Getting PUMPED!!!

Super pumped about things that are happening now for GREASE!!!!

COVER OF PLAYBOARD MAGAZINE (Play-BOARD)

On the cover of Playboard magazine this month (looks GREAT!!!) (Here's a link to the digital copy (check it out!! )
http://www.playboardmag.com/pdfs/Playboard%20-%20October%202012.pdf

BRENTWOOD PROMO

We gathered one weekend at Brentwood Mall to promote the show - SO much fun! Thanks to the cast members that helped us do that - you looked and sounded GREAT!!! Here are links to the video's from that weekend (kindly recorded by long-time volunteer and Crew member April Cleaver - thanks April!).

GLEE PARODY

I've put together a FANTASTIC commercial "parody" promoting the show! The cast of Glee will be back at it (on a break for BASEBALL of all things!) celebrating the 'most popular musical of all time' GREASE!!! Their show debuts ONE DAY before we open!!! BEST TIMING EVER!!!!

MY video:

GLEE'S Official Trailer for the GREASE episode:

PRODUCTION CREW

Production wise, everything is coming into place. Just a few names of some of the amazing designers:
Lighting Designer: Phil Guhl  Set Designer: John Bassette  Costume Design: Chris Sinosich and Sebastian and Co. Props: Tami Sinosich etc  The show is going to LOOK phenomenal!!!
I also have an amazing crew of helpers, volunteers (including the performers). I just need to focus on getting the show completely blocked/choreographed and then perfected!!! This is the part I like the most - where the show starts to emerge before my eyes and I get a sense of just how awesome (or terrible) it's going to be - and this year is pretty special!!!

GOTTA GET OFF BOOK

Had to reminded my actors tonight to practise/rehearse dance steps everyday AND to get OFF BOOK!!! The ONLY way to discover your character, the relationships and build a show up from the inside is to know your lines, your steps, your blocking - SO well that you don't have to think about it. THEN everything can begin to emerge.  I'm hoping that the actors in this cast will show some initiative and do it for THEMSELVES!!!! They will enjoy the next couple of weeks SO MUCH MORE if they know their stuff and then they just get to 'play'! :) That's the rewarding part!