Decidedly unsexy. But not without perks.
On an average day, not unlike today, I will photocopy, fill parking meters, make coffee (which is at least an improvement from fetching it), and whatever else needs to get done. For the most part, I let my helpful side try to quell the bitter resentment. Or as Cheese Fiend helpfully put it - "personal favors."
After getting to know the stage manager from the last show, who is also working this one, I have become Intern #1, which mostly means I am the first person she asks for things. It does also mean that she sends me in with the director to observe staging (and take blocking notes). So it was great to watch a professional work, especially within the frame of a musical.
I have discovered that the key is to be the only intern there. For some reason, I have break-thrus on those days. On my first only-intern day for Snow Queen, I found myself sitting between the stage manager and director. (That's the other part about being Intern #1, I get to share the table with the stage manager). Unfortunately, this causes people to mistake me for a stage management intern instead of directing intern. Pesky.
And of course, the one week I will miss multiple rehearsals is the week we are doing staging. Ugh. But I can't get out of my plans, and I am too excited about going home to bail anyways. C'est la vie.
And my intern status is not limited to the confines of the rehearsal hall. I had a moment in a Trader Joe's (my first). What an amazing store! Blueberry Wheat Beer (being an intern makes you, um, thirsty), all sorts of hippie organic shit I covet but can't afford on my unpaid internship. Including some Canadian brie. Smear it on a crusty multigrain bagette with dried cranberries. Mmm. I was having major cheese lust. And if I thought I could justify the expense, I was certain I could not restrain myself from eating the entire wedge, because I have been having a bout of gluttony lately, and am generally pro-cheese. (And without the Cheese Fiend to slow me down, shame me or at least half the wedge with me, I REALLY couldn't do it.) Instead, I enjoyed a delicious and nutritious dinner of honey-wheat pretzel twists and chocolate frosting. I tried to get excited about an orange, but it just wasn't happening. Oh well.
Lest you think interning is all woe and deprivation, there are perks. Like knowing the box office staff who subsequently comp you into shows. This is excellent. Now if only these people also worked at more theatres...
on iTunes: Aphex Twin - "Stone in Focus"
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