Anything Goes

Tonight we begin the rehearsal process of "Anything Goes" and I'm actually pretty excited about it.

There's several people in the cast that I'm really looking forward to working with (Josh, Andrew, Lee, Troy, Ravyn, Emily, Tyler, etc.) and lots of the music students that I don't know that I'm excited about meeting.

Tonight we're going to be doing a full readthrough and then blocking out Scene 1. I'll write more later on how that all goes down.

I'm actually going to try and keep my journal updated throughout the "Anything Goes" process but....heh....mice and men, right? We'll see how that goes.


Comics
Yeah. I'm a nerd. (...or is it a 'geek'? Oh well. Whatever. I love it.)

Just finished up reading the Watchmen comic last week and I can now say that I am officially ready for the movie to come out!

Got to admit, I'm a little hesitant on all this stuff I hear about them changing the ending for the movie. I've tried to stay away from the spoilers and just wait to see the movie to see how exactly they might change it...but just from the vague talk I've heard, most fans don't sound pleased.

Ah well. I wasn't a huge fan of the comic book ending anyways, to be honest sooo...guess we'll just have to wait and see. If nothing else, it's sure to be a very visually appealing movie.

Honestly, I'm just excited about seeing Rorschach. I mean, yeah, I do like Night Owl and Dr. Manhattan and all...but....it's all about Rorschach. Such a freakin' cool character!

And speaking of freakin' cool characters...

I have recently discovered the most incredible, funny, all-around-made-of-awesome character evar!

Wade Wilson. Merc with the Mouth. Deadpool.

I have such a mad, passionate love for him right now. I've been reading through his series and cannot get enough of him. He is just made of so much epic win!

There are no other characters out there that can make me laugh right out loud whilst disembowling someone the way he can. ("...you laugh, but it's true!")

From what I hear, he's suppose to be in the new Wolverine movie that's coming out which thrills me to no end. I will admit that I'm a little bit nervous about it because he's such an awesome character that I just don't know how any actor could ever do him justice. But Whitney assures me that Ryan Reynolds will be good for the part so I'm gonna trust her judgement and keep my fingers crossed.

In other comic news, I continue to be put out by the fact that Captain America is dead.  Not sure how I feel about Winter Soldier taking over.

Not sure how I feel about the whole Civil War arc in general! Am very torn.

(...and clearly writing like Rorschach now...)

Also. I'm pretty much in love with Sharon Carter.

You know...even though she killed Cap. I guess there is that to be considered.

Love that Cap's dying words were to tell her how pretty she is. Geeze!

LOST

Because it made me el oh el right out loud.

Theme: Pirates of the Caribbean
Call signs: Elizabeth Swann (Angela), Captain Sparrow (Josh), Barbossa (Mr. Miller), Jack the Monkey (Bliss)

And the rumors about Josh & I have begun to spread. Apparently according to Bliss, we're making out in the Light Booth during the show.

Big surprise. People in the theatre are the biggest group of gossips ever.

and I'm really done with it all.

After having a rather serious talk over the whole thing, Josh & I decided to just ignore it. My biggest concern was how it was going to affect him or our relationship - but he seems completely unphased by it, so if he's not worried over it then there's really no need for me to be either. It's not even worth our energy or concern. We know the truth. That's really all that matters.

And if Josh & I really are making out in the booth...? Well, I'm just a little disappointed that I missed it. I bet it was crazy hot.

Tonight was pretty much a bad rehearsal as far as tech stuff goes. Cues didn't get called...no one was paying attention...things were forgot or ignored.

Yeah. Epic.

But Josh & I still had our usual amounts of fun.

At one point Josh grumbled over the headset to me. "I'm bored."

I smirked, knowing Bliss & Daniel and everyone else was listening and said, "Ya wanna come over here and make out?"

Bless him. He tried to contain his laughter.

"Now, Angela, don't be naughty. That's the way rumors get started."

We laughed & high-fived each other later on.

Tonight's theme: Disney
Call-signs: Ariel (Angela), Aladdin (Josh), Pumba (Bliss), Scar (Mr. Miller)

Rehearsals with "Tartuffe" continue.

Bliss (our stage manager) forgot her script at Sean's house tonight. That was epic.

We wound up getting a really late start due to costuming reasons - so Josh & I decided to watch a few episodes of the old "Get Smart" television show up in the light booth. It was so nostalgic! I use to watch that show *every* *night* when I was younger. It was the last show that came on Nick at Night before my bedtime - and I loved Smart. :D

So that was really exciting getting to visit those old, childhood memories again.

Josh had a paper on Gay Marriage he had to B.S. while we were in the booth tonight so that meant we had to cut back on our playing around a bit so he could focus. So he worked on that while I read one of my "Acting I" texts for my Directed Studies.

Very relaxing.

Of course, our focus lasted all the way up until the latter part of Act Two. Then we gave up and decided to try and watch the show.

And by that, what I mean is give a running commentary on it a la "Mystery Science Theatre 3000".

One of my favorite moments of the night...

...when Brendon came out in his lavish, extraordinary outfit, Josh gasps and cries "Captain Hook?!"

Beautiful.

Today was a wonderful, relaxed day.

I had tech-call at the theatre at 11:00am so I wound up just sleeping in and skipping out on going to church.

Got up to the theatre and Mr. Miller walked me through all of the sound stuff that I was going to need to know. It's going to be a very, very easy show for me. Only 12 sound cues to worry about. No big at all. I'll probably just bring a book up there with me and chill.

That is, if Josh will let me. lol.

Josh is going to be running lights right next to me...and goodness knows putting the two of us together is nothing but trouble.

At one point in the evening, Mr. Miller got on the headset and was like "Am I gonna have to come up there and separate you two?"

The answer, Mr. Miller - is yes!

I love Josh. I really do. He's good people. One of my absolute favorites around the department.

After we got done doing tech stuff, Mr. Miller gave us a few hours off for break before we had run-throughs that night. Josh & I decided to use that time to go take a walk out in the botanical gardens. He's always complaining that I never spend time with him so I promised him that, for the day, I was all his.

It was such a beautiful day! I loved it. Its been awhile since I've just gone out and walked through nature and it was nice having a companion to share that with.

That evening, back at the theatre, Josh & I decided we needed to use call signs while we were on the headset. So he became Rubber Duck & I was Mother Hen. I suggested that Mr. Miller could be Bald Eagle and then Bliss decided she was Mourning Dove.

Yeah. It was fun.

The production of "Tartuffe" is one of my least favorites that South has done...but man, am I having fun with the crew! :D

Today I purchased my first Hei Matau.



It's symbol that originated in New Zealand that represents "safe travel across water".

It seemed fitting.

Last Thursday was our last "Thursday Night Sail" on the Black Magic until March when the time changes over again. The Captain let me Skipper it and, while it wasn't my usual preferred gail-force winds, it was pleasant to be able to just drift along underneath the canvas of stars.

There's a few regattas that are coming up in December and January. For sure, it's going to be ridiculously cold and I will probably hate myself - but you'd better believe I'm going to be crewing.

Not sailing for four months? Not going to happen.

I think I would cry.

Because I don't have any inspiration for what to write today, I have stolen a Meme from over at Monday Meme:

Monday Meme 38 : 2006-02-06 : True Colors

1. From where you are sitting right now, list an object that is one of each of the following colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white and black.

Red - My Iron Man bracelet
Orange - piece of yarn from Brendon
Yellow - a Post-it note Whitney left me
Green - a push-pin on my cubicle wall
Blue - an origami sailboat Chris made me
Purple - Gobstoppers
White - my Wall-e Eve toy
Black - JARVIS (my Ipod Touch)

2. What color do you wear most often? Why?
Various shades of blue.

Apart from it always managing to bring out the blue in my eyes, I just like the color alot. It's soothing and comforting to me. It reminds me of the water and tranquility.

3. What color are your eyes? What color do you wish they were?

My eyes tend to shift between hazel...blue...and gray, depending on what I'm wearing.

If I wear blue, they're probably blue. If I wear any sort of green colors, they usually go hazel. If I wear blacks or browns they turn a gray color.

Im happy with my eyes. I dont think I'd want another color. :)

4. What color is your desktop image?
It's a picture of a pier looking out over the water amidst a storm so it has alot of dull blues and grays and blacks.

5. What colors are you walls and floor?
I'm in the office right now and the walls here are...hah...blue.

Can ya tell what my favorite color is?

I was the 1,867st person to take this week's Monday Meme!
 

On November 17th, auditions will be held for "Much Ado About Nothing" - one of my favorite Shakespeare shows by far. (Second, perhaps, only to "Richard III".)

And yours truly...will not be auditioning.

It's frustrating and it's disheartening, but the unfortunate thing is that there is absolutely nothing that I can do about it.

There's several reasons for me not being able to audition.

- My department has started to crack down on people auditioning for community shows and they'd rather see me audition for "Water Engine" (or "The Water & Egg Man" as Brent likes to call it).

- I will be taking 21 hours next semester which will leave me no time at all for extra-curricular work.

- I will be stage managing "Anything Goes" at the end of the season, which I already have work to do on.

- I really need to be focusing on grad school stuff right now and I simply don't have the time or the energy to invest in splitting my attention.

There's other reasons too...but those are the big ones.

It's really difficult to explain to people (ie: my faculty) why this play is so important to me. And even beyond this play, why this particular production is important to me. More likely than not, this is the last chance I will have to work with these people. After this show, I jump right into "Anything Goes"...then off on my summer internship...then straight into grad school.

That's it. For the next two years (if not likely more) I will be gone.

This would probably be my final bow in Mobile Community Theatre for some time (if not for all time).

And that hurts.

These people are my family. I've gotten comments from Dr. Van Dyke about how I need to aspire to be more than just a "local celebrity" - but that's not really it. It's not about the 'fame and the glory' (such as it is)...it's about sharing in an experience with these people. About reaching an audience (any audience!) and touching them and for one evening, sharing in something magical. It's about the sweat and the blood and the tears and the laughter and the joy that goes into putting on something like this.

and I'm going to miss that.

It's sad. It's frustrating.

...but unfortunately, it's what I have to do. There's really no other option.

and somehow that just makes it that much worse.

So, I have decided to give NaBloPoMo a try this month. We'll see how that goes. Last time I tried one of these "post every day for a month" challenges, it fell through within a week. Hah. Let's see how disciplined I can be this time. Maybe I can make it into two weeks!

Halloween was alot of fun this year.

Well, as much fun as can be had for my first year in a long time without my partner in crime here to share it with me.

Went down to JJP for their Halloween party...which, unfortunately, was not nearly as exciting as it was last year. Just alot fewer people this year. But it was still a good chance to get to hang out with Mike (who dressed up as the Beast) and Lori.

Also, a couple of kids from the theatre wound up coming too. Kristi, Penny, Josh & Brody.

I was really excited about Josh being able to come. That's a really good kid right there...and with so much potential. I was talking to someone the other day about him and said "Yeah, I was so set and ready to leave the theatre department right then...then suddenly Josh came walking through the doors and I thought 'Oh yeah...it is actually gonna be hard to leave here'."

Josh is definitely gonna be one of those that it will be really tough to say good-bye to.

On top of getting to hang out with good friends, I made a new friend as well. Josh's roommate Brody came and hung out with us and he's pretty cool too. He understands and appreciates my nerdom, which is always exciting. The car ride back home when I went to drop the boys off was filled with nothing but nerdy references and talk. My favorite kinds of conversation!

But yeah. All in all, really good night. We even went down to Dahlia's to listen to Brent play for awhile and he was really good. I was proud of him. Certainly way more than I could ever think of doing.

well, it's late and I'm really tired so I think I'm going to go on and head towards bed. I'll write more anon.

Because it made me lol out loud.

i think i might cry.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is going to releasing an on-stage sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera".

i lie you not.

The summary?

"The Phantom, having fled Paris, is running a freak show. At night, he crawls into his lair and makes love to an automaton that looks like Christine. Christine, meanwhile, has become a famous opera singer. But she's fallen on hard times because her husband, Raoul, has squandered their fortune. So she's accepted a high-paying gig from a mysterious impresario to open a new amusement park. On her first night in New York, she draws back the curtain in her hotel suite and comes face to face with her new employer — flash of lightning, crash of chords — the Phantom! Christine has a child, Gustave, but is his father Raoul or the Phantom?"

He...makes love...to an automaton of Christine...

Are you serious?!

my phan soul just died.