Considering my Concerns

This week it finally hit me that I am going to be directing and producing my own original show. I know that I have been planning for this since the beginning of my ISM journey, I guess it was more of a hope than an actuality. Now that I have completed writing the play and have begun the process of casting, I feel pretty nervous about how much work is ahead of me. Obviously I am super new to this process, and I have never had a title that has weighed as much as “Director” or “producer.” It actually led me to think about an experience I had in the 5th grade. When I was about 10, I wrote a musical all by myself. Obviously my process then was not at all professional. It pretty much consisted of scribbled scripts and songs with no sheet music. The show was about three royal sisters. One of the sisters was kidnapped by an evil witch, and the other two ventured off to save her. Along the way, the sisters encountered many interesting characters, like a mermaid, a troll, and a centaur. I wrote all the dialogue and songs for the show, and cast my friends in the roles. We all would rehearse the show at recess and we were planning to perform on the last day of school at our “grad party.” I remember bits and pieces of that experience, but I do vividly remember how stressful it was to be in that position of power. Granted, I assume that working with high schoolers trained in acting will be easier than working with 10 year olds. Still, the memory made me weary if the work ahead of me. I am rather intimidated by the workload and responsibility that will be producing my show. This is why I need to remind myself that this is my first try at this and that I already achieved something big through writing my play. I just need to take it one day at a time.