Summer Schtuff, And Other Things - An Update

Well....it's been a while. Though, when looked at in relation to other posting lapses, not as long as some. So there's that.

Disclaimers and such aside, this entry is basically an update of what has been happening in the last couple of weeks.

First, we have opened the first theatre for young audiences show (here they are performed under the banner of 'Popcorn Theatre'), a production of Treasure Island. It seems to have gone over well. I am, in fact, writing this as the final performance is underway, since I need to be here as the curtain rings down so that I can work on the strike.

Second, we also have opened the first mainstage show, a musical revue comprised of music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David entitled The Look Of Love. It was interesting to work on as it was, at least in parts, a 'new work' and as such the properties process was an organic one, with things being added and subtracted as the rehearsals progressed. And should I go to University of Iowa to seek my MFA such experiences may come in handy there, since that program lists the development of new works as one of its emphasis.

Next up will be A Chorus Line, which will be followed by Guys And Dolls, and finally Alone Together. And in the Popcorn Theatre there will be Beauty And The Beast, and then Jack And The Beanstalk.

Beyond Summer stock issues, I am still on the hunt for funding for the 2014-2015 academic year, be it scholarship(s), sponsorship(s), loan(s), or gift(s). The pay I'll accrue from this Summer will be a start, but even so I'll still be very short on funds. So I've been dealing with that angst and anxiety.

Sigh. So any assistance is greatly appreciated. I have been attempting to figure out some way of providing 'rewards' to anyone who helps provide funding...Thinking about what sort of sketches or artwork I might provide. Still uncertain about that sort of thing. If you have suggestions, please let me know.

And I am still *very* excited about some projects I have in mind for this coming school year...The big issue (besides actually being able to pay for school) is that I am afraid I have too many ideas/projects to accomplish in the time/space allotted. One of the projects will almost certainly be scheduled for the Spring, since I *may* attempt to do a thesis project on it. The other three? Well...in candor only two of them are currently in as close to a pre-production state as I would like. All of these would take place in the UAF Green Room which IMNSVHO is a promising, but currently underutilized, venue. Beyond those? Well, Antigone still beckons me with its siren call. Even if it wouldn't be the Jean Anouilh version which I like so much. I'd love to do that as a 'fuller production' in the Lab Theatre, perhaps under the auspices of the SDA and Winter Shorts. We shall have to see.

Photo call for Treasure Island is underway. So strike is in the offing. As such, I'll close for now. More later...

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