In the Thick of It (Nov.20)
you want some news from the front...how's this for you?
i am writing to you from my dressing room (2nd floor, sharing with the very talented Miles Aubrey), and over the speaker i am hearing them running the Donnie/Stosh scene, complete with gun shot. it's loud. (don't worry mothers, they are wearing earplugs).
let's catch you up...
yesterday i took the #24 to the #38 bus to the wonderful Curran Theatre in the heart of Nob Hill. saw some of our fantastic crew outside taking a smoke break...these guys are the heroes of the show. driving from city to city, many times without sleep, and immediately constructing our set and lights will intense attention to detail and safety. They are always on hand for prop moves and anything that goes wrong and yet they never get to take a bow. Make sure you read all your programs and take the time to check all of them out at the back of the books.
walked into the theatre and jumped onto the stage to see the set. the beautiful, steel and wood monster immediately felt like home and yet again, it hit me a little bit more that i am involved in this show.
took the time to walk around the area a little bit. find the closest places to eat for dinner breaks, where my closest bus stop is to get home, etc, and then found my way to my dressing room (mentioned above).
we took the first 30+ minutes or so getting ourselves familiar with the set, the crossover under and over the stage, and where the wardrobe, hair, and management offices are - and then we had the typical "half hour" to get into costumes for Act 1 Scene 1.
we didn't get too far last night. page 14 to be exact. but we ran every transition for safety onstage and off, and had the time to get into all our costumes (i think my first suit is very sharp and i love dressing as a policeman...hope sarah will too...haha).
today has been a different story. we have been working now for 2 1/2 hours and barely have gone through 8 pages. things have been slow due to some big scene changes and traffic problems, but we forge ahead, like always, to try and get as far as we can until we have to break for dinner and then end of the night at 10:30pm.
it's weird to me that we start performing for the public in just 9 short days. i wish everyone could understand the process that goes into a show like this...how many people are involved...what it takes to run smooth. i guess that's the magic of theatre when some people think we showed up the day before and the monster tames itself.
well my friends, it's just the opposite. out in the audience are easily 50 people that have to do with this show constantly working and making adjustments. choreographers, directors, music directors, lighting designers, props, scenic designers, stage automation, sound designers, carpenters, deck hands...even the man himself, Bob Gaudio, is in the audience making sure the story is being told right.
nonetheless, we are all doing well. not staying out late because we know the next 9 days is going to be rough, and everyone is looking out for each other and not getting bitchy (yet). i think we are all excited for a day off on Thursday...enjoy some turkey and maybe all go to a movie.
so i'm off for now. almost time for my next scene. keep reading and keep sending emails.
i am writing to you from my dressing room (2nd floor, sharing with the very talented Miles Aubrey), and over the speaker i am hearing them running the Donnie/Stosh scene, complete with gun shot. it's loud. (don't worry mothers, they are wearing earplugs).
let's catch you up...
yesterday i took the #24 to the #38 bus to the wonderful Curran Theatre in the heart of Nob Hill. saw some of our fantastic crew outside taking a smoke break...these guys are the heroes of the show. driving from city to city, many times without sleep, and immediately constructing our set and lights will intense attention to detail and safety. They are always on hand for prop moves and anything that goes wrong and yet they never get to take a bow. Make sure you read all your programs and take the time to check all of them out at the back of the books.
walked into the theatre and jumped onto the stage to see the set. the beautiful, steel and wood monster immediately felt like home and yet again, it hit me a little bit more that i am involved in this show.
took the time to walk around the area a little bit. find the closest places to eat for dinner breaks, where my closest bus stop is to get home, etc, and then found my way to my dressing room (mentioned above).
we took the first 30+ minutes or so getting ourselves familiar with the set, the crossover under and over the stage, and where the wardrobe, hair, and management offices are - and then we had the typical "half hour" to get into costumes for Act 1 Scene 1.
we didn't get too far last night. page 14 to be exact. but we ran every transition for safety onstage and off, and had the time to get into all our costumes (i think my first suit is very sharp and i love dressing as a policeman...hope sarah will too...haha).
today has been a different story. we have been working now for 2 1/2 hours and barely have gone through 8 pages. things have been slow due to some big scene changes and traffic problems, but we forge ahead, like always, to try and get as far as we can until we have to break for dinner and then end of the night at 10:30pm.
it's weird to me that we start performing for the public in just 9 short days. i wish everyone could understand the process that goes into a show like this...how many people are involved...what it takes to run smooth. i guess that's the magic of theatre when some people think we showed up the day before and the monster tames itself.
well my friends, it's just the opposite. out in the audience are easily 50 people that have to do with this show constantly working and making adjustments. choreographers, directors, music directors, lighting designers, props, scenic designers, stage automation, sound designers, carpenters, deck hands...even the man himself, Bob Gaudio, is in the audience making sure the story is being told right.
nonetheless, we are all doing well. not staying out late because we know the next 9 days is going to be rough, and everyone is looking out for each other and not getting bitchy (yet). i think we are all excited for a day off on Thursday...enjoy some turkey and maybe all go to a movie.
so i'm off for now. almost time for my next scene. keep reading and keep sending emails.
posted by The Guter at 11/21/2006 04:51:00 PM
1 Comments:
Hi - Your blog is great as it really describes all the hard work you people are doing. Continued good luck with rehearsals - looking forward to Dec 1 as I am an usher there. Alto thanks for the plug for the theatre. Anyway, here are some food recommendations for the neighborhood - Max's at the corner, Osha Thai (Leavenworth/Geary), Dottie's (only breakfast until 2:30 p.m) on Jones/bet Geary & O'Farrell, breakfast diner (south on the next blk of Geary past the Irish shop), Sanruku (Sutter/Taylor), sandwich shop (forgot the name) on Post/Taylor (same side as photo store), Cheesecake Factory (at Macys), Kuleto's $$$ but good (Powell/O'Farrell), Original Joe's (Taylor/Eddy by GGT - though tricky block), also in that same area Cancun Tacquia (Market/6th) and Tu Lan (down on 6thS).
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