There I am with my stage "wife". In my Godmother's first ever stage play The Great White Throne Judgement, I play a rich stiff who struggles with making his own way in the World and trusting God to pave the way for him. The girl on my arm there plays his (Phillip's) wife, Vicki.
The sneak peek of this productions featured about two scenes from each part, 4 parts in all. It was this past weekend at the community center where my Godmother works and firends and family were all around us supporting us and enjoying themselves.
'Vicki' and I had been rehersing together one on one for like two months or more, leading up to the November 13th premier. We acted a fool first, did like a 1000 read thrus only, made pretend sets, tried to act for real, memorized lines, more read thrus, more "sets", and more memorization. Until finally, we felt were connecting with our characters and that the lines were beginning to take root in our brains.
Then the official rehersals began. We blew away my Godmother, the director, the first night we acted out out two parts for her! It was so gratifying. My heart was pouding and I was so nervous! But we did that over and over again with the director and soon with other castmembers and before we knew it the premier was on us.
All the memorizing and acting and blocking and costume hunting all came down to Saturday night!
The biggest victory for me Saturday night wasn't getting all of my lines right (which I did), or projecting, or the costume or getting over my nerves... it was making the two scenes last and enjoyable =) I told myself "I gotta make this last cause when it's over, the next people go on." Last thing I wanted to do was fly through everything and "miss" everything onstage. Like be out of body, just focusing on getting through it out of fear. I really didn't want that.
But that didn't happen. I felt everything. The lights on me, felt the audience, even identified a few laughs as friends and family. I went onstage where I needed to be at certain times, people could hear me and i felt like a married man selling out my self professed trust in God for status and selfmade success. Just as i was supposed to LOL. Its like everything connected. And I miss that feeling now because I felt all of it, I "was there" for all of it and know what it feels like.
And everyone was so proud and happy for me. My "wife" too! My brothers as well even though they were in different parts of the production but still.
A job welldone.
Now I am listening out for what God wants me to do next. The full produciton is in April and there is work ahead. I want to do my best as long as God has set it up for me to do it and I think He has.
Just one foot in front of the other as God orders my steps.
One last thing. My friend John went to join our Heavenly Father last week after fighting some blood conditions. But the Blood of Jesus that annointed his spirit was never in jeopardy and so God called him home to suffer no more. His other friends and family will come together this weekend to do more celebrating of his life.
God rest you Papa John, we miss you and strive to better connect with the Father as you showed us.
Much love!
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