Rarely Do We Have a Bad Day

Most times we have a bad forty-five minutes.

Reframe. Refocus. Reset.

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How the New is Created

Paid rehearsals. 

Finished scripts. 

Finalized schedules. 

This is how the existing is maintained. 

This is not how the new is created. 

Rob’s Recommended Reading List of 2018

Books I Read, Learned From, and Enjoyed In 2018

Tips – Jon Jory

One Little Spark! -Marty Sklar

The Power Of Moments – Chip & Dan Heath

The War Of Art – Steven Pressfield

Impro – Keith Johnstone

From This Day Forward – Craig & Amy

Groeschel

Daring Greatly – Brené Brown

Bossypants – Tina Fey

The E-Myth Revisited – Michael E. Gerber

Unified – Tim Scott & Trey Gowdy

You And Your Network – Fred Smith

When – Daniel H. Pink

Play The Man – Mark Batterson

Making Elephants Fly – Terry Weaver

Real Artists Don’t Starve- Jeff Goins

Everybody Always – Bob Goff

Together Is Better – Simon Sinek

Pacing

It’s the audience, actually, who decides and dictates the pacing of the show.

Listen to them.

They’ll always be honest about where they’d like us to speed up and slow down.

Life Hack: Wardrobe Changes

Multiple jobs in one day requiring multiple wardrobe changes.

If there’s time, I prefer to run home to reset and change clothes for the next gig. But sometimes, most times, there’s not enough time and I need to run from one gig to the next without stopping. Thus, it becomes a necessity to pack a bag in the AM with all the possible clothing options for the day. A necessity that gives me anxiety all day. Did I pack all that I’ll need? Right shoes? Right belt? Did I remember socks?

Rather than thinking through it and packing as best as I can, here’s what I’ve started doing:

I put on the entirety of what I plan to wear later in the day, and then take it off and pack it directly into my bag.

Sure, it takes a little longer at the start of the day, but the peace of mind that I have all that I’ll need for the rest of the day is well worth the extra time.

Do Something About It

When a reader spots a typo in a book, they tend to shift their focus, even if only for a few pages, to looking for more of them.

When an error in continuity occurs in a film, the viewer who caught it can’t help but become distracted and begin looking for more.

While some mistakes can’t be kept from an audience’s view, the live stage has the most remaining potential to cover up the gaffs and eliminate the distraction.

While sometimes it’s fun to be in the audience when something goes awry, our audiences don’t care to spend the rest of the performance looking for our next mistake.

Fix it.

Cover it.

Address it.

Include it.

But our job can never be to ignore it.

Because the truth is, our audience is desperate for us to do something about it.

It’s Ok to Question

Be respectful.

Be thoughtful.

Mind your timing and choose an appropriate location.

But do know, it is ok and sometimes necessary to question our leaders.