To Do Lists Abound

Just because I need to see it, here is my Director To Do list for the next month. Haha! Enjoy. Be glad that I'm the one doing it and not you. I actually enjoy this stuff. Sick isn't it?

To Do Before Winter Break:
-Print a ruler and measure all parts of stage
-Email:
~John Mabbott, Chapel Media, and Jan Hicks – Eagle + HSC Screens for auditions, epilogue competition, and Shakespeare class.
~Nikolina – when to meet before auditions?
-Find Dr. Hobson and figure out how to take Directing class.
-Fix calendar and character/prop list and send again
-Draw up contracts for actors (taking class and NOT taking class) and offstage crew

To Do During Winter Break:
-Type up audition forms including scheduling, list performance/tech/dress rehearsal dates and ask if like to be involved if not cast
-Type up character analysis sheets for audition
-Read Beat Generation book, do more research, and type up a general description of “beatniks” for auditions
-Research more furniture styles
-Draw up all set design (Birdseye and front view) renderings
-Draw “The Three Pigeons” sign
-Make Excel budget (already spent $54 on scripts) for set/costumes and prioritize based on need

To Do During/After Winter Break:
-Print out copies of audition pieces and place at Reserve Desk in library by 1/12/08
-Drop extra classes (2) add Conducting II
-Type up act and character breakdowns scene by scene
-Type notes for changes on script document
-Schedule meeting w/scholarship students
-Raffle what? Who handles this?
-Find sponsor for café scene? Kahili coffee, St. James Espresso, etc.
-Write up program notes from the Director (hey, that's me!)

This week is insanely busy. Tonight we have a rehearsal w/the Rainier Symphony Orchestra, Thursday we have a dress rehearsal at NU, Friday we have the Christmas Concert at NU, Saturday we have a concert in Tukwila w/the Symphony, and Sunday we have another concert w/the Symphony in Renton.

Sheesh! I am so happy it's almost the end of the semester. It's been a long one, folks, and I am so ready to be done.

I also secretly (well, not so much anymore) hope that it snows this week. :)
And we're getting a real Christmas tree soon! Hurray!

Now It's Over!

(Copied from myspace blog.)

The play is over! (Insert the Hallelujah Chorus.)

Also, the play is over. :( (Insert a funeral dirge.)

I am happy/sad, as usual. It was lovely while it lasted, but I am OH so glad to have time to do...well, anything, again. Tonight I'm going to get home BEFORE 11pm! Shock of the ages, I know. At least, it feels that way to me. It will be nice to cook dinner for ourselves again, and cheaper, too!

And now onto more productions. I just sent the longest email ever to the production team for next semester's play (which I get to direct, hurray!), and boy I had a lot to say. I have so many questions and I am really thirsting for knowledge and wonderful communication through all of this. I love to learn, and I especially love to learn practical knowledge. I've done this before, but not at this scale and I am SO excited. So excited!

I am a big picture person, and I know that, and because of that I have trained myself to focus on the details as well by making lists (every day), color-coding, and generally being so organized it's annoying - even to me! Ha!

I know that everyone else isn't like that, so I'm sure it'll take some work on my part to let stuff go if it doesn't happen. As Mo, my choir director in high school, used to say to us, "Show biz is..." and we'd respond with, "Flexibility!"

I hope lots of people audition and participate in the play. The more the merrier!

I am also looking forward to this Thursday, Thanksgiving, because we are cooking dinner for ourselves (me, Ryan, and Megs). It should be delicious! Meghan cooks a wonderful turkey, as we've already found out a few times. We're going to try and get Ryan's dad's stuffing recipe that he's worked on for the last 15 years or so. And I'm going to bake some pies! Cranberry-Apple and Pumpkin. Yum. I just adore Thanksgiving.

So Happy Thanksgiving to you all and I hope you have a lovely week!

News!

(Copied from myspace blog.)

Good news: the Shakespearean Festival trip that I am planning is officially now a class at NU for the spring 09 semester! Yipee! Worth ONE credit in ENGL, or DRAM.

It will occur May 11th - May 16th, 2009.
The cost is $575 per person.

I know the cost is a bit more than I originally guessed at, but that's mainly because we can't use the school vans. Somebody else got dibs on them before us. :(

It is a course, and therefore will charge to your tuition, which means you can make payments/use financial aid to cover the majority of the cost. You will need to bring at least $100 for lunches and four dinners (two are group dinners, included in the cost). Bring more $$ if you want to shop/buy gilato/etc. Because it is a class, there will also be some required reading: i.e. reading Macbeth, which is one of the plays.

There will be fliers around campus tomorrow. Sign up online when you register, and you must get a $30 deposit to Esther Harmon by November 15th to hold your tickets. If you do not do this, you may be booted out if there are others who wish to go.

You know you want to go. :)

There are only 12 spots, so sign up early, get your deposit in, and prepare for a class that you will never forget!

Other Good News: I am directing next semester, and the play is She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith. Since we cannot set it in the Regency era, for obvious reasons (box skirst and huge wigs, ha!), I came up with the idea to set it in the late 1950's-early 1960's. So far Julia and DD approved this idea because it fits the theme of class distinction, as well as it is incredibly easy to get costumes and props for this period. The idea so far: stereotypical beatniks (black clothes, baret, bongos, no shoes) vs. upper class rich folk (a la June Cleaver).

That's the word so far, anyway. Things can change, so don't take it for ultimate truth, please.

Also, soon we will be announcing a contest regarding the play and it's Prologue/Epilogue issue. Writers and friends: keep your eyes open for fliers with rules, prizes, dates, etc!

That's all I'm going to say about that. ;)

Good day - it's lunch time!