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Well, a week has passed since the wrap of the show and it’s been a refreshing week to see that other things exist in the world beside Dickens! This is my last post on this blog. I’m grateful to eveyrone … Continue reading →

Here we are on the eve of the final performance. It’s been a rough week, ranging in thoughts & emotions like “What the hell am I doing???” to “Hey, this might work out, or be cool…” The words of many … Continue reading →

Another one down, three more to go. Tonight’s performance fell into the category of the “Friday Night Lull” for me. People said they enjoyed it, but the energy was off for me personally…not to mention a phlegm attack during the … Continue reading →

Well, here we are, the day after opening night, and still alive—barely. It has been a rough ride these last few days. Tons of technical considerations, tons of lines, and tons of production-related issues to resolve (being the guy who’s … Continue reading →

The last show at the Barn closed on Sunday and strike occurred immediately afterwards. The plan was to begin our Q-2-Q run-thru at that time (running thru the show and setting the timing of light/sound cues), but we got a … Continue reading →

Having not danced for a while, I was a bit rusty for years. But last year’s production of Mame put me back into the swing of things (I was only in one musical number so it was fairly painless). I … Continue reading →

Nice article in the Marin IJ today (Thank you, Mark) which focuses mainly on the the process of getting this “Dickensian-Beast-of-a-Christmas-Show” up on stage. I look a bit stupid in the photo (I was really focused.. ) but that’s OK … Continue reading →

I’d hoped that I’d have something more interesting to write lately, but I’m so entrenched in rehearsing that I barely come up for air. There are 15 more days until opening night and I’m already feeling that pressure most actors … Continue reading →

My head, it is full Soaking Dickens up like ice Must swig more caffeine

Last week, we blocked Stave 1 all in one rehearsal and thought, “Wow..that was a lot of work for one long rehearsal…Four more like that and we’ll have the other four staves blocked as well!” But we decided at that … Continue reading →