So I got sick awhile back, recovered - and then I am now hit with a head cold and sore throat. x_x (Just in time for the early sunshine we've been blessed with in the Pacific Northwest.)

I remember when I used to do choir that people would avoid singing when sick, no matter what. But I don't remember anyone talking about how long after being sick they waited before performing again. So how long do people here wait?

I'm currently at the stage where nothing my puppets say will be sensible, so...yes. I have a bit to go before Mr Bumblepants puppets are up on the small screen again.

Back when we had our theater... before we first opened...i was sick maybe once every 2 years... AFTER we opened...and filled the room with hundreds of kiddos...I was sick once every 3 months...lol...but i only missed ONE show...and it was because of a kidney stone...

Sick or not the show had to go on...usually with tissues stuffed in both nostriles...and too weak to even get dressed in the morning... lucky enough, the adrenaline of performing usually got ya through the day.

So I got sick awhile back, recovered - and then I am now hit with a head cold and sore throat. x_x (Just in time for the early sunshine we've been blessed with in the Pacific Northwest.)

I remember when I used to do choir that people would avoid singing when sick, no matter what. But I don't remember anyone talking about how long after being sick they waited before performing again. So how long do people here wait?

I'm currently at the stage where nothing my puppets say will be sensible, so...yes. I have a bit to go before Mr Bumblepants puppets are up on the small screen again.

Wouldn't that depend on what you're sick with and the likelihood that you'll infect other people? Ie. a cold might not be much to quarantine you, but the flu or anything worse could... That's ignoring of course, your ability to actually perform whilst ill or recovering.

I recall back in my school days even a broken leg meant you kept doing the show - un/fortunately the student had to climb a huge rostrum with no stairs in order to operate a follow-spot. So I think it also depends on *what* you're doing and not just how sick you are. Climbing anything with a broken leg is a no-no in my books.

When I was in choir they brought hot tea with honey and lemon to clear out the phlem before a big performance. When I lost my voice I reworked the script so that my puppet could not talk and the others guessed what I was trying to say, not too successfully. We used prerecorded music with lots of voices so we could always sing with out actually singing if we needed to. I think a doctor would be the one to tell you when it might damage your vocal cords.   

Wouldn't that depend on what you're sick with and the likelihood that you'll infect other people? Ie. a cold might not be much to quarantine you, but the flu or anything worse could... That's ignoring of course, your ability to actually perform whilst ill or recovering.

I recall back in my school days even a broken leg meant you kept doing the show - un/fortunately the student had to climb a huge rostrum with no stairs in order to operate a follow-spot. So I think it also depends on *what* you're doing and not just how sick you are. Climbing anything with a broken leg is a no-no in my books.

No other people to infect, thankfully! It's just me and my husband and a friend in the studio, so we're all bound to catch whatever anyone else has caught.

My only concern is hurting my voice, but thankfully I'm not sick anymore. :D

When I was in choir they brought hot tea with honey and lemon to clear out the phlem before a big performance. When I lost my voice I reworked the script so that my puppet could not talk and the others guessed what I was trying to say, not too successfully. We used prerecorded music with lots of voices so we could always sing with out actually singing if we needed to. I think a doctor would be the one to tell you when it might damage your vocal cords.   

Honey and lemon is wonderful! I made a lemonade with ginger and vanilla, and it worked wonders.