As I've been ranting about it enough, you should probably know that I'm in Man of La Mancha, which opens this Thursday night. Today at rehearsal, I was lucky enough to be allowed in the auditorium to watch the other cast run through the show for the last time. Man of La Mancha, if you're expecting me to explain what it's about, is very very hard to explain. You cannot be told what it's about. You have to listen and find out for yourself. If you have 45 minutes, sure, I'll tell you what the story is, and some of the main themes, but if you're wanting a short little summary, so sorry, mate. Anyway, before we started the run through, we were all called into the choir room to write our own directors note, and what is most important, to us, about the show. This was the hardest assignment I have ever had to do.
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Perhaps to be practical is madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is, and not as it ought to be."
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