This past week has been one of filling in tiny bits to complete the picture. I looked at costumes at the Rep, but I will need to fill them out with other theatre company's costumes. I have been finishing my PowerPoint presentation, endlessly tweaking things to show to possible stakeholders. I am working on the newsletter and getting all the links correctly inserted (don't want to have the PayPal button pay someone else!) I spoke with a friend who I hadn't seen in such a long while, and am fairly certain I convinced her that she needed to be in PASSION. It was all over the map but every little gap filled in now, is one I don't have to worry about later.
Next week is more of more of the same. Meeting with a friend on Tuesday, waiting to hear back from a possible music director, scheduling costume warehouse visits, getting the crown of thorns for a photo shoot, talking with Actor's Equity Association to secure contracts, finally uploading those databases!!!!!
A phone call, a text, a Facebook message, an email. It all leads to the production of PASSION. It seems like busy work but it is amazingly fulfilling to complete a task, lock in a designer, agree to a FONT!!!, if it gets the job done.
I had to explain to my 14 year-old tonight what is keeping me so busy. She said, "you have been working on this all day." Keeping in mind that the last time I produced she was 9 years old, she has only a vague idea of what it takes. But instead of a script that I was already written, it is my creation, my vision, my music selections, my projections, my concept. That takes a bit more time. And she's grown up enough to notice that.
Aside from all these super-important bits and pieces, I really do need to complete casting and that's a arduous task. There are seventeen actors in PASSION. Ask anyone who does theatre, attends theatre, supports theatre - that's a ginormous cast. (And that's with people doubling!! )I only have about six of the 17 right now. And that needs to change soon. And it will.
Next week is more of more of the same. Meeting with a friend on Tuesday, waiting to hear back from a possible music director, scheduling costume warehouse visits, getting the crown of thorns for a photo shoot, talking with Actor's Equity Association to secure contracts, finally uploading those databases!!!!!
A phone call, a text, a Facebook message, an email. It all leads to the production of PASSION. It seems like busy work but it is amazingly fulfilling to complete a task, lock in a designer, agree to a FONT!!!, if it gets the job done.
I had to explain to my 14 year-old tonight what is keeping me so busy. She said, "you have been working on this all day." Keeping in mind that the last time I produced she was 9 years old, she has only a vague idea of what it takes. But instead of a script that I was already written, it is my creation, my vision, my music selections, my projections, my concept. That takes a bit more time. And she's grown up enough to notice that.
Aside from all these super-important bits and pieces, I really do need to complete casting and that's a arduous task. There are seventeen actors in PASSION. Ask anyone who does theatre, attends theatre, supports theatre - that's a ginormous cast. (And that's with people doubling!! )I only have about six of the 17 right now. And that needs to change soon. And it will.
So amazing to watch you fulfill your passion, Pam--truly! I am so thrilled for you and for the project...sending continued love and Light to you always!
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