Yesterday, Vocal Point sang for the residents of Caroline Place Retirement Residence. It was our first performance of the season! Caroline Place has a special place in our hearts. It was there that we performed as a choir for the first time. It’s always nice to sing for an appreciative audience. And it’s great practice…
We opened The Game’s Afoot last night! There’s something about performing a show in front of an audience that never gets old. And it helps so much in validating the effort we spend during the rehearsal process. Does this thing work? Is this funny? And of course, there’s the alchemy that an audience helps create…
Now after weeks of preparation, the actual performance is around the corner. The Game’s Afoot opens on Friday. And we have started Tech Week. That means we’re rehearsing with our costumes. And the lighting cues. And sound cues. It’s like doing the show, but without the audience. The clock is ticking. There’s still a couple…
A friend of mine saw me in Burn. She told me that it was the best performance she’s seen me do in all the shows of mine that she’s seen. She might be right. You hope that you do a good job when you’re acting in a play. But I’m lazy when I’m preparing for…
After our Friday performance of Burn, we got a surprise. Before we could go out and greet our family and friends after the show, we were told to head back upstairs. Matt, the director, wanted to talk to us and was bringing some other people. Ominous… It turned out that John Muggleton and his wife…
We opened our play Burn last night. After weeks of rehearsals. It’s funny because the audience is such an important ingredient to any show. They provide the extra something. We put on the play for them, but they give us their attention. And that commerce of sorts results in an energy. And that energy affects…
It’s Monday evening. I don’t have anything on. Tomorrow the gauntlet of rehearsals begins. To get us ready for the Opening Night of Burn. I have a Zoom chat with some buddies in a few minutes. It may go to 9:30 or 10pm. I should go to bed early. It’s my last chance to get…
Our show Burn opens in a week and a half. Ten days. Five more rehearsals. There are still a couple of bumps, but the production is in good shape. I’m not being overconfident. But I’m feeling some confidence because we’ve put in the work. All of us have put in the work. And we’ll continue…
The anticipation is over. The results are in. Theatre Burlington didn’t win everything that they were nominated for. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf had ten award nominations. They came away with four awards. Deb won Outstanding Direction by First Time Director. Kelly won Outstanding Performance in a Major Role. The show won Outstanding Ensemble Work.…
It’s rare that I get scared before a play. Anymore. It’s weird. Because I used to get that flutter of nervousness before going on stage. The sweaty palms. The shallow breathing. That percolation of unease in my belly. The anxiousness… That darn nagging thought: Will I remember my lines? But I had a break from…
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