lake George at the Lake George Dinner theater and bam, the pandemic hit and shut down the theater, all theater.

But 2023 is a different scene and once again the theater was auditioning and now, no longer tied to 9-5 or in my case 10-6:30 at WNYT I booked an audition and landed the role .. okay, not the role I initially wanted to play but time aged me out of that and into another role that’s simply delicious! So 2 things learned .. patience and adaptability.

Rehearsals started in June .. EVERY DAY. So I didn’t book any coaching clients and recorded the classes I would normally teach. We opened the show on July 6 and it wraps up August 26. We perform 7 shows a week. I see clients in the office on Mondays - a no show day- and virtually on Friday’s as we only have an evening performance. Busy? You know it! Worth it?? Darn tootin’!

As Bloody Mary sings in the show SOUTH PACIFIC “

You got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream,
How you gonna have a dream come true?”

So dream on! Prepare and be ready to adapt … but go for it!!

If you’ve had a dream come true .. please feel free to share!

Scene from Shear Madness - Lake George Dinner Theater