Now, where was I?
The last time I was on stage was early summer 2016. I had some personal setbacks for about 18 months after that, so I went on a hiatus that turned into a four-year break. Then I was cast in a show, we were about two weeks into rehearsals, that was February 2020, and we know how that turned out.
So I am very glad to be back in the rehearsal room, working on Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher for The Arlington Players. It’s a sweet, silly, very theatrical prequel to the Peter Pan story, based on a novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. There will be singing, and there will be pirates.
I will play Robert Falcon Scott, a character very loosely based on the historical figure. There are some screaming anachronisms around his presence in the play, and TBH I’m not really sure why he’s in this play. First table work session is tonight, maybe we will figure that out.
Also glad for a commute that doesn’t involve Beltway construction.