Headworm Epidemic
One of the down sides of working in the theatre is total immersion and repetition. We get to know a show so well that the tunes are constantly circling in the back of our heads.
When setting the movements for a song, you can go over the same phrase up to 10 times. By the end of a three hour rehearsal it's possible to have heard the song 40 times.
No wonder we're all insane.
posted by Casyn the librarian
2/22/2005 11:59:00 pm
3 viewers interjected with:
Sympathies for your constant sense of deja vu with the songs. If it's any consolation, I'm stuck with singing tracks from Oliver at the moment, and the only hope I can draw from that ongoing experience is that at last I can close my eyes and re-visualise a certain someone singing them!
23/2/05 8:51 pm
I was part of a production of Oliver last year. I think Oliver and Annie are the two worst shows for headworms. If you get 'It's a hard knock life' in your head, the next step is usually suicide.
Am glad you had a 'pleasant' experience at the theatre. ;-)
23/2/05 11:52 pm
i will agree 'oliver' and 'annie' are two of the worst shows for headworms. what makes it worse is i have a every growing music collection on my computer.. and included in this is all the shows i have done. and both oliver and annie reside there. so at times i get a wonderful reminder of the shows..
24/2/05 11:11 am
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