Do it for Scott

Doing the Friendship Circle for Scott

Camp Super Happy Sunshine Fun was a success! Enjoyed y all or so I’m told by unbiased family and friends.

We were starting to get the hang of things by the time our final performance rolled around.

About an hour before showtime, we were in full setup mode. Camp counsellor Lucas went to grab our props from the stage.

“There’s a man sleeping on the stage” said Lucas.

I walked over to take a look. Yes, there was in fact a man sleeping on the stage, hidden behind a pile of boxes.

To be fair, it was to be expected, performing in the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre and all. It’s a wonder we only found one man sleeping on the stage, although who knows how many others went unseen.

Lucas shook him gently, “hey mate, time to get up… you can’t sleep here”.

He stirred a little, then went back to sleep. He appeared to be incredibly high.

It took the 3 of us a good 20 minutes to get him out the door.

Grace called a bunch of homeless, but none would take Scott in his current state. In the end we left them with the cops. None of us were happy with the situation, but as they say, the show must go on.

“OK” I said to my troops, “who’s ready for Camp Super Happy Sunshine Fun?”

“Lets do it for Scott” said Grace raising her cup of Ribena.

“For Scott” we agreed.

Lights, Camera, Action

Urgently need one of these

Organising the show is going well. When I decided to do this, there’s a chance I didn’t completely think it through. Turns out there’s heaps to do and I have to wear lot of different hats.

I’ve written an extensive to do list; find venue, make costumes, alert the media etc, but there’s something I’d forgot to add.

My good friend and talented actor Grace will be taking on the role of one of the camp counsellors for the show.

She talked to me seriously after our photo shoot the other day.

“I didn’t quite understand the note you gave me back there…” she said

The note… I wasn’t quite sure what note she meant. I don’t think  I’ve given her a note since high school. Of course this was not the kind of note Grace was talking about. Grace was talking about the kind of note a director gives an actor. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, 4 months in and I finally realised I was the director of the show.

Hold your applause.

Camp Super Happy Sunshine Fun

I’ve been working in an office in Sydney for sometime now. Not my usual street corner either; an honest to god office with walls and cubicles and a flickering flurescent light above my head.

I had just decided I need a side project when along came the Sydney Fringe Festival looking for shows. I could totally put on a show.

Here’s the plan: Camp Super Happy Sunshine Fun. – a summer camp for adults.

If there’s one thing I learnt from working at an America summer camp, it’s that playing like a kid is still fun.

After an exhausting looking after children, camp counsellors would retire to the staff lounge.  Did we watch TV, read a book, chat to each other? Sometimes. Other times, someone would yell “dodgeball” or “lets play sardines”, and we’d do that. Long story short, playing like a kid is a lot more fun than playing with kids.

Basically Camp Super Happy Sunshine Fun is going to be awesome and you should come because we’re going to play tunnel ball and make pirate hats.