Auditions- Part 1

We just had auditions today in Williamsburg for the DC show.  About twelve or so people tried out, and it was an extremely talented group.  Both Mr. C and I were very impressed by the singing and acting.  We're still going to have auditions in Charlottesville (hopefully some time next week) but we've decided to possibly scrap the idea of auditions in DC, mainly because we could practically cast this show just from the people that we saw today.

Fundraising is also doing well- we now have 66% of our investment budget in hand!  Just $1700 more in the investment side, and then we're going after donations of various sorts.  With such a small budget compared to Tragedy!, the fundraising for this show has seemed much less stressful.

Thanks everyone!

Last night went really well and we had a great audience.  There are still things to play around with, but overall I'm very pleased with both the performance and the reception.

I have a recording of the recital on my computer if anyone would like a copy.  Just e-mail me!

Today is the Day

Are we ready?  I hope so!  I'll put up a recording of the recital here whenever it becomes available.

Very nervous.

Very excited too, though.

For dreams, they bring you back to me...

Out of all the great lyrics that both Brent and Mr. Poe contributed to the show, I think that I like the lyrics for "Music of a Dream," the best.  This is in spite of the fact that there is technically no song called "Music of a Dream," and that song I refer to is actually called "Serenade."  I have unilaterally decided to start calling it "Music of a Dream" and I think if I say it enough Brent will just let it go.

Met with the singers for four hours today.  Jake Nelson, our new Roderick, is AMAZING at reading music.  He also has a very nice, warm, resonating bass/bari voice.  Brian, as William, is seeming a lot more comfortable in the tenor range than he did when I was making him sing Roderick's part. Lauren and Rebecca are still awesome as always.  Whenever I get all the singers together it really makes me just want to sit all day and write music for them.

Unfortunately I can't do that this weekend, because I have to finish my 15 page honors thesis by Monday.  Then I have to schedule the defense with my committee, design and print flyers for the concert, hold another four rehearsals with various instrumentalists, and hope beyond hope that everything will come out OK in about a week's time.  Actually, exactly a week's time- minus two hours.

Brent called today just to tell me that he was sending in the check for the DC Fringe Festival. That marks the point of no or extremely-difficult return, so you can go ahead and make plans to come see "The Fall of the House of Usher" in DC this July.  Tell your friends.  A house falls down at the end.