Where has the time gone? I can't believe that it's nearly September, and that our show has officially moved into the theatre for the tech process! It feels like a matter of days ago I was waking up at the crack of dawn to go to the audition in NYC, and here we all are now! So much has happened since last week, let me give you a quick recap!
As I told you last week we learned the entire show in a matter of days, hours, moments....if you will! Seeing Marc's vision for the show begin to take shape is breathtaking. The cast is pumping out power house performances and it's quite beautiful to watch. Before moving into the theatre we were able to get in three solid runs of the show. That my friends is unheard of, I think it's a true testament to the team that is rooting us on as we felt more than ready to move our show from the rehearsal space into the theatre!
When I stepped into the theatre I think I peed my pants, it is breathtakingly gorgeous. The set is a wonderland of fun and fancy, and the scenic painting is unlike anything I have ever seen before. I still can't believe all of the painting was done in house, I am going to have a special interview with our scenic painter Rebecca, in the hopes that all of you lovely people can meet the genius behind our Victorian masterpiece! And of course, the show wouldn't be the show without the diva behind the red dress, let me tell you my friends: some folks somewhere went blind bedazzling the heavens out of everything that our phenomenal LaVon wears! She is a vision....a dream! The world is not ready for what she is going to bring to that stage. I warned you last week, bring your oxygen tanks!
Hello, Dolly! is a show that we all probably know quite fondly, but I will say that there is something intrinsically different about this production, not just the racial hurdles we are jumping, but it get straight to the heart of the situation: love. No matter what stage of your life you are at we can all agree on one point: we have wanted something at one point and time. All of the characters in this play however REALLY need something and it's to wake up, smell the coffee and see that if they don't seize the very moment of life they are living in life will simply pass them by. Life is a parade and you can choose to stand aside and spectate or you can pull out your baton and start twirling, and I think we are doing just that. This whole process will have been worthwhile and life rewarding if even just one person walks out of the theatre saying "Yes I can, Yes I will!".
Well, I am off to run to Park City to get a few odds and ends with Stephen and David. Today is Elli's birthday so we are heading over to make pottery tonight with her, so it should it be a fun night! Also today marks the official end of me being on my mom's eye care insurance, oh the joys of graduating college, haha! So needless to say I am running to Lenscrafters as well (I have until midnight!!!!) One other random tidbit, so my dad, mom, and aunt went to Lincoln University in York and today when my mom was pulling off the directions for me to get to Lenscrafters she told me that she used to hang out at Park City with her roommate, how cool is that! The world gets smaller by the day!
I am leaving you with a few pics from last weeks season kick-off party that was hosted by Linda and Joseph Sweeney and and the amazing Theatre Board. We had a ball, the food was delicious, and getting a chance to meet the heart behind the theatre was really quite special!
Until next time my friends!
All my best,
Robert
