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Klasien 04:57 pm UTC 05/16/12 |
| In reply to: | Where am I now? - rockfenris2005 01:16 pm UTC 05/16/12 |
| OMG that is so cool!!! I remember you talking about that... I am so happy that you managed!!! Congratulations!!! -K- > Well, I've kept this down for some time but I thought I > might as well come out and say it. > > Last year my musical got produced over here in Victoria, > Australia. The composer and I met with a brilliant venue > manager who ended up producing the show through the city's > community arts grants program. We were the first to > receive this particular grant. > > Last year was pretty stressful for me. I lost my good > friend in January and I still think about her all the > time. I found out the night of our first meeting that year > to discuss the production. I almost walked away but with > the advice of my friends I mustered up the courage and > went ahead. > > We got a director. We held about three auditions and ended > up with a cast of seven leading players and a chorus of > five who alternated in a lot of different parts so they > always had something to do (I thought from my own > experience I wouldn't have wanted to have been a walk on. > I like doubling characters.) I also ended up scoring one > of the plays that my director had written for the Winter > Solstice but they were vocal soundscapes. That was the > first time I ever heard my work performed in a live stage > production. What a thrill. > > I also ended up being cast in the musical and we started > rehearsals three months before opening. We ended up doing > four shows, three nightly and one matinee (and I had two > shows in one day and I was dealing with my third cold. I > don't know how I got through it and nobody seemed to > notice anything.) > > Opening Night surely would have to be the greatest night > of my entire life. And so many people were there. It was > just unbelievable. We had really good crowds, even the > matinee, which was a boiling hot day in an Australian > summer. The review was awesome and we ended up being > nominated for two Virtual Oscars, one of which I won. It > was a fabulous time and I'll always remember it and > treasure it dearly. > > I just wish something else would happen... and this is the > part where Jim's music becomes an awesome soundtrack yet > again. Oh thank you Jim for everything :-) > | |
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