Well, dear readers, here we are, one day before the opening of the Brain. I am, as I write these here notes, completely nauseous, but am happy to say that one has nothing to do with the other. My nausea began two hours ago when I was on the telephonic device having a telephonic conversation when I suddenly, and for no reason whatsoever, did a maniacal and totally odd ballet-like turn – this I did swiftly. I suddenly got light-headed and nauseous and while I’m no longer light-headed I’m still nauseous as all get out and I think we know how nauseous all get out is. So, I don’t know if it was coincidence or if this is the result of my Subway Club lunch I ate at one this afternoon, or the Reese’s Brownie I had when I got home this evening, but I find it completely nauseating to be nauseous and I do hope it abates soon. I have chewed four count them four Tums, but they haven’t really done the trick yet. Actually, I’m getting more nauseous the more I write about it, so let’s just talk about something else, like how sick to my stomach I am. Maybe it’s a little of everything, but I do hope it’s not food poisoning or anything like that, because I have no time to deal with such nonsense. Speaking of nonsense, yesterday was a day filled with both good work and nonsense, the nonsense deriving from the complete amateurism of our former costume designer. Her replacement is doing her best to pick up the pieces and do damage control, and I think we’ll be fine by tomorrow night, but it’s been an ordeal we didn’t really need. I can only say that if this girl, who is going to school to be a costume designer, and who’s worked at some respected theaters, is really going to go for a career, she’s certainly not going to get any recommendations from me – in fact, unless she apologizes to my company of players, I will actively go out of my way to make sure people know exactly what kind of person she is, namely a complete and utter flake. Thank heaven for her replacement, who, while now overwhelmed, is on the job and doing what needs to be done, i.e. tailoring and buying the few odds and ends we’re still missing. The cast has been wonderful about all of it, so we actually had a pretty good run-through, despite the costume problems. No one missed any costume changes, which was heartening, and the show ran very smoothly. Two of our band members stopped by to watch the run-through, and I must say it was like an elixir to the cast as the two band fellows were laughing consistently and loudly throughout the show. I gave a few notes, and then we lunched, after which we did our sitzprobe. Again, the band sounded fantastic and our musical director is so focused and good at his job that the whole three hours just flew by, and I know the cast loved hearing the band and elmore’s wonderful orchestrations. Even two days before opening we still had an actor leave for an audition before the run-through was over, which was very disruptive to the final scene of the play. And we have the potential of the same thing happening today. The one thing I’ve learned is that I will never again do a show under this particular Equity contract. After rehearsal, I came home and wrote a long letter for an e-mail blast we’re doing for the fundraiser. And then I got nauseous, and I’ve been laying down or working on the computer ever since.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I need to get these here notes posted and need to get my beauty sleep and hopefully get over my nausea.
Today, we’ll be doing a full dress rehearsal with hopefully mostly finished costumes. After the run, the costume person will finish up whatever needs to be done so that we’ll be ready for our full dress in the theater prior to our opening night. How I feel the run goes will determine what we do in the afternoon, but I may try to let the company go early so they can get a really good night’s rest before the insane day that awaits us all tomorrow.
Have I mentioned that I’m nauseous? It really can’t be from the ballet turn, can it? I’m really concerned that the Subway sandwich was bad or that the Reese’s brownie was bad, although I’d believe it was the former before believing it was the latter. Whatever it is, I need it to go away pronto.
Nausea be gone, I say! I say, begone nausea! I say amscray to the auseanay. I say beat it, vamoose, hit the road, Jack and don’t you come back no mo’ no mo’ no mo’ no mo’. Okay, I can write no more – I do hope that this isn’t the third time in forty years that I throw up – that would just be disgusting.
Hold on tight – we’d better put on our pointy party hats and our colored tights and pantaloons, we’d all better break out the cheese slices and the ham chunks, we’d all better dance the Hora or the Monkey, because today is the birthday of our very own beloved dear reader elmore. So, let’s give a big haineshisway.com birthday cheer to our very own beloved dear reader elmore. On the count of three: One, two, three – A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO OUR VERY OWN BELOVED DEAR READER ELMORE!!!
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, rehearse, give notes, and do whatever cleanups there are, and then get a good night’s rest before our opening. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, as I try my best not to vomit on the ground.