Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Drowsy Chaperone Part III


We are off book, we have costumes set (mostly), we have lighting cues, and we have a much relieved bearded man.  The musical is leagues ahead of where it was last week.  Once we started running full Acts it really came together.  Of course there were some stumbles on props as well as entrances and exits, but those are to be expected when running it for the first time.

We still have sound effects and more lighting cues to get down but once that is set and the few un-memorized lines and dance steps (still might be a bit on the dancing) are committed to memory; we’ll have ourselves a show!  ….And then I remembered the orchestra.  Oh dear god, the orchestra.  I have no idea how well this is going to seamlessly slip into what we are doing (as I’ve never been involved in a musical before), but my first instinct is Not Well.

I am confident it will all be worked out before our first show, but with such a huge piece yet to be integrated, I have my reservations. 

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