"What Once Seemed Impossible Is There In Your Reach..."

Hey, folks -

Hope that everyone is doing great and enjoyed a nice holiday weekend! Mine was a blast. The gig at Savor last Thursday seemed to go over very well, and we had a great time. The getaway to Florida was fantastic, and just what I needed. Believe it or not, I actually did focus on the show quite a bit. I spent a lot of time in the script - okay, mostly on the plane, but I still did. The other thing I did was read the novel High Fidelity (by Nick Hornby) from cover to cover. That was probably one of the most valuable things I could have ever done to help develop the character of Rob. The movie and the stage show are both derived from this book, and the perspectives I gained about characters, lifestyles, attitudes, etc. are invaluable...

I missed being with the cast on Thursday and Sunday afternoon. Thursday the cast came prepared with all sorts of interesting "backstory" facts about their characters and their relationships with Rob. I heard tidbits about a few of these reports, and I have been impressed (and very entertained) by them. Apparently Rob has more issues than even I knew about...

Just a few minutes after I got home on Sunday night, Aaron and Zachary arrived for us to review the text for the publicity we were filming that evening. We had a hilarious and hopefully entertaining video shoot at our friendly neighborhood record store, Record Exchange. The owner, Jean, has been so kind to help us publicize this production. Go check out his store sometime - it's a very unique experience... I'll send more info about the video piece when it's done.

Monday and Tuesday we had our first full run-throughs. Overall, things went quite well. This is when you can really see true glimpses of what the show is going to be like. I'm getting very excited. I'm discouraged that I'm getting more line notes than others, but most of them are fairly minor (sort of), and the volume is hopefully proportionate to the higher volume of lines. I'm going to stay focused on that. Many thanks to Trisha Bakula, our stage manager, for her diligent and tedious work to help us with this.

One more run-through in the rehearsal space tomorrow night, then we move into the theater. That's when I really start getting pumped. There's something about rehearsing a show in the space where it will actually be performed. And when the set and the costumes and the lights start making their appearances? That's when the magic really starts happening, for me at least...

Gotta run. I must go review these lines again while I have the opportunity. Seriously.

Rock on,
Jeff