Hey Brad !! How's The Show?
 

Hi there,

Any pics of the Brad-beard for us excitable aussies?

How's rehearsals coming along?

Well, he does have the one pic in his signature:

I like the look!

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel!
 

The play is going quite well. We had a kick-ass rehearsal tonight.
Been totally busy lately. Haven't been able to keep up with much besides work and the play. Occasionally, I have checked in here and on Facebook but haven't had much time to post. (I still have to finish up my South Pacific trip report. D'oh!)

And, yes, I'm scruffy at the moment. I was asked by the director not to shave at all from about a week ago and he doesn't want me to shave again until after the play closes (May 31st). I'm going to be very beard-y by the 31st. :D

Anyway, hope all is well. Will try to post pics soon.

~Brad

I just did a phone interview for one of the newspapers here about the play. I think being interviewed is cool. I could get used to that. :) If he prints anything, I'll post it here.

The production and publicity shots are coming soon, too. I'll post those if I can later. They're pretty wacky.

All in all, I'm loving this show. It's good to be doing theatre again.

Ah, I knew him when.

In my dream life I jet set over to HI just to see you trod the boards.

Tee hee.

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Huzzah!

:snap: :snap: :cheers:
Livin' the dream!!

I LOVE the photo. Rock on!! :snap:

Our little Brad -*sniff, sniff*- all grown up....

Woo Hoo !!! Is there going to be a video?

They only record the show for archival purposes. No copies are released, sold etc. And... thank goodness fer that, I tells ya. ;)
Mr. lashbear, you haven't said a thing about my goatee...

Awesome photo! :cheers:

Sorry... my hands were too busy to type.


(and it looks V. woofy, in fact. Maybe there's a new Ocelot on the horizon in HI? :D )

By the way, how do you titulate an ocelot?

Awwww our Brad is so cute!!!

Love the Photo and the cool write up!

VGC/DUCK HUNTIN M

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I wanna go!!!! :(

Yeah, really wish I could see this.

Would love to hear your Alabama accent!

I really want to go see the show!! :(

That's wonderful GC! I wish I could come see it too!

I find it funny that there's a ticket price for 25 and under. Is that because in Hawaii you stay young a lot longer!!

CP ~ I'll do my Alabama accent fer ya when I'm a fixin' to come see y'all in California. I miss everybody.

LB, TB and CL ~ I wish you could come see it, too. LoT swanking!!! Just kidding. :)


We had our first audience last night. It was awesome. It reminded me that, oh yeah, the play is funny. You forget what the laugh lines can be sometimes when the director, cast and crew run out off chuckles for ya (understandably tho, they do see it hundreds of times...).
:)

oh, how much are tickets with airfare to Honolulu + dinner??

Sounds like a swanking to me.

And he gets second billing. Nice!

Wow: they sent someone all the way from Michigan to review this play?

Y'all, I'm so nervous right now and it's only 10am in the morning here in Hawai'i.

Butterflies all up in my stomach.

I feel like I'm gonna pass out at any moment.

In other words, I basically feel the same as any opening night day.

:D

Breathe... breathe...

Break a leg! You're going to be GREAT!

Here is a shot of the poster that is going to be everywhere on the island in a matter of a couple of days.


I think it's a great picture but it's not helping my nerves right now! Major angel-sized butterflies in my tummy right now...
:D

LOL, I love that pic of you.

The poster is great, you are great.

Sorry you have huge butterflies though. I know you're gonna be fabulous.

"Unbridled hilarity" :cool:

VLBM

Visible leg breaking mojo.

If you weren't nervous....something would be wrong! I know you are going to be a hit!

We're several hours ahead of you in L.A., and I've already read the fantastic reviews. Relax, you are obviously going to be great. It says so ... right here.

Break a leg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Break a Leg!
I only wish I could be there IRL to see you! :snap: :snap:

Thanks, guys.
:)

And remember - have fun!

Am I the only one who is wondering why the posters won't be up for a couple of days when the show starts tonight?




Break a leg Brad. And don't bump into the furniture.

Break a leg! I so wish I could be there to see it and its unbridled hilarity.

I love the poster of both you guys with the splash box "True Love" right over your heads !! :D

...Is there something you want to tell us about your co-star, Brad? ;) :evil:

Well!!!????!!! How'd it go???:cool:

Can I just say that opening night was the best night ever? We had a stellar audience and the cast was right on the money. We got laughs throughout and had to hold for the laughter on several occasions (which is such a great feeling). A standing ovation and great feedback from the audience afterward.

I had the best night ever.

A couple of hours before the show started we found out that our stage manager was taken to the emergency room because of severe pains in his stomach and abdomen. Scary stuff. But we had someone step in for him and she totally rocked. It was like she was our SM from the very beginning.

Despite a couple of technical hitches that the audience was unaware of, the show went flawlessly. Reviewers and other prominent theatre directors and producers came to the show. I had a lot of great feedback about my character. One lady asked me what part of Alabama I was from. I had to tell her the truth that I was a local boy.

Hearing that so many people laughed and had a good time made all of the nervousness and feelings of barfitude prior to the show worth it.

I'm on Cloud 9. But I only got maybe 5 hours of sleep last night. There was an opening night party that we all attended and it went until midnight. Woops! I have to find the energy for tonight's show, but it'll come. It has to.

Anyway, thanks everyone for all of the words of encouragement. They mean a great deal to me.

:)

KB ~ That's a very good question.

Congratulations! Sounds like tons of fun.

WOOHOO!!!!!!

I sure wish we could see the show over here on the Mainland!

Way to go GC, it sounds like you rocked the house! I'm sure you deserve all the praise and adoration you are receiving and you're having fun to boot!

Living the dream, GC!!

Way to go GC!!!

Congrats!

I take it the quick change went OK?

Congrats!

Toi, toi, GC!

GC is purty darn cool, I tell you wut.

Congratulations! I wish we could hear your Alabama accent!

I am so not surprised that everything went so well for you. :snap:

Big bummer for the stage manager though, I hope he is feeling better soon. I'm glad his stand in was great for you guys.

I hope tonight is just as fabulous.

Best wishes for continued success with the play! Great photos and posters, too.

Me with the Director, Paul.


Scott and me.

More promo shots:

Congratulations!

Great pics !!

You and yer huntin' buddy really mug it up, too funny!

I love the photos! You look really great! :cool:

Third guy from the left (or, second from the right of you prefer) looks a little like Crispin Glover.

At least to me he does in that shot.

The bastard child of Chripin Glover and Bryan Cranston.

Scott. He's such a good guy. He's from Hawai'i. Funny tidbit about him: when he was like 8, he was an altar boy for my dad's sermons. He said he liked being onstage even as a kid. lol. He and my dad connected on opening night. Of course, pop asked him why he hasn't seen him in church for like the past 15 years or so. Scott just shrugged him off... lol
:D

I just realized that my mouth is open for a great number of the promo shots.
:D

Yes, I noticed that. And you mug it up better than Jerry Lewis.


Here's to your continued success. :cheers:



I am so incredibly happy for you!!!

A review came in this morning for the show.

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The other article already went into the Hon Adv's "pay to read it" archives. Darn it.

ETA: But here it is anyway! ;)

Great reviews!!!

But......"I was fly fishing one day".......?:D

Yeah... I can't quite see that either.

When does the show go on the road?

I didn't realize that it was Mitch Albom's material. I loved Tuesdays with Morrie (the book). How cool!

Brad is having way too much fun....we're never going to get him back!

We got another good review for the show. My sisters and supervisors came to the show last night. They liked it. :)

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Great review, GC! :snap:

Braddoc DeCaires! Hey, you used to be big!

(Congratulations!)

More scruffy Greg Sloan-esque doings. :D

Don't you ever shave again, young man. You hear me, now?

:D

Silly Bear, Tricks are for kids. Or Brad needs to turn tricks. or something catchy that assures him he's cute cleanshaven, too.




Plus ... he's too good a kisser to let all that fuzz get in the way of face.

You do look pretty hawt, babe. :D

Have you kissed everyone iSm?

Can't say. I'm not the kind to, ya know, and tell.









except when i do.

The answer is NO.

Don't listen to Steve. beards are HAWT! And kissing clean shaven guys is like kissing girls! Ick.

Bwahaha! I never thought of it that way...

I admit to liking kissing the stubbly, but not full on-hair. It's like kissing a wooly mammoth. And no one liked to kiss those, hence why they are extinct.





Don't listen to Jen, Brad. She's gotten used to that mountain man of hers, and has forgotten the pleasures of civilized lovin'.

I'll take a mountain man any day over some effete beardless half-man!

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." -Much Ado about Nothing, Act II Scene 1

Pfft, Shakespeare was a fag.

"...For God wished women to be smooth and to rejoice in their locks alone growing spontaneously, as a horse in his mane. But He adorned man like the lions, with a beard, and endowed him as an attribute of manhood, with a hairy chest--a sign of strength and rule." -St. Clement of Alexandria

Hmmm, is that anything like For God wished man to lie with woman and not with man?




As you might imagine, I'm not so keen with what humans say God wishes.




Though, also in regards to personal taste in men, God has told my people in no uncertain terms that he prefers cut over uncut. So there. :p

I just liked the quote.

I love hairy men. I like shaved men as well. Me thinks I just like men.

I also wanted to say that I love the dialog that happens just before the line I quoted above

:evil:

Susan likes me with a beard.

However, it will be coming off soon - probably after Memorial day

Actually, I thought he was quite the ladies man. Could be wrong though.

VJWBM for quoting my favorite Shakespeare play!

LOVED the movie version with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. Who knew Keanu knew how to actually act?

Ah, men!
:D

So in other words, Brad, keep the beard ON.

Hey, we're all endowed with the same male hormones. If some want to waste them growing facial hair, that's their business!

That doesn't make sense. Unless you have it removed, it's going to grow regardless. Shaving it off wont "save" any male hormones.

I didn't post it - but it was a joke, JW.

If shaving will help me retain the few male hormones I have, then pass me a Gillette!
:D

And would those be the same male hair pattern hormones that cause most men to go bald by the time they're 40?


I'll pass, thanks.

Hey, iSm... Are you telling me you wouldn't kiss this? :evil:

No, I wouldn't lay my lips on that creepy red X.

You already passed......;)

try this

It's kissable all right! :evil:

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Oh dear lord... Here!

mmm... and it's so tasty too! Just like candy !

yes, i'd kiss him .... in spite of the beard.





eh, it would be awhile before i reached his face any way.

I appreciate that a great deal.
:)

I'm on such a high right now with this show. I'll be sad to see it close on the 31st...
:(

You'll probably need a DL fix, say....sometime around July 16th-21st?:D

Your talent is being seen? Wait a minute, is this a Daniel Radcliffe/Equus kinda show?

Gives "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" a whole new meaning.





eeewwww.

So, I'm posting this because I'm just a little sad. The show is ending a week from yesterday. I think once this show is over, I think I'm going to be in a serious funk. I'm going to be super sad.
Right now, I'm just on a break for two days before the show starts up again. But I'm seriously depressed. Don't know what to do with myself when the high is gone. You know?
I don't know how I'll be on Monday... or even Sunday night for crying out loud. Ugh. When it's high, it's high. But when it's low (usually right after the big high) it's low low low.
Sat and Sun were great shows. We were sold out and everything. Awesome...

One word. 'Rent'.

(And a hug, of course).

Life goes on! More awesome stuff will happen to you, I promise. :)

Brad, you need to prepare yourself better for the post-show drop. Yes, it will happen. But since it's preordained, don't let it happen too strongly. You know it's based on a nearly-automatic reaction. Don't let that reaction rule you ... you must RULE IT. Minimize it, make fun of it, know that it's a temporary reaction and don't let it out of a small box of 4 days max duration and no more than 1 crying jagg and 4 frowns per day.

Preparing is the key. It's just I'm not very good at it.

"Who Stole My Dead Husband?" closes on June 6th after a nearly three year run, and three years development in various forms before that. Most of the cast has been with the show the whole time. I've been for five years.

We may or may not re-mount the show in the fall. There may be a sequel in the works. In any case, a cast that has worked together for a long time will not be seeing each other every weekend. When asked how we can keep doing the show week after week, the invariable answer is that we love working with these people. It truly has become a family.

I've dealt with post-show depression before. This will be something entirely different.

It helps to have "Evita!" to look forward to this summer.

Think of it as the first of many awesome plays. There will be more that will make this seem like a bad porno.

I guess I shouldn't complain. That's a long time to be doing a show.

So, how's this for irony? Or maybe it's irony in a non-irony Alanis Morrissette "Ironic" sort of way...

I posted something on Twitter like "#prop8 we'll keep fighting, chin up, we won't stop until we achieve equality". So I get this response from this guy who says I'm stupid, there already is marriage equality for straights only and that's the way it should be etc. He tweets again saying I should try shock therapy. So, of course, I respond with some sort of snappy response. Then I click on his profile. Where is he from? Alabama. The play I'm in talks about not stereotyping people from Alabama and not discounting them by the way they look or sound. The play points out that lots of people in the south are open-minded, deep-thinking and pithy. So, how funny that I have some guy on Twitter proving us wrong? It's very funny.

:D
:D

Is his name Duwell ?

HeeHee, take it as evidence the universe works in mysterious ways, but it works.

That thought tends to help me through the blues.

Bristol Palin's baby daddy (Levi Johnston) is sporting the latest in duck hunter fashion. He could be in our show. He's kinda cute, I'd be alright with that...
:D

He'd be cuter without the rifle.



In fact, why doesn't he just shuck that whole outfit entirely, and then let me comment on his cuteness. ;)

You may not find him so cute after you read the article.

I know it. Once they open their mouths, it's over.

Not. Gonna. Touch. It.

And that was that.

The show closed last night. Our last performance was awesome. Sold out crowd with 15 people turned away outside. Wow!

Part of the moving on process is helping strike the set. It was nice getting that out of my system. Tearing down trees and dismantling fake buildings for three hours really helps you move on.

I actually feel pretty good today. Not too shabby. Not too sad.

On to the next show.

:)

It hits Thursday evening, when you're sitting at home saying to yourself, "Isn't there somewhere I'm supposed to be?"

Wednesday actually. We ran Wed-Sun. :)

But you're right. It'll hit me soon. One of the things that happens too is that I usually get sick after a show ends. The stress suddenly stops and my body freaks out about it. Ha. Oh well.

I've decided to crew the next show "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". It opens July 1st. It should bee fun. ;)

That show's everywhere !! My local musical society's doing it next.

So GC, are you shorn yet?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then you may not like the fact that mine is coming off

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Ehh................


;)

To make up for it, I'm gonna let my beard grow out.



I should have a respectable beard in about ....




... oh four years or so. :(

Are you saying that you wouldn't care of I shaved? Would I be no more or less of a sexy man either way?

Does no one love me?

:Sob:

The answer to both questions depends on how much hair you're removing, where you're removing it from, and what outfits you intend to model after the fact..... :evil:

Right now, I have a goatee with super-long sideburns.
:)

I shall now call you Fuzzy Face. (That's what I call Tori's cat Samwise, but I think you have more whiskers than he...)

So, I shaved back the goatee quite a bit. I was worried that when I gave people pecks on the cheek that they thought they were being kissed by a walrus...

I do like my super long sideburns... Kinda hard to see in this pic, but oh well.
:)

I tried growing a beard and was promptly told to shave by a certain someone. How will I grow up to be a bear with no facial hair?

There's a special someone who asked me to shave down the goatee, too. But I'll talk more about him later.
;) :)

Tell us in the total serious happy thread!

Since this has evolved into the facial hair thread, I officially went down to a goatee tonight. We'll see if it sticks, or if the rest comes off.

Silly rabbits... Bald faces are for kids !!

Who you callin' a kid??

At my age, I'm happy to look like a kid.



(Well, not a kid exactly, but I'm commonly mistaken for 10 years my junior. Fine with me.)

Interesting.

Rumor has it that the theatre that was thinking of doing 'Rent' is no longer doing 'Rent'. And, believe it or not, this is a good thing. Apparently, because the theatre is on an Army base, they were going edit out all the swear words and have Angel's character be played by a woman (she's playing a drag queen - Victor/Victoria anyone?). So I say kill it if you're not going to f*cking do it right...

:)

You, girly.

OK, so I meant bald faces on guys are for kids. :p

...and iSm. ;)

:)

Wow, that sucks.

Hopefully something else will come along for you.

For "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", I'm going to be on the crew for the show. Part of my duties is to sell food before the show and during intermission. Everyone in the crew and box office staff are going to be characters of some sort. Since it takes place at a elementary school, the lighting and sound people are going to be the AV Club, the box office person is the principal and the waitresses serving "spirits" before the show are cheerleaders. I am going to be selling lunches. Any guesses on what character Brad is going to play?

;)

Yay for Spelling Bee! I went to school with Celia Keenan-Bolger, who originated the role of Olive.

I love that the front-of-house crew will be school characters. Adorable. You'll make a great... lunch lady?

The Lunch Lady? (You'll look stunning in a hair net, dahling!)

More testicles means more iron.

There's very little meat in these gym mats!
:D

Yep. The lunchlady! :)

My first time in drag. But actually, it'll be just barely drag.

You will be sending us pictures!

Nope.
;)

To the shagrin of all the bears 'round here...



Clean shaven.
It feels weird.
:)

Noooooooooooooo!



(Though of course, if that's clean-shaven, it's obvious Brad can be scruffy by tomorrow.)

He's still cute.

He's adorable. Just sayin' he can do both looks within the same week. And please everyone.


And I mean pleeeassse.

Ah, you should have at least waited until you were done with the lunch lady routine

For that he'd need to leave the 'stache, then grow about 4 or 5 long hairs from one side of his chin.

:( Alas, poor Scruffy! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow
of infinite beardiness, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me in his car a thousand times; and now, how
baldfaced in my imagination he is!

Ufta!
We had a really good first rehearsal/read thru for the Drowsy Chaperone. It's a pretty small cast, maybe 14 of us total.
I have to say it was a little intimidating. A lot of big dogs in this show. Including one of the big theatre producers here taking the part of the Man in the Chair. One of the singers of the Hawaiian group Na Leo Pilimihana is going to be Trix the Aviatrix. One guy who is a big time opera singer here and an actress who is a big time singing coach here in HI is Adolpho and Drowsy. I must say, I feel like a newbie to this even though I'm not.
Well, they liked what I did with the character. I just gave it a stab and the director and producer liked it okay.
A lot of singing and dancing. We sang a lot tonight.
Oh, and did I mention I have to learn to tap dance for one of the numbers?
lol
:D

Dude, I love Na Leo Pilimehana! Their stuff is lovely :)

Jim and I were wondering if you were going to perform the "Cold Feet" number with tapdancing and.... wahhh I wanna see you!!!!

I love love love love love that show.

This show gets quoted more around here than "The Women"! :eek:

Any show that rhymes "cold feets" with "shmold feets" is alright with me, sister!
:)


Boy, I wish I could take a camera in and show you guys what goes on during rehearsals. That in itself would make a good play...

You can read that last sentence any way you like. I'm purposefully being cryptic.

;)

Tonight, I was tap dancing.
I can't tell you how happy I am right now.
They taught me a tap danging routine and it was the bomb.
:)

Hey, Happy Feet Cricket, we're here visiting the MamaStoat, and she sends you love and hugs and wishes she could see you onstage.

...so do we. :cool:

I loves MamaStoat!
She's amazing!
:)

You know, without video, we'll have to believe anything. First you get to do the gangster voice on stage, now you get to tap dance, next it'll be a flying trapeze act or you'll wrestle a lion. Suuuure, Brad, whatever you say ;)



WTG!

Well, the show I'm in right now opens today. I'm pretty stoked. The last two nights of previews rocked, so it kinda feels like we opened already.

To be honest, it's been quite an interesting ride. One of the more difficult plays that I have been in. The end result is so solid that it almost makes riding that bumpy road worth it.

I gotta say, tho, that last night's final notes session with our director played out a lot like Anne Baxter's "thank you" moments to Bette Davis, Celeste Holm etc at the end of All About Eve. If you've seen the movie, you know exactly what the cast's non-verbal responses were to a bunch of fatally phony compliments from someone who has been panned island-wide. (You can check it out here at about 9:12 or so.)

Oh Brad, it may not be Broadway, but L.A. has a thriving theater scene with a much more, shall we say, professionally hopeful pool of actors. I seriously feel it would behoove you to take this next step in your acting career and return to Los Angeles for the good of the nation, as well as yourself.


Dammit, I want to see one of your shows!!!!

I honestly don't have the thick skin that is necessary to perform in LA or NY. I've learned that. And that's okay.
:)


Here's a pic of me, the two gangsters and our Janet. Can I say that our cast has some really talented people in it. Our Janet is 15. 15 and has the presence of a pro onstage.


Here's our entire cast and crew with the plane from the finale. I'm on the top left with the top hat, I get to ride the plane like Snoopy. :D

How exactly DO you ride Snoopy?

Doggie style?
:D

doggy-style

BAH! beat me to it..!

Oooh! What a good omen! They're playing the movie version of the very first play I was in on TCM: Good News. Woo hoo!
:)

Opening night of The Drowsy Chaperone went tremendously well. We had a blast, the audience was having a good time and I was happy with my performance. Now to keep the energy going for tomorrow's show...
:)

Good on you !!! I'm so happy, and will pass the photos on to the MamaStoat for her approval. :D

Well, ducklings, that's another show come and gone. The Drowsy Chaperone closed tonight. The big surprise of the evening was that Lisa Lambert came to see it. She wrote the lyrics for the show. She's a terrific person and a wonderful writer. She signed my program.

An awful rehearsal process evolved into an extraordinary run. I adored the cast and crew. I'll try and post some pics if I can.

Thanks to everyone at the LoT for all of your support and kind words. You are the blues chasers that help me get through. Mahalo.
:)

Way too short a run - but on to the next one! Congratulations, I really, really, wish I could have seen it!

I wish you could have too. I've been getting some great feedback about my character which is always nice to hear.

But now it's job hunting time. No plays for awhile, methinks. Although, I do have my sights set on Hair. (Auditions the week after I return from the SoCal trip.)

I haven't talked about it much lately but I'm auditioning for 'Hair' tonight.

A couple of things tho, I'm nervous about this audition which is usually a good thing for me. I can use that energy well. But for some reason, I have this pit of the stomach thing that says I don't think I'm going to get in. Don't know why...

I decided to go for the Margaret Mead ('My Conviction' song) character. It's a smaller part but a scene stealer. After the one scene she's in, she becomes a man again and turns into a Tribe member. I think that's good for me. Being one of the leads (Berger, Claude, Woof) means a lot of work. The show is already going to be a 7 week performance commitment, I'm supposed to be job hunting along with doing theatre stuff...

Do you have to audition nude so they can judge all your talents ?

No, I already greased that wheel. Male director and all.
;) :D

I'm ready for my audition but I also feel like blowing chow. Pukesville. Rainbow yawn.
:(

Well, it would show colour and movement...

Well, the audition went well. I made 'em laugh. That's a good sign. We'll see what happens.
:)

Unless you are auditioning for Jean Valjean

Or unless you DID do the audition nude.

lol! Comedians.
:D



Speaking of that, one of the things that may hurt my chances in a small way is how I voiced my concern to the board at this theatre about their decision NOT to do the nudity. It truly is not in the script, but it is tradition. Another local theatre here did the nudity when the performed it in 1998. One of the board members asked me if it was truly vital to the story. I said: "Well not doing it would be like ending Act I of Phantom without a chandelier or just having Elphaba ride around on a unicycle during 'Defying Gravity'".
:D

Now it's the waiting game...

Tick tick tick tick....

I am anxiously awaiting the outcome! I hope you get the part you want.

Thanks, Pru.
:)

The callback went well tonight. But still no word on whether I'm in the tribe or not. I thought I was the only person auditioning for the part I wanted but something must be up if they haven't called yet... Hmmmmm.

Did you do the callback naked?

No, but I did tell them that I had no problem with being naked onstage. I am that committed to theatre.
:)

I heard an annoying story about an actress here who was cast as the lead in "White Christmas" (the play - it's playing now) and dropped out one week into rehearsals because she didn't want to kiss her costar onstage. She said it was against her religion. (She drops out despite her reading the script beforehand and the director asking her in the audition if she had a problem with it!) My response was 'If you want to be an actress you're going to have to kiss someone at some point. If you can't do that, then what else won't you do? And, do you really want to be an actress because you're going to have to take risks at times. If you can't, don't act.' At the very least, she should have told him this during the audition. What a dinglecheese.

If you meet her, can you smack her upside the head for me? If she gets upset and want to sue, just tell her I made you do it.

The waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Tick tick tick... no call yet. Worried a little. Most of the leads have already been cast. Tick tick tick.

To me it looks like the entire play has been cast except the part I want. It's between me and some other guy. Oy vey. I feel so unwanted.

Eh... the other guy sucks






Which may explain why he is in the running.

I'm posting this here before Facebook because I love all y'all. Even Leo.

I got the part.

I just got the call two minutes ago.

I'm in Hair.

I'm just stunned and blown away and everything.

It's my second favorite show of all time. All time! (Rent is first.)

I'm in the tribe.

Call me: Margaret Mead.

:)

Awesome!

Congratulations, Brad! Which part is it? Do you have any solos?

Yeah!

Awesome!

Congratulations!

(I saw the Facebook post first! :D )

What role did you get?

I am so excited for you.

I have a solo song. It's called "My Conviction".

They call me "Margaret Mead".

;) :)

Congratulations! So proud of you!

Congrats!

I totally started crying. I'm such a dork. I'm so happy.
:)

Way to go! Wish I could be there to see!

WOO HOO !!!!!!!! :snap: :cheers:

When AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaactually.... :D

Yay Margaret!

Ya big Hippy!

GC: You got Margaret Mead? Awesome!

Good morning STARshine!

I guess your moon was in the 7th house.

Congratulations Maggie!

Brad mooned someone's house?

Just to brag for just a second... I held that frickin' note as long as humanly possible. I was happy with that.
:)

Can I have your autograph?

Awesome Brad! I'm so proud of you! Thrilled for you!

After reading other threads/posts about snow, I read the title of this thread as "Hey Brad!! How's The Snow?"

So, for Margaret Mead, I'm in the process of campaigning that she dress exactly like Anne Bancroft from The Graduate. Leopard skin coat, the works. I'm even trying to get the hair and makeup guy to give me a wig that resembles her hair (streaks and all).
This is exciting. I hope I get it.
It is up to the director, tho.
:)

It's a freakin' tragedy.

I found out last night that I am the oldest person in the cast.

AND I'm only a year younger than the director.

There are days where I do, 'WTF am I doing in this show?'

I'm thinking I'm not going to handle aging from here on out very well.

:D


This was nixed by the way, Mrs. Robinson is cool. Margaret Mead shouldn't be. But I am going to put in the playing with the ear ring thing though at some point. Probably when Hud is flirting with me...

lol! Me Hair-ified:

You look like a cool dude! Congrats Brad!

Hang on.. you've looked like that before, haven't you?? Hmmmmm...

This just means that you look and act way younger than you are! Not a bad thing. :)

True.
:)

My wig is real human hair. Apparently, it was donated to the theatre awhile back. I hear it's a $400 wig! Yikes, I better not get it too tangled.

Not to be a diva or anything but the costumer's take on Margaret Mead is all wrong. She made her frumpy. I don't agree. I'm going to have to convince the director to take her in a different direction. We'll see.

Cool! Is there someone in charge of styling the wigs? I would be nervous too!

There is. He's amazing. He cuts hair, he styles wigs etc. And he shapes eyebrows for a living. Seriously, he makes big bucks being the primo person who does eyebrows on O'ahu. So cool. Love him.
:)

I know I say this a lot with each show but... my anxiety has gotten the best of me today. I feel like barfing. Tonight is dress rehearsal and I have three quick changes I need to do. Ugh. Worry worry. It's not even opening night and yikes.
:eek:

If one of the quick changes isn't going well, just come out nude. Say it's tradition.

You'll do great Brad! You look so cool but "Hair"y ;)


sorry bad pun

Even after 20 years as a DJ (mostly weddings), I still got nervous before every gig.

You'll do what you do, which is to take your years of experience onstage with you and show up these young whippersnappers, make 'em respect their elders.

Just remember, bobby pins are your friends.

Hey Brad, buddy, you know,


You'll do great, you always do!:snap:

Some day, I want to go to HI.

Some day, I'll see one of your plays.

Some day......

:D

I know, Rstar

I wanna see, too :(

Thanks you guys! You all rock. I was so nervous last night... until I stepped on stage...
:)

Last night was a train wreck. But a fun one. There were about five instances where we had to hold for costume shenanigans. Two of those were mine. Here's how my changes go:

Act I:
Tribe hippie ---> riot police officer ---> Margaret Mead ---> Tribe hippie.
Act II:
Tribe hippie ---> George Washington's Soldier ---> Army Sergeant ---> Tribe Hippie ---> Tribe hippie (winter coat)

The only one I have lots of time for is MM. But even the 15 min I have seems like 15 seconds.


I was thinking about this the other night. Last year made my 20th year doing theatre. That's a pretty cool thing.
:)

Road trip!


Anybody have an autogyro or large boat we could use?

We could use this.

Hmmm... No, but they're building Wendy and me a little place on the beach so we'll have a place to crash when we get there.

What do you mean, you and Wendy? You're inviting us too, aren't you?

I consider Sam's posting of the link to be an open invitation for all of us to join him for surf, sun, and speedos.

(typing 1 handed so please excuse errors)

MMmmmmm Wouldn't that be fun? I'd love to get a 2 bedroom around or shortly after opening, put the dates on the calendar and send out a "y'all come". You can sleep 8 in a 2 br. That could make a fun group.

Of course, we'd need a tour guide

Totally! My rates are quite reasonable. j/k
:D

That would be such a great swanking. I say do it. I can give y'all a tour of the island like I did with the Lashbear Family.
:)

Hell Week.

Wow, I'm so exhausted. 3rd Preview audience tonight. Opening night tomorrow night.

I hope I can maintain my energy level through Sunday night. Then I have Mon-Wed off from the play. That will be nice.

I'm so glad I'm doing this show. It's been a total blast. The preview audiences love my Margaret Mead. I'll try and post some pics of her.

:)

That's what amphetamines are for, silly.

And taking drugs to perform well in HAIR can only be considered method acting at its finest.

which we whole-heartedly recommend !! :snap:

Plus, he lays you in front of everyone at the airport.....






...that IS how you spell Lei, isn't it? :evil:

Break a leg, bra!

What's a leg bra? Do legs need that kind of support? Wouldn't that interfere with walking?

Mucho mahalos.
:)

Last night's preview was amazing. Great crowd response, standing "o".

They loved Margaret.

Butterflies about tonight. Opening night. Woo hoo!

Wish me broken legs.

:)

Break 'em all, Brad!

Oh, opening night's tonight? I guess I have a little problem with premature texting.


Break three legs, Brad.

But not the middle one!

Break those legs Brad! Have a great opening night, we know you will!

It's gonna be so groovy, man. Rock the house!

Break a leg (or two just not three).

I might be able to arrange for someone to break your legs, if you'd like.

Break everyone's legs!!

Just don't break wind

Severe butterflies right now. The show is 6 hours away... Oy vey!
:D

I've cut the cheese onstage a couple of times. But they were of the "silent but deadly" variety...

Just means that you are alive, break a leg

Yay! Break a leg! You'll be great!

Wishing you traumatic bodily injury!

Opening Night was supremely fantastic. Such a great audience and a super response to Margaret Mead. The audience loved her.
:)

We got a standing ovation and the after show party was crazy fun. There was even a pants dropping competition that I have no idea how it started but it was pretty hysterical.

The parental units came to the show without prior knowledge of who I would be portraying in the show. Hee hee. I told them I was in the Tribe and that's about it. They were stunned by Ms. Mead and my dad said he had to cover his eyes when I flashed the audience. lol!

So, "Hair" is open. One show tonight, two on Saturday, one on Sunday and then I get to rest until Thursday. I've never looked forward to a Monday before in all my life...

Thanks for all the leg breakage messages. I thought of you guys a lot while the show was running last night. Mahalos, y'all.

:)

Of course you got a standing O, who could expect less out of our Cricket!!

Congrats on opening night escapades and a job well done! :snap:

I hear it's being nominated as an Olympic event (both summer and winter versions). NirvanaMan better start training.

Great news now just enjoy the run of the show

Bad News and Good News:

Two pretty bad reviews for our show. Just sent out a pep talk email to the Tribe. I'm explaining to them that these are just two opinions from two people. The overwhelming response from the audiences and our one week extension proves that they are in the minority.

We were on the morning news today performing 4 songs from the show. It's great advertising for the show. There's nothing like getting up at 5am and belting a song, I tells ya.

lol

:D

Ok there has GOT to be video of this online! Hook us up!

What station?

KHON 2.
They don't seem to have it online. Oh well. lol! Which is fine because there is a close up of me that has inspired me to go on a diet.
:D

So conflicted.

The review said that the theatre was committing a crime against performing arts by not doing the nude scene.

On one hand, I agree. I did fight for the nude scene before we started. But the board and the producers all agreed that they shouldn't do it. And it's still a very powerful production.

But I did tell them some would not like the fact that we aren't doing it. But the reviewer is the first to complain about it so far...

Alas, apart from two or three lasting songs, the nude scene is what is most associated with the piece this far from 1967. I only learned it was not part of the originally-mounted production in the last few weeks, due to Brad's production (and sorry to use the word "mounted" in a paragraph about a nude scene).

So I have to say, in the minds of many, not doing the nude scene smacks of High School musical and puts a potential taint of less-than-professional on it.


To me, it's small beans (nothing meant by that in relation to a nude scene), and the most minor of quibbles. But I can see why some see it as a cowardly move worthy of some derision.

.

No kidding. An apology for "mounted" but not "taint" in a post about a nude scene? Lift yer balls for a sec, Brad!

Why? Do you need to know what time it is?

Here's a shot of the entire cast with Kaitlin Kiyan who is in the Broadway cast of "Hair". Our Claude (Kyle - who was also Robert Martin in "Drowsy Chaperone") is in the Army uniform and our Berger (Jack) is the tall bearded guy in the back. The solo singer (Louisa) during "Aquarius" is on the very right, the solo singer (Pomai) during "Let the Sunshine In" is on the very left. Kaitlin is in the first row with the purple sweater hunching over...

Oh.
My.
GOD!

lol!

Here is a link to an article that discusses "Hair" being extended another week. It contains footage of the segment we filmed for them this morning. I am on the very left. Shoot me now. Oy vey!

Hovi: "Hey! THAT'S BRAD!!"

Congrats, dude.

I miss Hovi.
:)

Brad wakem up this morning at 5am. Brad has heap big bags under his eyes. Brad dons black framed glasses to hide them. Brad happy. Brad should have tucked shirt in pants. Brad look heap fat on television machine.

I didn't notice any of that. I was too busy giggling at you trying to figure out what to do with your hands sans-wig.

I know it. We couldn't do any of the choreography for "Aq" and "LTSSI" (small stage) and I am in Margaret Mead mode when "Hair" is being sung and I'm usually just doing comedic shenaniganery at that point.
Oh well.
:D

Looking good Brad - sure wish I could come see



When the site was (slowly) coming up and I looked at the URL, I was trying to figure out was "Hawaiian Ew Snow" meant

Hahaha, Twitter Night!

Now Twitter Night was interesting... There were a lot of people who came for it, but the people of the Twittersphere that were in the house were too distracted by what was going on onstage to tweet about it during the show. So it was more of a spreading the word after the fact thing than a play by play thing. It was quite odd to see so many glowing blue faces in the house.

So, even though "Hair" is still not over and we're hoping to extend for 2 more weeks... The next 2 things are already on the table for me: a fundraiser dinner for Manoa Valley Theatre and one for Diamond Head Theatre. At MVT I will be a hippie and the tribe will be entertaining guests at a formal dinner. At DHT I will be playing a mafia godfather for a murder mystery fund raiser that they are having.

The DHT fund raiser is going to be tough. 45 page script for a one night only performance. Oy vey. Lots of dialogue. I found out that as I get older, it takes me longer to memorize things. Yuck.

Mad-Z gives it two thumbs up!

So the director for "Hair" is on to his next project, "Guys and Dolls" at another theatre. Because rehearsals are pretty much starting now, he told us that we Hair-ians (which is running until the 4th and may extend further) were not allowed to audition. I get a call last night at 8pm saying he wants us to audition now. I say great. The auditions are tonight. I have no song prepped, no real character in mind yet. But apparently, like a lot of shows here, there aren't enough guys. (I can't complain, that's how I get into so many shows! lol) So, I'm auditioning for Benny Southstreet or Nicely Nicely or Harry the Horse or someone like that tonight. I have had four hours of sleep last night (insomnia) and look and feel like the underside of an elephant's foot. But, oh well. We'll see what happens.
:D

But he knows your work. Just go have fun with it

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. If I get in, great it's another show! If I don't, great I get to rest! :)

Guys and Dolls, YAY! :D :D :D I was Benny Southstreet in my one and only high school show. I'd root for you to be Benny but I'm sure you'd rather sing Rocking the Boat as Nicely Nicely. :)

As you can tell, we also suffered from not having enough guys.

Besides, how can you not want to be a character named Nicely Nicely?

You might be even more excited to find that it's Nicely Nicely Johnson. ;)

The character is supposed to eat/be hungry all the time and the traditional casting calls for an overweight guy. At my school we cast a beanpole guy which worked as an extra sight gag. Could work for you, or do you think they'd want you in a fat suit?

Our Big Jule was a gag too, played by a girl as a brassy woman, bossing everyone around. My Benny was me in drag...not exactly a sight gag but probably one nonetheless.

No "Guys and Dolls" for me. D'oh! But, it turns out that it's a good thing after all. I need the break and something better is coming up.
:)

Really? What's his name?

Never liked G&D, myself. Good for something else on the horizon, though!

I've had a bit of a dry spell, myself. Finally broke it this week with the role of The Boss in Sideshow this summer. Life is much better with a show on the horizon!

Aww! Oh well, rest up. :)

The cool thing was that I was up for Nathan Detroit against 1 other guy. I thought that was pretty neat. I would have cast the other guy, too. He looks the part and has done the play before. I talked to the director after and said I did really well for someone who had one day's notice and had not seen the play before. So, I took that as a compliment.

There's a local play coming up called "Once Upon One Time". It's a local pidgin version of "Into the Woods". I'm thinking that I have a good chance of getting into that. I can do a mean pidgin accent that most people in the theatre community have not heard yet.

:)

That can come in handy if you ever encounter an angry pidgen.

I thought you guys might get a kick out of this. This is Kyle (he played Claude) and me...

SFW

Nice legs

So, I just got the call. I've been cast in a show at Manoa Valley Theatre called "Once Upon One Time". It's sort of a local take on "Into the Woods". I'm playing one of the 7 dwarfs (menehunes in this show) called Wen. (The menehunes are: Who, What, Wen, Wea, Why, How Come and Lolo.) It's a kids show that's mostly slapstick, which I adore. I have to WD40 my pidgin accent for the next 3 months or so.
:)

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

That sounds like a fun show that I would like to see!

This is very exciting have a great time.

So, this latest show is fun. But I gotta say, I'm kinda bored. All the parts are pretty even, so with 24 in the cast there's not a lot of stage time for anyone really. But it's an ensemble piece and it's cool. I would love to jump into a meatier role very soon.
:)

How about a one-man show?

I ask you, how can one little kids theatre show have so much backstage drama? I mean, really? No, I'm not surprised but it's annoying how much the backstage drama is seemingly integral to the whole theatre thing....

Oy freakin vey!

Would it even be a show without it?

True.
Guy s&Dolls went up at another theatre (without me) and I heard the backstage doings were much more entertaining than the show itself... (which wasn't great). So glad I got into this one instead of that one...

I'm thinking of auditioning for "A Christmas Carol" by Doris Baizley. It's a different take on the traditional story. I hear it's hysterical. Thinking thinking thinking. I love working for the director that's in charge of this production. Hmmmm....

So tonight is the Po'okela Awards. It's the Hawai'i version of the Tony's for the theatres statewide.

I must say I have butterflies. The "Hair" cast is performing "Aquarius", "Flesh Failures" and "Let the Sunshine In". You know, a little performance where all the producers, directors and my fellow actors will be watching.

But the history of these awards is that I am usually snubbed. We'll see if that continues...

Three shows I was in are up for Best Ensemble and Best Musical:
"Once Upon One Time"
"The Drowsy Chaperone"
and
"Hair"

Fingers crossed.

My biggest wish is that Janine Myers and Jim Davenport get Best Lighting for their enormous lit up peace sign that was hanging over the audience for "Hair". It was spectacular.

The Peace sign is rad.

So are you, Brad. I hope you get showered with awards ... or at least a blow-job or something at the after-party.

Thanks, Steve!
:)

I'm doing something interesting tonight. I'm going all in black with a hippie sheik tie that is black with dark blue scrolling. I figured I go black because I hear a lot of people are going hippie loud with the colors and the tassels and the flowers. It'll be a nice contrast.

Break a leg!

So, ol' GC won an award for Featured Male in a Musical for "Hair". I'm pretty stoked about that.

Here's the article about the winners.

"Drowsy" and "Once Upon" won Best Musical.

I wish the Death Star peace sign got something, but it didn't. Oh well.

My outfit was a hit but I didn't get a shot of me in it. Maybe someone else will post a pic that was taken of me last night...

So much controversy last night and so much venom, but most of all it was great fun.

Went to bed at 3:45a this morning, got up at 8a... so tired.
lol

Yay, I want to see a pic of you looking good with your award.



And, of course, I want to hear all about the controversy and venom. What would the theater be without it?! :evil:

Me and the award.

A closer shot with me and the Lost Princess.

lol, like they couldn't have just given the character name?


Big congrats Brad, you rule!

AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! :cheers: :cheers:

I know, right? All part of the controversy.
Huge backlash against the theatre because of the no nudity thing. Some feel the theatre copped out/sold out... some peoples' lives were changed by the experience. One man's trash...
:)


Thanks you guys. It was a fun, fun season.

I can't see the pics. My cheese is sad.

I drove all the way here from Pismo Beach and there's NO NUDITY!!!??? MY ENTIRE TRIP IS RUIIIIINNNNED!!!!!!

Damn hippies.

Love and congrats, theatre geek! :)

Well, to be fair, it IS a helluva commute from Pismo to Hawaii.

Here are a couple of clips from last night:

Far away angle.

Closer.

If you listen, you can hear me. I was near the mic. Which may have been a bad thing. lol.

I thought we did pretty good considering how nervous we were and some of the mics not working and we couldn't hear ourselves (no monitor). Oh well.

For Kevy...

I got goosebumps listening to that ! We need more video of your work for those stranded over the seas/oceans/lakes/wet bits

Wow, who's the girl? And why is life wasted with her standing so comfortably close to the one man within hailing distance who won't want to sleep with her?




(oh wait, was it an hawaiian theater event? Ok, close to one of the 50 men within hailing distance who won't want to sleep with her.)








(BTW Brad, you look good in black.)

Do you mean the one in the photo, or the one in the black dress in the videos, also next to Brad? Both deserve awards of their own.

I would totally get laid soooo much more if I was straight. Just sayin'.

:D

If I stop swimming, I'll die... like a shark.
:D


On to the next role. I just got cast in "Crazy for You" over at Diamond Head Theatre. I'm playing Eugene, a British tourist. I dusted off a British accent that is more of a parody of a British accent. Somewhere along the lines of Terry Thomas and just went nuts during the audition. The director loved it. And I love him. And he loves me for loving him and I love him for loving me. And we loooove each other...

He's going to accommodate my schedule for the show I'm currently in. So, there's no break betwixt shows. Which is ok by me. Rehearsals start today, the show I'm in closes on the 15th.

Anyway, new show, new part, different theatre than the last couple of shows with a director who is a good friend.

Yay!
:)

Congrats, Brad!

Gee, Brad, you're gonna end up with no more legs to break.

Advice needed:

Neither of my sisters has come to see my current show. One is too self-absorbed to think of anyone but herself, the other is mad because I let it slip to my parents that her girlfriend got a large tattoo on her back. I have told them about the show. I put comp tickets at the box office for them to claim whenever they want. They even have their names down so that their friends can get my cast discount. The only option now is to beg them to come see the show. I'm at a point where I refuse to do that. If they want to come see it, great, if they don't, great. I'm at a point where I don't give a sh!t what they do. But, of course, there are pangs of guilt in me. Should I make more of an effort or should I just say f*ck it and be alright with them not seeing it and saying it's their loss?

I suggest leaving playbills in conspicuous locations with cryptic, passive aggressive, and/or mildly psychotic scribblings on them. e.g. "Reserved for: [sister's name]" on the top. Or "I cut myself hoping she'd feel the pain" in the margins.

I just got off of the phone with tattooed soon-to-be sister-in-law (she works at my Dr's office). I didn't bring it up. I was cheerful, too.

GD ~ Good idea. Maybe I'll take a shot of the audience and Photoshop them in and circulate that. That'll cheese them off.
:D

This last show was not my favorite. In fact, I don't miss it at all. Some of the people I do miss. But I'm feeling guilty that I'm not going through any withdrawals right now like the rest of the cast is. My cast mates have been calling me and each other in quite a depressed state. Normal I suppose. But I'm jumping for joy that the show is over. I mean, it could be that it's because I jumped onto another show during the performance phase of the last one, but in all honesty, I don't think so. Oh well...

On a brighter note, I love love love my new character Lank. He's an asshole.
:D

Duly added to the quotes list!

Hey Brad,

The last time my parents saw me onstage was about six years ago, and then five years before that. They've only come down when I've done major shows (both of these were with the Oregon Symphony). I've given up on friends and family seeing my shows. I won't press, I just let them know what's happening, and that I'd like them to come. I never expect them to. That way, they're not pressured and I'm not disappointed. And it's a pleasant surprise when they show up!

Yes. I think that's sound advice. I'm going to remember that. I'll keep my sisters on my discount list but they're on their own otherwise. My parents have been really interested in coming to my shows (they just looove sharing the spotlight) so they can have my comp tickets.

With this new show, it's very interesting what's going on. I haven't been called for rehearsals until it's absolutely necessary. Which is kind of nice. Instead of me hanging out and watching everyone else, they schedule me when they know I'll be utilized. I like that. For the last two shows, I've been called for rehearsals every night. So for this show, I feel like it's a part-time job instead of a full-time one. In fact, when I hang out to watch the choreographer working with the ensemble (the dancing is fantastic in this show) the director and stage manager always come by and say, 'you don't have to stay, did we forget to tell you? Sorry...' I always tell them I want to stay because I'm truly amazed at how talented the dancers are. Dancing like everyone else does eludes me (I'm a rebel). So when I see people doing it I get intrigued.
:)

Sense of smell is a key component in dance.

How true is that! Often, the smellier dancers will be sectioned off to dance next to me. And boy oh boy, with the last show there were a couple rank menehunes.... or so I hear.
:D

Ok. I'm having some anxiety with this show. I'm the villain and in charge of a lot of humor in the show. I'm feeling the pressure. We haven't finished blocking Act II yet and it kinda worries me. We open on the 24th. 2 weeks.

Breathe breathe breathe.

I didn't want to post this on FB because I just know there are people out there who want to see me bomb this part. Luckily, they're not my friends but word does get around...

You've got lucky horse shoes - how can you go go wrong? ;)

You'll be great I'm sure it's just a little pre-show jitters.

I swear those are working. Totally. :)
You're right. What your part is big, it can be a handful. *




*That was a freebie for Kevy. I was also thinking of typing 'it can be a lot to swallow' and 'there's a lot riding on it'.
:D

I want to see you bomb ... and leave Hawaii in disgrace ... and have to stow away on a tramp steamer bound for Los Angeles ... only to be discovered in the hold and given a choice between being thrown overboard or being the first mate's cabin boy for the duration.

(That part's to make the story more palatable to you ... I just want you back in L.A.)

You're screwed

So, right around this time (the 1 week before opening mark), I get what I call adrenaline blasts. Like when I'm working or doing non-theatre shenanigans, I think about the play for one second and boom adrenaline shoots all over. A little bit of anxiety, stress and happy anticipation all mixed in one. Today has been adrenaline city for me.

Breathe breathe breathe.

I believe those are called anxiety attacks

That's right. Those.
:D

Chill, Louise. You're good, you know you're good, and, as long as the audience thinks you're good, you're doing your job. :D

Thank you, sir.
:)


New rule for Brad:
Do not audition for a show if the lead has already been precast. Or, in fact, do not audition for a show if ANYONE has been precast already.

I'm insane.

I just got into another show: "A Christmas Carol". It's a commedia dell'arte take on the Dickens tale. So, I start rehearsals on Monday. So, Mon-Wed "ACC" rehearsals, Thurs-Sun "Crazy For You" performances.

I'm going to be sooooo busy these next couple of months.

AND

"Avenue Q" auditions are mid-December.

Oy freakin' vey!

:eek:

Congratulations GC!

Bah humbug

And now back to Gemini Cricket's other show currently on the boards (oh my, it's getting hard to keep track of them all). The reviews for "Crazy For You" are in!


:D

:)

So, audition online. After all....

What else is the internet for?

Hey Brad!! How's The Shower?

That's right! It's bath week. I forgot.
:D