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Tuesday, 24 August 2004
Happy Tuesday!
It seems, lately, that I really haven't had much to say. This is kind of a stretch for me. But, considering that I'm really busy right now, it's not hard to believe.
Today is the first reading of the play that I'm directing. I'm pretty anxious. My step-mother, trying to be helpful, went out and found me a couple of stage production books. I haven't had a chance to read them yet, but I flipped through them. They look really good. Hopefully, they'll tell me about all of the things, and I mean ALL, that I don't know about.
I've already been pre-warned by my stage manager that one of the cast members will attempt to "direct". She's been involved in theatre for a long time and has a tendency to try to take over. But, I'm not worried. I've already planned out how I'm going to deal with that. And I've prepared an address that I want to deliver to the cast tonight outlining my expectations from them and for the play. My feeling is that if we're all on the same page from the beginning, the little things that pop up won't be so difficult to deal with.
Now I've got all of this other information in my head. Set design and construction. What can we change? What can I go minimal with considering that it has to be a portable set? Costumes and makeup. Should I enlist someone to do this for me? Should I leave it up to the cast and production staff? Tickets. Advertising. Programs. Biographies. Pictures. Lighting and Sound. Props. Video.
I was toying with the idea of videotaping some of the rehearsal process and making into a tape for the cast. Kind of a bloopers reel of our time together. I'm trying to figure out what kind of gift to get them on opening night and I thought this might be a good idea. I know opening night is 2 months away, but why wait until the last minute.
Most of the other stuff I have in my head. It's just a matter of getting it down on paper. I'm really anal when it comes to organization of this kind. I need to know what's happening before it happens. I keep getting the run-around from my producer. The "we'll take care of it" comment. Hopefully, I'll have some answers tonight.
Well, it may be a couple of days before I can write again. I'm also going into the Fire Department to talk to the Fire Chief about being a volunteer Fire Fighter. So, I'm busy for the next few days. I'll fill you in probably on Thursday.
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