Hale Centre Theatre’s Tuck Everlasting
This past weekend I sat with tears in my eyes as I watched a beautiful musical called “Tuck Everlasting” at the brand new, multi-million dollar Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah.
Everyone around me was crying, too.
A week prior I sat in awe watching the masterful Waldo Waldman kill it as keynote speaker for Maverik.
A week before that my family and I sat in disbelief at the brilliance of the touring show, “Hamilton” (mostly disbelief at the cost of the night, but that’s another blog post).
When was the last time you attended a musical, a concert, or a Hall of Fame Speaker’s presentation? Chances are you had revealed to you during the show what more you could do, and that shouldn’t frustrate you, but rather inspire.
The point is: Be a Student of the Craft.
Watching a masterful performance, when you are a performer too, re-ignites your commitment to the craft. It also helps you realize how little you are creating, how much you must improve, and gives you ideas as to what you can make next.
Here are some suggestions as to the many options available to be inspired by others in a live performance:
- Sign up for your favorite singer, band, stand-up comedian’s touring list (I’m going to see Steve Martin & Martin Short in Vegas this summer, even though I already saw the show in SLC a few months back)
- Sign up for your local community and professional theater newsletter, as well as support the arts (I enjoy being on the board of Hale Centre Theatre and attending every play with my family, as well as attending other great events throughout the state for worthy causes)
- Ask your friends what shows they are going to (scroll through your Facebook feed and see what people are talking about, usually if you missed the announcement of someone coming to town your like-minded friends may be bragging about attending, which gives you a chance to not mis out, too)
- Reach out to the Speakers you want to be like and offer to pick them up at the airport, schlep their books at the gig, or video them from stage and B-roll (I do this for any and every friend I know is coming to town, it is an amazing way to learn and improve my speeches)
- Plan a trip to New York, Las Vegas, or elsewhere that is rich in show history, allowing you to pick and choose which to see (in February my wife and I went on a trip for her birthday to NYC, we saw “Beautiful”, “The Waitress”, “The Play That Goes Wrong”, and “Come From Away”… the best stage production I’ve ever seen)
- Go to your local comedy club, improv troupe, piano bar, school play, choir performance
- If you live near Salt Lake City, UT, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practices their Sunday shows every Thursday night and it’s free!
There are many ways to learn, improve, and see someone live in action. But don’t delay, as nothing will get you better on stage than seeing someone doing something you never dreamed of creating, and then you stand on their shoulders to make yours even better!
The Brilliant Waldo Waldman, Hall of Fame Speaker
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Excellent! I do this all the time. My wife and I go to more live theater productions than movies in the theater. I am constantly in awe of what professional performers can do. The one thing I’d love to do more is see my fellow speakers perform their craft.
I knew you’d resonate with this article my friend, you are a great example of it, and I know you chase opportunities to see peers in action, that’s why you’re doing such amazing things. Thanks for reading and commenting!