Mythbusters

As a stage coordinator, you probably want to ask me, how’s life beyond the stage?
Ok. I’ll take you backstage. But do you really want to bust a myth? I admit I always wanted to do that. I always wanted to get to know the real person inside a character from a play. And I got more than I expect, more than I’ve ever wanted.
I have to tell you it’s better not to go on that road if you want to keep the mystery, the glamour, the untouchable, the perfect image, the beauty of it.
One day, an actor came to my office and set comfortable on a stall smiling at me. In my mind I was: “He’s in a good mood, he wants to make conversation…” I could tell he had a few more drinks, that’s way he was so “high”. And he said: “What would you like to eat?” Then again I thought: “Oh! He’s inviting me out. What do I say?!” And he goes: “I’m a great cooker, I want to make you a meal only for you, so what would you like to eat?” How could I answer to that? I said what I liked, we agreed that the next day he’ll bring it to me, but of course, it never happened. (I knew that, so no surprise).
My boss and I are planning the repertoire for three or four weeks in advance. That’s mainly our job. I don’t want to go into details, because I don’t want to talk about my job very much. But another task of mine is to call some of the actors, which are not employees of National Theatre. So we have to ask their permission to program a spectacle, as they are one of the character of the play. So I called: “Hello! My name is bla bla and we would like to bla bla”. She goes: “Aha! So you are the one that said because of me you couldn’t program the spectacle?! I am one and I don’t care about the others!!!” I was in shock. I said: “Yes. You are one unique person, but you see, in this play are like 20-25 actors, so… You are not the only one. And I never put the blame on you, where did you hear that?!” She’s was getting very pissed-off: “Another actress told me you told her…” and the bla bla I already knew. I finally convinced her to play on the day we programmed the spectacle, but when I hang-up I thought: “A myth was busted”. I admired them so much, that I even knew all the replies by heart and yet she accused me for a filthy, garbage, ugly gossip.
All they long I was so disappointed…
And I still am.
Luckily another actor came to my office last week. He said: “Hello, have a happy new year!” Then he kissed me and oh my… he hugged me. How sweet is that?
The point is don’t get too close to some actors if you want to keep the myth around them safe and sound.As I said, are you willing to accept a busted myth? I wasn’t.

Not a single girl

But a single soul

Mirela