Wednesday, February 27, 2013
final.dress.rehearsal (whew!)
Friday, February 22, 2013
wow, costuming can be fun!
Have been so busy with the show that it's been a week and a half since I've updated! With 19 characters in the show, and each kid gets two costumes - did I bite off more than I can chew? No, I will get thru this! In order to see the whole show (rehearsals haven't been a complete run-thru yet) I rented the Broadway video on iTunes. Amazing show! Now I see why Jim loves it so. Had my first costume parade, then my first dress rehearsal three days apart. Jim commented to the cast and crew assembled after the rehearsal that I have done a tremendous job in the two weeks I've had to pull this all together. So nice to be appreciated! It is looking mighty terrific if I do say so! Pictures will follow once the show is complete. One of my costume troves (I rented 4 items from them) is at my college alma mater, where a friend and fellow thespian from high school works as the department head! Small world :-) We caught up as much as we could while still looking at costumes. It's so good to see someone from "the old days."
The 3rd of the latest Bond movies came out so I had to purchase it on the first available day, and watch it that evening. Oh yeah, second-best Bond ever (Sean being first!) And it's also in IMAX on the big domed screen downtown - must watch it there too!
Got to Shabbat services early on the morning when I was to read from Torah (in Hebrew of course), so was blessed with hearing the music worship before it was my turn to make aliyah. The Gabai only had to help me with one word - one I would frequently stumble on so you'd think I would have it, but no - so all in all it was a good reading. Mama was there, and said she always loves to hear me read.
Fingers crossed .... applied for a job at HP, and got a call from the HP recruiter the next day, wanting to do a phone-screen, which went well. Now to just patiently wait and hope that I get an in-person interview with the manager in Sunnyvale.
And because I don't have enough theatre in my life .... heheheh ... I ushered again for Promises, Promises, and got to see all my friends again. And I also got to see Looking Over the President's Shoulder, a one-man show about a real-life butler who waited on 4 presidents from the 30's to the 50's. Incredible performance by my friend James in the lead. And, the junior production of Wizard of Oz needed 4 chairs slip-covered in emerald green (go figure!) so they called me to see if they could use my sewing skills .... just skipping from one theatre, to another, to another .... finished out the busy week by attending opening night of Oz, and enjoying the gala afterward.
The 3rd of the latest Bond movies came out so I had to purchase it on the first available day, and watch it that evening. Oh yeah, second-best Bond ever (Sean being first!) And it's also in IMAX on the big domed screen downtown - must watch it there too!
Got to Shabbat services early on the morning when I was to read from Torah (in Hebrew of course), so was blessed with hearing the music worship before it was my turn to make aliyah. The Gabai only had to help me with one word - one I would frequently stumble on so you'd think I would have it, but no - so all in all it was a good reading. Mama was there, and said she always loves to hear me read.
Fingers crossed .... applied for a job at HP, and got a call from the HP recruiter the next day, wanting to do a phone-screen, which went well. Now to just patiently wait and hope that I get an in-person interview with the manager in Sunnyvale.
And because I don't have enough theatre in my life .... heheheh ... I ushered again for Promises, Promises, and got to see all my friends again. And I also got to see Looking Over the President's Shoulder, a one-man show about a real-life butler who waited on 4 presidents from the 30's to the 50's. Incredible performance by my friend James in the lead. And, the junior production of Wizard of Oz needed 4 chairs slip-covered in emerald green (go figure!) so they called me to see if they could use my sewing skills .... just skipping from one theatre, to another, to another .... finished out the busy week by attending opening night of Oz, and enjoying the gala afterward.
Monday, February 11, 2013
and on to new things!
now that the not-so-super activities are over, I can refocus on other productions. A friend of mine, my director from Flaming Idiots, is directing a high school production of Sunday in the Park with George and desperately needs a costumer. I was the only volunteer he knew, so he felt he could put his trust in me. I attended a couple of rehearsals, measured all the kids, waded through their costume stacks and pulled a few pertinent pieces, and then set about trying to find other companies who might be able to help me pull the show together - - before the end of the month! Oh it will be fun. :-) I've never seen this show, so a script read-thru was a must. Then I'll need to watch the video clips, and hopefully get my hands on a full video of the Broadway production.
on Wednesday night, by popular demand, I went to karaoke, as my KJ was reminding me in email "it has been two weeks!" since I had sung last. It's good to be wanted. Sadly, whether I caught it from the kids at the high school, or from the big kids at karaoke, I came down with a nasty stomach bug that knocked me out of singing over the weekend. Had plans to sing at Temple and at a fundraiser for the theatre, but I couldn't make it to either gig. Not good. Well, the good part about it was that I started watching old episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise on Netflix during my waking-but-resting hours. I had forgotten how much I loved that show.
on Wednesday night, by popular demand, I went to karaoke, as my KJ was reminding me in email "it has been two weeks!" since I had sung last. It's good to be wanted. Sadly, whether I caught it from the kids at the high school, or from the big kids at karaoke, I came down with a nasty stomach bug that knocked me out of singing over the weekend. Had plans to sing at Temple and at a fundraiser for the theatre, but I couldn't make it to either gig. Not good. Well, the good part about it was that I started watching old episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise on Netflix during my waking-but-resting hours. I had forgotten how much I loved that show.
Monday, February 4, 2013
not so super
Got to help my roommate/landlord/friend/former-cast-mate Steve run lines for his current production. He gets to play Elwood P. so he has a lot of lines! And of course I love to do all the voices for the rest of the cast of Harvey, so we had a great time, and I think I was a little help as well. And it turns out one of my Grand Hotel castmates is in the show with him too! Just one more reason to go see it when it opens.
Got to work another tour of the Silicon Valley, one of three busses that went to Facebook, LinkedIn and Adobe. Had a great crowd of visitors from all over the world, learning and development leaders in their industries. It was terrific fun! Took a bunch of pictures; also saved a ton of money on parking by taking the light rail instead. Smart!
Our friend Woody was in town for a short time to attend a funeral, so I lucked out and was able to fit into his busy schedule. We had lunch at our favorite Jerusalem Grill before Erev Shabbat, and breakfast at the airport before his flight out Sunday. Always good to catch up with him when he is visiting our fair state.
Steve and I had independently signed up to help out as lobby staff for the show Promises, Promises, so we carpooled over - of course! This is a show I have never seen, although I have seen the non-musical movie version many times. Of course we have many friends in the cast, staff and crew, so it was good to see all of them too.
Radio and TV programs were full of stuff about the upcoming Super Bowl all week long. Got to listen to some of it, at home on the radio, and with Mama when I was there on Saturday. While there, I made a batch of chicken etouffee - "tastes just like alligator!" - to take to the party I attended, at one of my theatre peep's home, Pasha. We have known him for years, as he videotapes performances, performs in shows, and has bought our '9er tickets too. Joyce and I just <3 him! Sadly the game didn't end the way we wanted it too, but it was fun to be with friends and watch on his amazingly large screen! As everyone there seemed to say, there's always next year. Yeah, but that only helps a little. All of the bay area was just certain that we were going to succeed in our 'quest for six.'
Got to work another tour of the Silicon Valley, one of three busses that went to Facebook, LinkedIn and Adobe. Had a great crowd of visitors from all over the world, learning and development leaders in their industries. It was terrific fun! Took a bunch of pictures; also saved a ton of money on parking by taking the light rail instead. Smart!
Our friend Woody was in town for a short time to attend a funeral, so I lucked out and was able to fit into his busy schedule. We had lunch at our favorite Jerusalem Grill before Erev Shabbat, and breakfast at the airport before his flight out Sunday. Always good to catch up with him when he is visiting our fair state.
Steve and I had independently signed up to help out as lobby staff for the show Promises, Promises, so we carpooled over - of course! This is a show I have never seen, although I have seen the non-musical movie version many times. Of course we have many friends in the cast, staff and crew, so it was good to see all of them too.
Radio and TV programs were full of stuff about the upcoming Super Bowl all week long. Got to listen to some of it, at home on the radio, and with Mama when I was there on Saturday. While there, I made a batch of chicken etouffee - "tastes just like alligator!" - to take to the party I attended, at one of my theatre peep's home, Pasha. We have known him for years, as he videotapes performances, performs in shows, and has bought our '9er tickets too. Joyce and I just <3 him! Sadly the game didn't end the way we wanted it too, but it was fun to be with friends and watch on his amazingly large screen! As everyone there seemed to say, there's always next year. Yeah, but that only helps a little. All of the bay area was just certain that we were going to succeed in our 'quest for six.'
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