I'm thinking about dropping one of my actors from the commedia show. It's just a little over 2 weeks to showtime, and even by the most generous reckoning, his no-shows amount to 2 out of 6. (And by what I consider a more accurate measure, his no-show rate is actually more like 50/50.) He doesn't even get that sliver of credibility that comes of calling 30 minutes after he was supposed to be there, to announce "I have a headache but I think it's a brain tumor, so I'm on my way to the hospital." Nope, he just plain does not show up and does not either call nor answer phonecalls; doesn't even apologize for failing to show the next time you see him or anything.
Unfortunately, he's pals with one of the other cast members. In fact, the only time he DOES show up is if he's with the other fellow -- if I need to see them separately, that's when he fails to arrive. I worry though, that if I let one of them go the other will follow, and having to suddenly replace TWO cast members too close to showtime is what killed my last commedia dell'arte effort.
I've got until tomorrow afternoon to figure out what I'm going to do. This has pretty well killed my excitement for the next rehearsal.
Unfortunately, he's pals with one of the other cast members. In fact, the only time he DOES show up is if he's with the other fellow -- if I need to see them separately, that's when he fails to arrive. I worry though, that if I let one of them go the other will follow, and having to suddenly replace TWO cast members too close to showtime is what killed my last commedia dell'arte effort.
I've got until tomorrow afternoon to figure out what I'm going to do. This has pretty well killed my excitement for the next rehearsal.