There is this 40 or so year old actor who has been either (a) hitting on my hot, black-clad self or (b) being much too familiar and friendly in a fatherly way that is still borderline Lifetime movie “familiar.”
Which made me think, I could be a mistress. We have a props mistress, for one thing, and she is level headed and always has her shit together. Unfortunately, as the ATD pointed out, we are in a recession. I admit putting out is being affected by inflation- I’d have to do more for dinner and let’s say a semi-precious stone in a silver or platinum setting than I would have five years ago, but I am aware of the economics of being a mistress.
“I have a young mistress in the theatre.”
If I were an older man, (Who is a doctor from Salem with an ex wife and an interest in amateur theatre with blue eyes and a healthy appreciation of stage management), I’d get a kick out of saying it.
Our opening night, in other news, kicked so much ass. Our school has no business doing a show as big as this but we nailed it in every way, and each time the chaser lights went on and the audience stood up and roared I thought my god, my god, how could you do anything else.