Wait, I still have a blog?!?

I got a notification that someone posted a comment on my blog today and I was like..oh yeah. I have a blog out there in blog-land. Huh. Maybe I should write something!

Since I landed that job at the place that shall remain nameless I haven't had a spare moment of time because in addition to that job I also was afforded the opportunity to do something I really love--AND, get paid for it! Woo hoo! The director I worked with in the last musical I performed in asked me to music direct a show that he was doing for Generic Theater of Norfolk. Evil Dead: The Musical. I was hesitant at first, because of the title...but, it was going to pay a decent amount and I'd most likely be working with people I adored from my last show experience--except this time as their boss! Ha! That was weird at first, but I found my groove. The Evil Dead gig went really. really well. Like..ridiculously well. It got great reviews and a lot of buzz and I'm excited that I was able to be a part of it. While my main duties for that show were winding down another opportunity presented itself with another theater. This time it was at the theater I'd done "Zombie Prom" in earlier this year. They lost their music director for "Oklahoma!" at nearly the last minute (the week before auditions) and needed someone pronto. I cleared it with my other director and suddenly found myself at said auditions. That show has done really well and we're in the last weekend right now. Last performance is tomorrow actually. Sad. Anyways--in the midst of that rehearsal process (and as Evil Dead's performances ended), yet another opportunity presented itself through a friend I met at the place that shall remain unnamed. This time it was music directing (again) "A Christmas Carol", at Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theater. Holy crap. This is getting real! I met with the director and wham, bam, thank you ma'am...I'm hired for that show as well. So, while Oklahoma is just about in tech rehearsals and ready to open I'm working during the day (with some equity actors, mind you) over at VSC in helping them get the music portion of their show in shape.

Wow.

So, that show opened this weekend...I can't go til next weekend since I have my obligations at "Oklahoma!", and I'm super excited to see the whole thing together. I feel really blessed to have been able to do what I love and also meet some really great people along the way in both the theater world and also in that retail world. It's such a great place to work and they've been really great about working around my crazy rehearsal schedules.

I might get tired now and then, but I still find the time to be grateful for the opportunity to do the things I love.

Oh, and I also still have my church job 2 nights a week.

yep.

So, that also explains why I'm writing this after 1 in the morning. It's the only time I have to reflect! Although, I don't have any other shows lined up until spring of next year. Sad. I won't know what to do with all my free time!

Maybe I'll start blogging more regularly (although let's not hold our breath).

Laterz

"Zombie Prom" excitement!

Here it is! The poster for "Zombie Prom"! The director sent it so that we can start promoting it through various means. I AM SO EXCITED! I'm not in the show a whole lot, but when I am-I'm having a blast. The director and crew are amazing and my cast-mates are SO much fun. It has been so great getting to know everyone. Some of the over-21's (as we refer to ourselves) went out for karaoke after rehearsal last night and we have plans for even more of us to go out on Saturday evening. Yay! We call ourselves the over-21's because there are actually quite a few high-schoolers in the show-bless their hearts! I love them too, but I haven't been around them as much as I am an 'adult' now. Sigh. =) I did not realize just how much I missed being around the creative theatre types. We're definitely of a special breed! I've got the bug so bad now that I'm actually considering trying out for another show! Yikes! It would coincide with commencement ceremonies though, so I'll have to think about it and figure out if it'd be too much of a hassle. Not saying that I'll get in, of course! Just trying to think through the logistics of being in a show makes me crinkle my forehead.

On another note--I'm watching "My Fair Lady" on TCM right now. I used to watch this movie every. single. day. Seriously. I still remember 90% of the words/dialogue. It's kind of scary actually--just how many lyrics are running around in my brain-and are they taking over where they shouldn't? Like, is that why I'm not good at long division and stuff? Too many lyrics? It's strange watching it now though, as a 31 year old and not a 13 year old. It's more obvious to me that it's not Audrey Hepburn singing. She had a vocal dub for the singing parts alone-the word on the street is that Ms. Hepburn was very upset by the studio's decision to do this as she had recorded all of the music when they went with Marni Nixon (I think that's her name-she's also the singing voice of Natalie Wood in "West Side Story" and Deborah Kerr in "The King and I". Yes, i know too much about these things! I did go to film school though) I watched a special on the movie once and they played part of Ms. Hepburn's singing and I really don't think she sounded that bad. But, the studio was king in those days and things were done differently than now.

So, yeah. Still no job-for those who are wondering. I have some prospects (hopefully) but, it's not looking too great these days. Sigh....