These first few months of this year have proven to have made an exciting year so far. If you’ve read my bio you saw that I call myself an accidental producer. I say accidental because it was never something I sought out for myself. I realized early on in my entertainment career, that if I wanted to be seen as a particular type, I would have to do it myself if Hollywood couldn’t see it. I never thought of that as producing, it was just something I had to get done. After that, projects just seemed to find me. I have had the opportunity to work on non-conventional theater projects and because of my love of social media, I end up wearing several different hats over the course of the production. The theater gods mock me though. The first 2 months of this year have already pooped me
out. When saying yes to project, I look at my schedule and never double book myself. But as the production world goes, changes happen on a dime and my events thus far seem to launch or end at the same time. I have had to hone my time management skills to ensure that the indiegogo campaign information went out on time (yes, we reached our goal) as I tried to drum up an audience for opening night, while trying to figure out the audition dates for the second production of the season. It does certainly make for an interesting day, as well as a better understanding of what you need to do as an actor. The actor in me can now appreciate when a project opens and people are in the audience or even that I get paid. I understand the single-mindedness of the actor, because that’s what you want to do with your life, why would you concern yourself with the rest of your work environment, and the trials and tribulations of other’s jobs in your “office”? But these past two months have given me more insight into the variety of personalities that exist on a set. The bad thing about how I work is that I have no concept of job description boundaries and working with new people makes for an interesting first day.
I would continue on with my plight but I need to get to dress rehearsal for a show that opens this weekend, as I try to squeeze out a few last tweets about my other show closing.
This is the glamorous life. I love this business!
If you’re a producer reading this, leave a comment on what your job description is.
Big Miigz!
