A Muse of Fire, Part Four: The Rest Is Silence

rehearsals are done. the show has become a dark, roiling thing that none of us could have ever conceived of...and it is wonderful
thank you, all
see you at the rogue!!!

A Muse of Fire, Part Three: Thank You

after much reflection, all i can really say after tonight's rehearsal is thank you. thank you to the amazing group of people who joined us (both in body and in spirit) at theatre taber for a wonderful, astounding, inspirational, and humbling evening of totally attitude driven bullshit...and some of the finest acting i have ever been privileged to see.

thank you and thank you and thank you.

and a special shout out to marcel and renee for your support...it's good to know who your friends are. and to mister albritton: thanks for chronicalling the event. we look forward to working together again.

as to the rest....the proof is in the work.
etonne-moi
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A Muse of Fire, Part One

we had our first group rehearsal for muse of fire last night... i am still stunned almost 12 hours later. we've worked individually on visualization, fluency, language, relationship, emotion, action and character, and we continued in that vein as a cast yesterday. the dedication to the craft, the commitment to artistic excellence, and the willingness to rush blindly into new territory were palpable. everyone brought their own work to the process and then enagaged this new process of ours as fully as they were capable...and who could ask for more?

tonight we move into specific character work and i'm so looking forward to what emerges.

thank you all (lisa, tom, jim, dave, ron, suzanne, devon, stephen, arthur) for being who you are and for doing what you do.

etonne-moi

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Cast Meeting

Thank you all...

what an amazing group of people. that such a group would sit and listen to me blather on for an hour... thank you...thank you...and thank you... nothing, absolutely nothing, that we are attempting is even remotely possible without each of you. i know i tend to come across like an arogant sob (and i am) but you humble me...you remind me of what we are truly about...and you keep me honest, grounded, and focused on what is important: the work, the show, the audience. regardless of everyone else's incessant rumors, the childish backbiting, and the ever-present-no-matter-how-hard-you-try-to escape-it bullshit, you were all here...and committed...and inspirational.

thank you, chris and julieann for your consumate professionalism and dedication
thank you to the casts of Muse and TFG for being who you are and for doing what you do (and for being willing to do what i know you can do)
thank you, lisa, for a passion for excellence that puts us all to shame
thank you.
and the rest (as the man said) is silence...

etonne-moi
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