The big time!
Sep. 23rd, 2009 08:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gilanaLast night, after some quick scene work, we packed up our chairs and props and brought them down to the Somerville Theatre. We entered through the stage door (squee!) right onto the stage, behind the huge and surprisingly see-through movie screen. We set our things on stage, and went down to the green rooms, which are downright luxurious compared not only to our usual church basements, but even to the Orpheum.
Playing the Orpheum was exciting, don't get me wrong. But the Somerville is home. I've seen so many amazing shows there -- Bela Fleck, Kris Delmhorst, Faith Soloway's Schlock Operas... and it was home to Busby Berkeley and Tallulah Bankhead. Standing there on the dark stage, looking out at the house, imagining how it's going to feel three days from now when the house is full and I speak the first words to start off the show -- I don't think I can tell you how excited I am.
And I'm pretty sure you all will be, too. The first time we got to run with the band and the music all started to come together and I got through my lines off book and we were all actually *acting* -- well, it's a pretty fabulous show, and I'm just sorry we only get to do it twice. Maybe they'll hire some of us for the movie version.
Tonight we get to go back and do it all on that wonderful old stage with sound (I get a real grown-up headset mic!) and lights (thank you, Giles!), and even a little audience. I so can't wait. And neither should you. Be sure to buy your tickets!
Oh, and you might want to bring some extra money to the show. We're selling some great swag -- there are t-shirts: pink "I Slay My Own Dragons", purple "Property of Dragon Fighting University", and the classic black Theatre@First "More Theatre, Less Drama", all available in both regular and girly cut. And we'll be selling songbooks, so you don't miss any of the clever words on the songs, and to help when the songs get stuck in your head for the next week. I think the tees are going for $20 and the songbooks for $4, but don't quote me on that.
Playing the Orpheum was exciting, don't get me wrong. But the Somerville is home. I've seen so many amazing shows there -- Bela Fleck, Kris Delmhorst, Faith Soloway's Schlock Operas... and it was home to Busby Berkeley and Tallulah Bankhead. Standing there on the dark stage, looking out at the house, imagining how it's going to feel three days from now when the house is full and I speak the first words to start off the show -- I don't think I can tell you how excited I am.
And I'm pretty sure you all will be, too. The first time we got to run with the band and the music all started to come together and I got through my lines off book and we were all actually *acting* -- well, it's a pretty fabulous show, and I'm just sorry we only get to do it twice. Maybe they'll hire some of us for the movie version.
Tonight we get to go back and do it all on that wonderful old stage with sound (I get a real grown-up headset mic!) and lights (thank you, Giles!), and even a little audience. I so can't wait. And neither should you. Be sure to buy your tickets!
Oh, and you might want to bring some extra money to the show. We're selling some great swag -- there are t-shirts: pink "I Slay My Own Dragons", purple "Property of Dragon Fighting University", and the classic black Theatre@First "More Theatre, Less Drama", all available in both regular and girly cut. And we'll be selling songbooks, so you don't miss any of the clever words on the songs, and to help when the songs get stuck in your head for the next week. I think the tees are going for $20 and the songbooks for $4, but don't quote me on that.
