Sorry.
It has been a long time....
Some good and some slightly disheartening things have happened since our last meeting, (Like how I won't be doing Shakespeare or Patchwork....but let's not dwell)
The Night of the Iguana OPENED! YAY!
And we didn't suck! And the weather was stunning!
We had a really awesome last two weeks or so of rehearsal.
Things really did start meshing and working well.
We had a successful, albeit, stressfull move in to Le Petit Monday before we opened.
They took some photos at one of our dress rehearsals and I really had no idea that this was a play all about Natalie's Boobs.
But it is.
I mean...I had a vague idea that my bazooms would be on somewhat display....but when you can finally see yourself in your costumes they way everyone else does...makes a lot more sense as to why I kept getting all the comments.
And the fact that I have a fake tan in the play is slightly jarring and funny.
Shauna did help me master the art of matching my face to the rest of my body's color and I'll have to admit...I do look kind of sassy with the tan...especially when I wear my gold jewelry and my 1970's romper with my big hair...I look straight out that disco.
And not at all like myself.
At girls lunch on Saturday, Meredith Long didn't even recognize me...just thought I was some random broad at the table...
And when AJ saw me he said, "You're like Elphaba if she were a Mexican!"
But anyway...the show went well.
We had really good houses for the opening weekend because it was all those Tennessee Williams' Fest people who just go gaga over this stuff.
Trina and Sean Glazebrook came and seemed to enjoy it thoroughly... and my family came, too.
My favorite thing that was said was from my brother who after the show just looked at me and was like, "No wonder your character drank the whole play....if I had to put up with those complaining people for 3 hours I'd drink too. STOP TALKING AND DO WHAT YOU WANT!"
Thanks, bro.
My dad's response was..."Well, that was a lot of lines...and intense."
My mother's response (which I totally called in the dressing room before the play started), "You look very tan. And I didn't like those Nazis."
Ted Mahne was also there on Saturday and gave us a very lovely review on nola.com.
Which Yeargain and I are a little worried about since when we do shows together we like to strive for "mediocre at best", but Ted said some very complimentary things about us, so now we are very concerned people are going to expect things from us for this weekend.
Ugh
On Sunday, since I didn't have a show, Trina and I made our way out to metry to see JPAS' The Producers.
It was swell.
Leo Blum was a part written for Allegra. He was fantastic.
Everyone was great.
I loved listening to Cliff belt the shit out of the tenor parts, and Dwyane looked like he was in heaven playing Carmen Ghia, Bob frigganEdes made me laugh so hard...I was practically crying.
Very proud of everyone and JPAS for doing such an awesome job with such an epic show!
Sunday night was filled with a cast outing to the old Laser Tag.
Do you have any idea how ridiculous/slightly sad it is for a bunch of mid twenty year olds to go play Laser tag?
It's insane.
But, oh, so fun!
It was just us who had rented out the space, so they let you play this really horrifying version of "Blackout Tag"....
Which is when it is every man for themselves and every single light in the building is turned off.
Even the vests!
A person only lights up when they are shot.
It is terrifying. And dangerous.
I have so many bruises from running into walls and being knocked to the ground and shot at like a wounded animal.
These boys, especially Beau, had no sympathy on us ladies running around.
Marshall had the best tactic of just lying in the corner and waiting for people to come to him since he was taller than most of the protective walls.
Dangerous. Stressful.
But fun.
Yesterday was equally great because it was ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAWFISH DAY!
My deliciousness
Marshall teaching Sarah how to peel and eat 'em...she is from Arkansas and has never experienced the wonder that is crawfish and beer, and Yeargain about to get the good stuff!
Such a swell thing all of this was.
Sidelines in Metairie, every Monday night.
$20
All you can eat!
We stumbled upon this glorious thing last year, and Marshall and I have been looking forward to this day since the beginning of rehearsals.
Totally worth the wait.
I'm enjoying my time off from the show...I actually get to read books again, but it is a strange feeling not getting to love up on James and hate on Chrissy every night.
Just three more this weekend then all done.
Way too quickly for all the effort!
We are being judged for KC/ACTF on Friday night.
Most of the NOLA Project crew is coming then, and AJ asked if he should stand up and weep in front of the adjudicators.
Yes, please.
But if you would like to come...try to on that night. We need friendly, happy faces in the audience to make us seem funnier and more talented!
And make sure you go through BrownPaperTickets!
That is all for now.
Oh!
Don't forget to go see With a Bang at Southern Rep.
They also got a stellar review, and the show is just fantastical and crazy and awesome.
I did the staged reading of it last year and it was incredible, I can only imagine what Pete has done with it over the past 12 months!
Now, everyone go enjoy the weather!
Because in a few short weeks we are all going to be miserable and complaining about how ungodly hot it is.
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