A bump in the road
As I am sure mrdreamjeans can tell you, nothing in live theatre goes completely according to plan. Such is the case with our upcoming fund raising cabaret with Edie.
We had a rehearsal of the second act Tuesday night at Ken's house, who is one of our musical directors. It seemed to go fairly well, and I had thought we had ironed out most of the rough patches, despite Ian's persistent cough (The poor guy is fighting a lingering chest cold, which was aggravated by Ken's two cats). However, Ken contacted Ed after the rehearsal and let him know that the closing song, "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain", just isn't working; the 6-part harmony in one section could use a solid month's rehearsal to really lock in and blend, and Ian's and Ed's voices weren't working well together in this number. It's not from lack of trying; some voices work in solos and in large groups, but not in exposed duets.
In short, as of Wednesday, the show has no ending. I'm confident that Ed will come up with something; I've even offered a couple of song suggestions that Edie might use. We'll simply have to see how things are when we meet for Dress Rehearsal on Friday.
One thing is sure: Theatre, even small productions like ours, is never boring.
We had a rehearsal of the second act Tuesday night at Ken's house, who is one of our musical directors. It seemed to go fairly well, and I had thought we had ironed out most of the rough patches, despite Ian's persistent cough (The poor guy is fighting a lingering chest cold, which was aggravated by Ken's two cats). However, Ken contacted Ed after the rehearsal and let him know that the closing song, "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain", just isn't working; the 6-part harmony in one section could use a solid month's rehearsal to really lock in and blend, and Ian's and Ed's voices weren't working well together in this number. It's not from lack of trying; some voices work in solos and in large groups, but not in exposed duets.
In short, as of Wednesday, the show has no ending. I'm confident that Ed will come up with something; I've even offered a couple of song suggestions that Edie might use. We'll simply have to see how things are when we meet for Dress Rehearsal on Friday.
One thing is sure: Theatre, even small productions like ours, is never boring.