At the end of last year, I made a commitment to say “Yes” to every theater opportunity I saw in 2020. Then COVID-19 hit, and anything we say “yes” to has to be done in a new way to ensure social distancing. One of the results of this commitment was the opp to participate in Pittsburgh’s City Theatre’s collaboration with the regional Dramatist Guild for the program, “In Their Own Voices.” Because of COVID-19, we have to video-record our reading. So, I found myself practicing the script reading as well as doing a number of “takes” to get the angle of the camera, the lighting, and the background decent!
The most difficult part with the video was angling the camera away from the reflection in my eyeglasses. I even tried to make the text on my laptop large enough to read without glasses.
With the help of my wonderful fiancee, we pulled this off!
I’m grateful & honored to be a part of “In Their Own Voices”: