Bit by Bit...Part by Part....

So the day has been fraught with good and bad news.

Betrayed has been extended to May 4 (somewhat old news) with another possible extension in the pipes. We also received a Lucille Lortel nomination for Best Play. And audiences are enjoying the show immensely and being moved while learning something new without being preached to.

Who could ask for anything more?

I still feel so lucky, honored, and blessed to get to do this show every night and bring these true stories to audiences who might be inspired to stand up and say or do something.

Now, for the icky stuff...

There is a lot about the biz I need to get used to, and one of them is the "bad problem, but a good one to have" mantra.

The show extension happened to conflict with two other projects I had been fortunate enough to book. And thus began the difficulty of trying to make everything work, and make everyone happy, and not annoy or piss anyone off. This....is not so easy when you have a conscience and set of ethics that kicks into a guilty overdrive when you can't make everything fall into place.

Hence, the good problem-bad problem thing. I wish I could do all three projects and make them work out, but the timing and scheduling don't seem to fall in line. I am thrilled with Betrayed doing so well and would never dump the show and run. And, yeah, I could stand behind the legalities of contracts and use that as a shield, but at the end of the day, as a person, I feel guilty for letting people down. Sure, I know everyone understands this is the nature of the business and people float in and out of jobs all the time. That does not necessarily make it any easier on me.

There is, of course, that latent fear of thinking no one will call you in again or cast you because you turned down a previous project. Maybe that is silly and maybe there is some merit to the fear. Thus the tricks and hurdles of show business that I need to just get over and deal with, I guess.

It still sucks...