New Perth, Prince Edward Island
This is it! The official start to Season 2 of Nine Lives. Last night was the "unofficial" start, because we had an invitation-only preview night. Kind of takes the edge off - I was more nervous last night, but so far am feeling fairly mellow about tonight. Maybe that's because I actually got 8 hours' sleep for the first time in over a month! As for nervousness, ask me again in 4 hours! :)
These past 4 weeks have pretty well been a blur. But we have a really great cast, which has really helped. The first week was really like summer camp, and everyone just got along from the very first. Of course the work got a little more serious in the weeks that followed, but everyone's been very patient and just gone with the flow. Tech Week (which started Sunday) of course is the most nerve-wracking, especially with a show as technically complicated as ours. But it's really come together, and we've got some LED lights this year which is really making things more colourful the way we wanted, and no one can say the lighting's too dim this year.
Part of the reason for my blur is from not only directing (thank you to Rob Reddin for being an awesome stage manager and assistant director!), but from all the promotion and administrative stuff that has to get done, and the video/audio stuff I've had to do, and then there's actually being in the show. I wasn't supposed to be, but it turned out that way - personally, I love performing and it's kind of been my favourite part of the whole thing this year. But I literally have to be on my toes! When I was in the show last year, I was sort of a glorified extra - I was in one number, had about five lines, and just had to fake my way through one little waltz step. This time I'm playing Maud's son Chester, so I have rather a lot of lines in comparison, plus I've had to learn a jitterbug, and a bit of Highland step for the wedding dance at the end of Act I. It's been hard to find the time to work on everything! But at least last night I felt closer to nailing the jitterbug than I have so far. It's all the more tricky because I seem to be having a recurrence of a pinched nerve thing I had 9 years ago, which makes dancing - and practicing dancing - varying degrees of uncomfortable. But I'm a firm believer in "the show must go on", so as long as I can stand I'll be up there hoofin' it!
Well, not much more to say - nor time to say it! I've spent most of my day trying to fix up a technical problem we've had (computers are great, and I certainly couldn't live without one at this point, but boy do they present their problems and idiosynchracies!)...that sucks up a lot of time! So, have to start getting ready, and try and deal with the sore back that cropped up overnight that goes with the pinched nerve! Oh, well...as long as history doesn't repeat itself and I don't get sick after the second show, I'm good!
Nine Lives is back - and we're at the Carrefour. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
This is it! The official start to Season 2 of Nine Lives. Last night was the "unofficial" start, because we had an invitation-only preview night. Kind of takes the edge off - I was more nervous last night, but so far am feeling fairly mellow about tonight. Maybe that's because I actually got 8 hours' sleep for the first time in over a month! As for nervousness, ask me again in 4 hours! :)
These past 4 weeks have pretty well been a blur. But we have a really great cast, which has really helped. The first week was really like summer camp, and everyone just got along from the very first. Of course the work got a little more serious in the weeks that followed, but everyone's been very patient and just gone with the flow. Tech Week (which started Sunday) of course is the most nerve-wracking, especially with a show as technically complicated as ours. But it's really come together, and we've got some LED lights this year which is really making things more colourful the way we wanted, and no one can say the lighting's too dim this year.
Part of the reason for my blur is from not only directing (thank you to Rob Reddin for being an awesome stage manager and assistant director!), but from all the promotion and administrative stuff that has to get done, and the video/audio stuff I've had to do, and then there's actually being in the show. I wasn't supposed to be, but it turned out that way - personally, I love performing and it's kind of been my favourite part of the whole thing this year. But I literally have to be on my toes! When I was in the show last year, I was sort of a glorified extra - I was in one number, had about five lines, and just had to fake my way through one little waltz step. This time I'm playing Maud's son Chester, so I have rather a lot of lines in comparison, plus I've had to learn a jitterbug, and a bit of Highland step for the wedding dance at the end of Act I. It's been hard to find the time to work on everything! But at least last night I felt closer to nailing the jitterbug than I have so far. It's all the more tricky because I seem to be having a recurrence of a pinched nerve thing I had 9 years ago, which makes dancing - and practicing dancing - varying degrees of uncomfortable. But I'm a firm believer in "the show must go on", so as long as I can stand I'll be up there hoofin' it!
Well, not much more to say - nor time to say it! I've spent most of my day trying to fix up a technical problem we've had (computers are great, and I certainly couldn't live without one at this point, but boy do they present their problems and idiosynchracies!)...that sucks up a lot of time! So, have to start getting ready, and try and deal with the sore back that cropped up overnight that goes with the pinched nerve! Oh, well...as long as history doesn't repeat itself and I don't get sick after the second show, I'm good!
Nine Lives is back - and we're at the Carrefour. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
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