MORE REHEARSALS...I intended to keep up my report on rehearsals a little better for whoever is reading and whoever cares. As it is, though, you know... they're all the same really...people learn stuff... people forget stuff... And the tension of 1 week to go is really getting to people. This little bit of rehearsal is just flat not enough to mount an original production. The problem comes to me when corners (like songs and scenes and stuff) are cut due to lack of time or lack of people putting time in. That hurts my little artsy heart! Anyway, there have been the normal ups and downs, mood-swings, outbursts... But at the same time, their has been the all-to-rare joy of discovery of how cool something brand new looks being staged or how fantastic some newly written parts sound being sung by some great voices. There is that reward! It always makes me happy to give people a new show and watch the discovery process. It's always too hard to learn in the beginning and then, as things start clicking, people start to realize that it actually works and it actually is fun to create a role.
ANYWAY.. here's the update. We had a drummer and guitar player that backed out because of other committments. Now we have a new drummer and guitar player and a sub-drummer and sub-guitarist for 2 of the performances. It looks like they won't be around until the first of next week and we probably will have only 2 solid run-throughs under our belts before we open. This isn't the way any of us would have had it, but it's our schedule and we'll make it work!
I hope to one day get the chance you are giving them; discovering new material, having the joy of creating something new, something nobody else has done!
ReplyDeleteIt seems this week was the week of backups. We also lost one of the great players in our show. Now, here is to hoping that whomever replaces (both here and with you guys) does a great job!