Oct. 30 One more Day

Second to last day of Dracula. We have two more shows tomorrow!!! Expect some crazy antics out of me on closing night, with the Stage Manager's blessing. Set a new land speed record for Curtain Set Up 4.8 seconds. WE got the the Sub 5 mark!!!
Solo mio closed today. It was a heart wrenching finish. It was hard to put something I had worked on for so long to bed. I will miss the piece but am so glad it happened.
Just a great day all told.
Tomorrow, WG Halloween PARTY!!!
Peace be with you
~Will

"Sometimes all we need is a good long night to ourselves."

Oct. 29 Almost there

Performed my Solo Mio for an audience today. It went very well. I had a wonderful time. This has been a tiring day and I am heading to bed. I have a huge and long weekend coming up. But Dracula is closing!!! New adventures to begin.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Dumb as choir of cadavers."

Oct. 28 5 to Go

We only have 5 Dracula performances left. Started with 59 and we are all the way down to 5!!! Also, did the first run of my Solo Mio titled Venus Envy for a small audience today. It went very well. I am excited to get to perform it for my peers tomorrow and Saturday. Today had many ups and downs. It was the last day of the Shakespeare workshop with some wonderful people. I hope to work with them again. It was also a day of anger as I discovered that I have been triple booked and this time by no fault of my own. But then again for more joy as I set a new Land Speed record for Curtain Set Up and smashed my old record of 5.6 seconds with a new scorching time of 5.4 seconds. I can feel a sub 5 here any day. Highlights include a delicious pulled pork sandwich and some delicious Iced Tea.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Teeth clenched, jaw locked, eyes burning a hole through the back wall. Let's do this!"

Oct. 27 I think I can I think I can

Highlights include, a pizza party for our last Dracula Student Matinee!!!! and setting a new land speed record for the curtain setting in the show. 5.6 seconds!!! I am beyond tired and there seems to be no end in sight. It's a great feeling but at the same time depletion of resources does eventually become a scary prospect.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Sleep when I'm dead? I'm so busy I'll be lucky to get sleep then!"

Oct. 25 Shakespeare

What a great day. Sleeping in was so wonderful! Highlights include. Working with an amazingly talented Director on Shakespeare. I almost forgot how much I love Shakespeare. Also, I think I have figured out the way my Solo Mio is going to be structured as a performance. It has changed a lot since I first put it up on its feet. Change is good!
Peace be with you
~Will

"Love her like only an Oregon boy could."

Oct. 24 Home Stretch

Last two days have been out of control crazy and that is why I have not posted. I needed every once of sleep I could squeeze from this stone of an existence I have subjected myself to for the next several months. But it's so worth it! Last night the crew for Dracula set a new record for most tech perfect performance 11 the previous record was 10 and we still have 9 performances left. To celebrate we went to a bar called Stevie Rays and listened to a phenomenal band called the Predators. They really rocked.
Highlights for today include setting a record for "Fastest Curtain Setup at Start of Dracula in a Blackout" I nailed it in 6.4 seconds. Thrilling! Eating a delicious burger and figuring out a major logistical problem with my solo mio.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Every step we take is felt by the entire Earth."

Oct. 21 Almost Done

Today we had a double header for Dracula, however, that also means we only have one more God-awful 10:30 am performance!!! Today I got a lot of work completed on my Solo Mio. The script was finished and we began to incorporate the physical and gestural language that will accompany the piece. This stuff is so much fun!!!
Highlights include: Setting a world record in fastest curtain set up for a Dracula night performance 8 seconds!!!  and a delicious grilled tomato and mozzarella sandwich for dinner; what a treat it was!
Peace be with you
~Will

"Sierra Mike India Lima Echo"

Oct. 20 Tootsie Pop

It was a sad day, my brother left to return home to the land of Portland Oregon. It was fun to have him here though. I also had a great day working on my Solo Mio. I am so happy with the team I have assembled to help me create this piece. Secondly, I am assistant directing a student production of Romeo and Juliet. I am having such a great time with it. So much fun to tackle and play with the language. Well, it's laundry time.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Courage is not the absence of fear. It's choosing to act with love in spite of the fear." Anon.

Oct. 19 Busy but Full Day

Today was the first Christmas Story Rehearsal for me. I got to play elf for a few hours this afternoon. We also spent a great amount of time working with some professionals in the acting business. It's fun to listen to people who are so passionate about their work, it is very inspiring. A lot of talking, listening working and running around today.
Highlights include, getting to see two of my friends come alive with the work we were doing with Shakespeare tonight and listening to my brother talk about how much he enjoyed seeing the show The Mystery of Irma Vep.
He leaves tomorrow, but it has been a great time while it has lasted.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Cast-iron pans are like farming, for it to work you need a good season."

Oct. 18 Sleep and Bro Time

Charlie and I went to Lynn's Paradise Cafe today. It was a good time. Then we went to a dinner theater and watched an original piece. It was a great work of art and very funny. I hope to see more shows out there.
Took a walk down to the waterfront and just enjoyed the evening with my brother. It has been great to see him.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Acting is for gamblers who don't have money."

Oct. 17 On We Go

This was a fun day. I am excited to say Charlie being here is a wonderful and fantastic time. We just got back from a bar in German Town Louisville. We had a blast. It is now time for us to sleep and awake to find anew the adventures of a Monday with nothing to do but follow our hearts.
Peace be with you
~Will

"In the end we will all hear, welcome home."

Oct. 16 Charlie's Here

All I need to say is this. We had a double header today with Dracula; two shows in seven hours. It was crazy and fun.
Charlie is here!!! This is going to be great.
Peace be with you
~Will

"This could be the continuation of a beautiful friendship."

Oct, 15 Can't seem to get ahead of the curve

Word to the wise, 1 REM cycle a night is not enough. I have never been so plagued by waking dreams as I was today. I say the loss of sleep is related to a very worthy cause, but still, a man has got to sleep or else he is going to die.
Not a lot happened today. Highlights include playing piano on the 4th floor rehearsal space for almost two hours before the show and getting to work with a most amazing dramaturg on my Solo Mio script. I think it is going to be a great show. Oh, and I got to talk to one of my brothers from another mother this evening. I have not talked to Mr. Dan since I left and it was wonderful to hear his voice again.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Lima Oscar Victor Echo!"

Oct, 14 I wake to sleep and take my waking slow

Where oh where does the time go? Nothing extraordinary happened today except that one of the Understudies in Dracula went on. The monster woke with a stiff neck, ironic for neck-biting blood-sucking monster no? So his understudy performed. That was great. Highlights include, realizing I have a passion for directing Shakespeare and what appears to be a talent for it, and the short but wonderful rush of energy at the beginning of the Dracula performance tonight after I had two cups of coffee.
Peace be with you
~Will

"If the path before is steeped in darkness, look to the stars and adjust course accordingly."

Oct, 13 Sleep? I hate the word as I hate hell and all Montagues.

It's amazing what a person can accomplish on less than 90 minutes of sleep. It was another two show day. The first show was cursed from the start and the second show just carried with it a gremlin of some kind that just flummoxed a few things. Tomorrow we only have one show and I believe the student 10:30am matinées are coming to a close. I am now off to work on a scene from the show Strike Slip. It has been a grueling day but it has made me more aware of my limitations. Highlights include, the random forced REM sleep dreams that could occur at any given moment in the day and dipping french fries into my Wendy's Frosty at dinner.
Peace be with you
~Will

"While asleep, dreams are the stuff we are made on."

Oct. 12 Sad to be back

Today we had an audition to be a part of A Christmas Carol. I think the auditions went very well. I had a very good time. I would say highlights for the day include, getting to go see Irma Vep again. Meeting with my director for my solo show and playing piano.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Beautiful does not mean it can't hurt you."

Oct. 11 A Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On!

What a wonderful time we all had in the Red River Gorge. There were almost thirty of us all crammed into an eight person cabin out in the back country of Kentucky. We had a roaring campfire outside. Peals of laughter inside. Music, mingling and mellifluousness. I could not be happier with the way to trip turned out. I wish we could go again soon. Stars to read a book by. To find such harmony and love among a group of people that large is only explained in the realm of blessings. I am refreshed and ready to get back to work. I will miss the freedom and beauty of the Gorge tremendously.
Peace be with you
~Will

"The spirit of a place is three elements; the people it finds, the freedom it offers and the love it can hold."

Oct. 9 Here We Go!!!

Tomorrow is the Red River Gorge trip. It's going to be great! Not too much to report for today. Highlights include a wonderful trip to buy last minute stuff for the trip out at a 24 hour Kroger, and being informed that all the apprentices are going to be coming on the trip. It's going to be a PARTY.
Peace be with you
~Will

"The spirit of joy is infectious, be not afraid to spread it."

Oct. 8 Shotguns and Blues Bands

Had a great two show day. I was up until almost five in the morning last night. And tonight is not going much better, but I am having a ball. Ate my fill of well priced moderately good Chinese food for dinner. Highlights include getting to ask the blues band for the last song of the night to be a good and slow one; and getting stay up until after 4am talking to a person who a little over two months ago was a complete stranger.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Falling in love with many wonderful people is what life is all about."

Oct. 7 Very Good, Very Good

Just finished another two show day. The show Irma Vep opened. Good friends, good drink and good dancing. Highlights include: A delicious cup of Green Mountain Fair Trade Coffee with breakfast and dancing so hard and much my quads are aching and throbbing tonight. Time for bed.
Peace be with you.
~Will

"Some days there's just not much to say."

Oct. 6 Tennessee Waltz

I have had the song Tennessee Waltz stuck in my head for the last two days. It is a good thing I like the song. But a bad thing I can't fully remember the tune. I am having trouble singing it. Today was a great day. Dracula went well. I had a wonderful meeting with Michael and Amy the program directors and I think I had come up with another wonderful piece of theater I want to try out. I am going to write a two man production of the Legend of John Henry. Highlights include, getting to play piano for a couple hours today, the Tennessee Waltz and seeing the last preview before opening of The Mystery of Irma Vep. The two men in the show are amazing. I'm exhausted watching it. I can only imagine how they feel. (Two men play eight roles with frenetic costume changes) Yikes! EXTRA HIGHLIGHT: Somehow the director worked the music of Michael Jackson's Thriller and a killer dance number into the show. Amazing!
Peace be with you
~Will

"Let it Rock!"

Oct. 5 Lazy Day with a Show in the Middle

Not too much about today. We had a morning show which went pretty well. After, I cooked a delicious late lunch early dinner. Took a nap, checked in with my family and now I'm home. Just a lazy day.
Peace be with you
~Will

"I can sleep easy at night knowing somewhere in the world there is good blues playing."

Oct. 4 Pumpkins and Apples

Oh, what a glorious day was today. I awoke very early considering I didn't get to bed until far after 3am. Actually, before I go any further let me expand upon the events of last night. We finished the second show of Dracula for the day. That is where the adventure began. Somewhere around midnight, four of us manage to get ourselves to a WAFFLEHOUSE. It is here I discover I have lost my wallet. My friend Havalah offers to pay for my meal and I agree there is nothing I can do about the missing wallet now and if I stress it's only going to ruin my good time. (God grant me the serenity...) After the 24hrs breakfast joint delicacy, we then headed north from Louisville until we randomly turn West in an effort to find a dark patch of land just ripe for stargazing. My oh my if I haven't seen so many stars. It was beautiful. Once we had out fill of celestial bodies we embark for home which involved taking the most circuitous route possible and listening to some most wonderful music. Now for today. Went to a pumpkin patch/orchard bought a huge pumpkin and some apples. Then drove home through this most bucolic and autumnal southern Indiana wonderland listening to Beethoven's 6th symphony. No, need to point out the highlights, for it was all a great day. I guess, if I had to give one highlight, it would be getting to eat delicious chicken livers at the restaurant where we had lunch.  
Peace be with you
~Will

"Never judge a book by the jokes people tell about it."

Oct. 2 Cookies cookies everywhere, but not a one for me

What a great day. I got to sleep in. Dracula had a great performance with a high energy crowd. We have a potluck tomorrow and I am bringing homemade cookies. Highlights include: figuring out a brain teaser that has had me stumped for almost a week, and listening to a wonderful musical group called Great Big Sea while cooking delicious chicken and black bean burritos.
Peace be with you
~Will

"Never be discouraged when you play bad music, just play it very loud and no one will know."