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

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