Another Show - Another Closing

WONDER OF THE WORLD has come and gone the way of the Dodo. It was quite an experience, and an amazing cast... more or less. I made several new friends and learned a lot about myself as an artist and as an impatient man. I will cherish this experience always.

Fun In The Sun

The kids came over to day to play on the beach.
We splashed around the Severn, built sandcastles and watched a groundhog swim to safety. It was a fun day.

The King Is Dead! Long Live The King!

I haven't been a fan in years but I am saddened by the untimely death of Michael Jackson. He was a huge part of my childhood. I listened to Jackson 5 tapes on long Amtrak rides to Florida for Spring Break. I watched Thriller over and over an over again. My cousin just reminded me of the time I would dress like MJ. Even when he got weird I was rooting for him to come through all of the drama.

Now he's dead and despite my irreverent humor and tasteless jokes in the days to come I will miss his presence in the world. He was magic.

*"Oh look, a butthole convention!"

(*1 of my favorite lines from the script)This pic ran in this weekend's Baltimore Sun newspaper along with a favorable review of our efforts in the show! 'Wonder of the World' plays for 1 more weekend at Colonial Players of Annapolis. It's a fun time.

Apparently There's No Sparks Between Me & My Wife!

Or at least that's what a Critic recently said about my performance on opening night of Wonder of the World! (I won't even go into my feelings on low-level theatre critics... maybe some other time.)

No Sparks!? None!? Wow, that's weird cause in the 1st scene she's so disgusted with me that she can barely even stand to look me in the eyes as she packs to leave our marriage! Our next scene together she's already sexing up some tour boat captain and written me out of her life! Even when she agrees to see a therapist in our 3rd scene she's only doing it to shut me up; there's no chance she'll take me back!

So how odd is it that there's no spark between us? Wow, it's almost as if we're not the romantic couple in the play! It's almost as if our marriage has fallen apart and my wife is trying to figure out how to rid me from her life! Wow!

Tonight, come hell or high water, I will make sparks between me and the the actress who plays my wife that doesn't want to be married to me anymore because of my deep dark secret! So thank you for your expert opinion of our show, nameless low-level theatre critic, sorry you seemed to have slept through at least half of it! Come back and watch the rest of the play and then write a review about how certain characters don't even seem to be Russian!

Wonder Of The World! Opening Night!

I've made a decision that I'm going to try and remain positive these days, and so I will not go into detail about the rehearsal process, personality conflicts, and various other frustrations involved with this show. I will say that we open tonight and that, as always, I love the script, the cast is extremely talented and I think if we can all click together we have a funny show on our hands. (The audience that attended the dress rehearsal last night seemed to enjoy it.)
So here we go with another opening night, may we all break a leg!

Am I Too Impatient?

Sometimes I think I may be... then I realize that it isn't me. It's all of the idiots, and inconsiderate people that get in my way, and waste my time!

(I write this at the library after I waited 5 minutes for an old man, whom sat down at the PC I had just reserved, to sift through his wallet looking for his card, and give my chair the old man stink before relizing that he wouldn't have been able to log in anyway because the PC was reserved.)

Cue to Cue

Today was a long day. Cue to cue tech rehearsals usually are...

On my way to the theatre - State Building in the background. (Before)

Killing time in the dressing room - notice the smile is gone. (After)


Actually this rehearsal could've gone worse and I even got out early. Now if everybody would learn their lines we'd be in good shape for our opening on Friday!