DAMN YANKEES start up for me at Light Opera Works

My First Big Boy musical experience started last night with the Read-Thru of the Light Opera Work's DAMN YANKEES.  We have already had one rehearsal for music.  And I know not all the music got covered so last night a lot of people had to sing solely on their own reviewing of the music before the read-thru.  Not bad for winging it on your own but that is our job I guess.  But I am enjoying finally doing a musical where everybody can dance, sing and act not matter what gender.  There are more guys in this show than women, which is a first for me having done many musicals at CenterStage in Lake Forest.

Preparing songs drives me crazy but finally found a guy online that will do my rehearsal tracks for me and is really economical.  Manhattan Vocal Coach Stephen Purdy.   Really nice to have an accompanist experience before walking into the room.

June 7-15, 2014

Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson, Evanston, IL

Great Auditions this week

Had a great time auditioning this week.  Got to go to Berwyn IL.  Never been there.  Check that off the bucket list.   People at 16th St theater really nice.   Everybody is really nice.  Did the Remy Bumppo general auditions last week and the staff was incredibly nice.  Nick Sandys gets up and chats with me. I do my pieces and he gets up again and chats some more.  (Arrrrrgh, couldn't remember a character from The Winters Tale (I did Camillo from it), but either could he.) But it was great.

I guess I am saying they went out of their way to make it a good experience.  I don't need coffee and donuts or a gift certificate but it was a great experience.

Also auditioned for the Poor Theatre for their show Good Thing by Jessica Goldberg.   Great show and perfect part for me.  Fingers crossed.  

I still laugh at the time it takes to get to an audition, prep, dress, and hop in the car---park and walk in then five minutes of work-----then you're done and wondering what you are going to do the rest of the day?  It still amazes me.  The life of the theater.   Gotta love it.