April 14, 2010, 02:18:27 PM
Message by Jane
Hi Noel. It is nice to see you & hear what you have been up to. Stop in after & let us know how it went.
Monday night at the corner of 2nd and 2nd, the movie I started writing April 10 screened, three times, to sold-out houses.
Learning Curve starred that original Fantastick star Rita Gardner; the laughs rocked the house and a number of people told me they shed tears. It was a wonderful experience, being thrust into a quick and effective collaboration with my composer, director, choreographer and performers. With two days to come up with the first draft, I felt I was just flinging words on a page, but when the whole crew - including marvelous producers and cameramen, put in their combined creative energy, my simple idea and songs (reminiscent of old MGM musicals) bloomed into something beyond my wildest imaginings. It's fair to say we were the festival favorite, getting, by far, the biggest hand, and the producer is already after me to expand it into a feature.