Chamberlains’ PFAA
This is where I performed Little Shop last week.
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Journal
Arabian Nights Set rendering
This is what I’ve been working on lately. Actually, this is only the first rendering, there’s a dozen more of these, and then my ground plans and technical renderings and…
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Dad’s London Adventure
As a change, I thought I’d share a letter from my dad about my folks recent trip to London to visit my brother, Steve. London May-June 2005 highlights. Dear Mary,       We arrived on Saturday morning and Steve was visiting with Josh out at the airport so we just hung out at Steve’s place and
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Scenic Design
I’ve been working on Arabian Nights design around helping out with Shimmer and am pretty pleased with what I’m doing, if I do say so myself. We’ll see what Chris and Emily say when they see the drawings.
A new online magazine
Because I really don’t have enough things going on in my life right now, I started working on a new online magazine called, Shimmer. I was supposed to just be an occasional advisor, but you know how things go. Anyway, it’s open for submissions now, and the first issue is due out in October.
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Troubleshooting
I spent the day on the computer troubleshooting two different websites, editing a manuscript and playing with a logo. My eyes are crossing now.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Rob and I went to see the 1962 film last night at the Laurelhurst. It was one of the rare times when we went into a film where I knew more about it than he did. He’d never read the book or seen a stage version, so was seeing the movie virtually blind. Afterwards he
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Home again, Home again
I got home at 9:00 this morning. The two shows yesterday went poorly, although the audiences loved them, but they were what I expected from the Friday night show. Dropped lines, skipped scenes, botched numbers…it was still fun, but only because the most of the kids were so earnest about what they were doing. That
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Opening Night
Much to my surprise, since we had not done a full run-though, the show went really well. I’m very impressed with the way these kids stepped up to the plate. The girl playing Audrey, who is all of 13 years old, made me cry with her rendition of “Somewhere that’s Green.” She’s got an amazing
Hot and Sweaty
The interesting thing about Little Shop, for me, is that it’s the only time when I use the sentence, “My favorite flavor of Gatorade is Lemon-lime.” I go through a bottle a show, usually, but the puppets in this production are so hot that I’m going through a bottle an act. The other issue, is
Act I
We only did Act I today. I think I’ve mentioned that this is a summer music camp, and these kids can sing. Wow, do they have good voices. Granted, there are some in the chorus who should really just mouth the words, but all the leads are outstanding. Pod #3, although it shows the signs
Making repairs
These puppets are pretty badly damaged. I spent the day pulling out broken ribs and replacing them. I’m sure they were lovely when they were new, but they were not designed to last as long as they have. I’ve also developed some nasty bruising on my leg from the plant, and today was my first
Malibu
This is my first time in the L.A. area, aside from flying through on airplanes. So far I have seen smog but not traffic. I look forward to that and the other delights in the coming week. I’m staying at the producer’s home, she’s very nice and has been in the business forever. You’ve seen
Allergies
Yesterday something began to bloom that I am allergic to. After struggling with it, I gave in and took some medication this morning. As a result, my sinuses are clear, but my mind is fogged. I have to do much cleaning after the yard sale yesterday, as well as pack for my excursion tomorrow. I’m
Yard Sale
The yard sale was a grand success. We sold all of the big pieces that we wanted to, with the exception of the sofa. Hopefully that will find a new home soon. Afterwards, we joined the Celsi’s for some Thai food and relaxing conversation.