The Reason I Post Sporadically

I realized recently that one of the main reasons my posting is so random is because I don't like writing anything down when things are uncertain. I really shouldn't shy away from talking about that, because these times of uncertainty are probably going to be among the most interesting to look back on.

Last night we had our audition in Charlottesville for both Usher and Mr. C's play, "Exiles from the Sun." We found a good possible cast for Exiles, but unfortunately we still haven't found someone who is able to sing, act, AND play guitar for the role of William in Usher. We've decided that we can make do without a guitar-playing William, but that still leaves us to find a talented singer/actor. Our possibilities right now are good, but there are some scheduling conflicts which make me nervous and stress me out. Depending on other people in general stresses me out. Once I've worked with a person and know what his or her work ethic is like that stress diminishes, but at the start of a project- working with people I don't know- you never know who's going to flake out or quit the show entirely. We had an issue with this during Tragedy!.

Part of me is especially concerned that this part of Tragedy was so easy in comparison... I think (though I may be looking at the past through rose-colored lenses). This musical is much better (well, very different) and more ready than Tragedy ever was to be put on stage, but we lack the massive manpower that we had two years ago.

I know that things will come together, eventually, and it's going to be awesome. By eventually, I'm hoping for next week. Look for that...

Marketing Materials

Just spent the past couple of days scrambling to put together all of the marketing material for the DC show.  We have ten days now until the marketing stuff is due for NYC and so we'll see if we need to make some slight changes.

We mailed in our registration to NYC yesterday for both "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "Exiles From the Sun," which is Mr. C's play that he also submitted.  We plan on using much of the same cast and crew for both shows, which makes our little adventure all the more insane.  I can't wait to get started!

NYC Fringe Festival

We're in!  More details to follow.