"behold, i give you equus, my only begotten son.."

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i have returned from the big apple, but i wish i was still there. there were a few slight hitches here and there, but the trip was fantastic. we boarded the greyhound in front of the royal york hotel on friday evening, and while the bus ride was long, it wasn't too shabby. we had a long wait at the border crossing at niagara b/c so many other buses

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hehe thanks babe! i am always impressed by set changes and all the techie parts of stage shows. i've performed in a lot of dance dramas and dance shows in general, and i think what truly sets a professional performance apart from an amateur one [besides the actual talent of the participants] are the scene changes and the props and the lighting. often i enjoy watching those parts better than the plays themselves, especially when it comes to musicals!

i wanted to mention that there was a neat effect used in equus that impressed me a lot. there are a lot of flashbacks and the scenes will actually meld together in those cases. what i mean is, say richard griffiths is asking dan about his childhood while evaluating his mental health. dan will start talking about what his mum or dad used to say, and we'll see those actors walk on stage and act that out immediately. so dan'll be talking to richard griffiths one moment, and the next second he'll be responding to his mum in a scene that apparently occurred 10 years ago. then his mum will leave the stage and dan will turn back to richard griffiths. it was so incredibly smooth and well-timed, and REALLY REALLY NEAT!