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Today is...
...the day of Thespis the Ghost.
On this day, it is said, he wreaks playful havoc with stage performances.
A couple of years ago,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mabfan and I attended a show ("Pirates of Penzance" at MIT) on Thespis' day. And havoc was, indeed, wreaked. Sets not set properly, a broken piccolo, and a falling follow-spot are the things I recall from the evening.
("Sports Night" covered this topic in its own style.)
So, if you tread the boards on this day, tread carefully.
On this day, it is said, he wreaks playful havoc with stage performances.
A couple of years ago,
mabfan and I attended a show ("Pirates of Penzance" at MIT) on Thespis' day. And havoc was, indeed, wreaked. Sets not set properly, a broken piccolo, and a falling follow-spot are the things I recall from the evening.("Sports Night" covered this topic in its own style.)
So, if you tread the boards on this day, tread carefully.
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