Saturday, 9/18:
Dr. Page was with us this morning. It was a staggered call to give Kaleigh (10-11) and Lee (11-12) one-on-one time for their solo work. Strong diction and rhythmic work was accomplished. Dr. Page deals from a place of passion and excitement for the truth in the music that Rob Hartmann has written, pointing out to us all small things that are written in the music that lead for huge artistic storytelling.
During the 12-2 spot, Teddy Sosna (our lighting designer) joined us to record the show for the purposes of building his musical clues being sensitive to the musical changes in the piece. To this end, our goal was to read and sing to let the story unfold. Due to time constraints, we read/sang through half of Act I and then I had to make the executive decision to just sing the music so we would give Teddy everything he needed as accurately as possible. The ladies' blend is coming along. Someone out in the hallway during the sing-through praised the sound to me when they saw me later in the day. Although I would love for the show to be an amazing surprise, I was beaming. One cannot keep a light hidden. It must shine.
WEEK ONE WRAP UP: The excitement has been built. The acting/style concepts have been laid. The music has begun to take shape and is coming along. The press machine is evolving.
GOALS FOR WEEK 2: Stage Act I. Onward and Upward. (Rob Hartmann and Liv Cummins will be with us all week...what a gift!)
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