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« Reply #150 on: September 11, 2016, 12:16:12 AM »

 
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« Reply #151 on: September 11, 2016, 12:16:55 AM »

Do you know Brian Wayne Jensen?

I do know Brian.  We've never acted together, but I've worked tech on several TAO shows that he's been in.  He's a very good actor.
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« Reply #152 on: September 11, 2016, 12:17:14 AM »

Tonight, we had six, count 'em, SIX people in the audience!


How many did you have last night?

Three who paid, and pug as house manager.
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« Reply #153 on: September 11, 2016, 12:18:23 AM »

Tonight, we had six, count 'em, SIX people in the audience!


How many did you have last night?

Three who paid, and pug as house manager.


Ouch!
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« Reply #154 on: September 11, 2016, 12:19:14 AM »

I guess the secret is - Don't advertise.
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« Reply #155 on: September 11, 2016, 12:28:25 AM »

'night



Night?  I didn't even know you were here!

I suspected you didn't  ;D
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« Reply #156 on: September 11, 2016, 12:28:33 AM »

The unexpected highlight of the evening was the scene from EXIT LAUGHING.
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« Reply #157 on: September 11, 2016, 12:29:08 AM »

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« Reply #158 on: September 11, 2016, 12:32:00 AM »

The unexpected highlight of the evening was the scene from EXIT LAUGHING.



The scene was hysterical.  It is the story of four ladies of a certain age, who do everything together.  When the play opens, one of the foursome has just died.
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« Reply #159 on: September 11, 2016, 12:33:19 AM »

That doesn't sound funny, but the audience wouldn't stop laughing.
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« Reply #160 on: September 11, 2016, 12:37:10 AM »

That doesn't sound funny, but the audience wouldn't stop laughing.

That's always a good sign!
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« Reply #161 on: September 11, 2016, 12:38:17 AM »

Tonight, we had six, count 'em, SIX people in the audience!


How many did you have last night?

Three who paid, and pug as house manager.


Ouch!

Yup...but at least it doesn't cost us anything to put on.  It's not much, but it's all profit.
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« Reply #162 on: September 11, 2016, 12:40:20 AM »

George, who would I write to regarding doing WRECKS at TAO?
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« Reply #163 on: September 11, 2016, 12:41:32 AM »

Welcome home, Jane!
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« Reply #164 on: September 11, 2016, 12:44:18 AM »

George, who would I write to regarding doing WRECKS at TAO?

TAO has a Facebook page and a FB group (but I don't remember which is preferred), or send me an e-mail and I can bring it up at our next board meeting, which will be Tuesday, September 20.
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« Reply #165 on: September 11, 2016, 12:51:47 AM »

The unexpected highlight of the evening was the scene from EXIT LAUGHING.

It could be real fun if they did EXIT LAUGHING and ENTER LAUGHING in the same season! :D
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« Reply #166 on: September 11, 2016, 12:56:04 AM »

The unexpected highlight of the evening was the scene from EXIT LAUGHING.

It could be real fun if they did EXIT LAUGHING and ENTER LAUGHING in the same season! :D


I told  Sharry that she needed to do the play.  The first non-musical she ever did at TLT was ENTER LAUGHTING back in 74 or 75.  I think the last she should do is EXIT LAUGHING.  She did the scene tonight.
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« Reply #167 on: September 11, 2016, 01:02:29 AM »

The unexpected highlight of the evening was the scene from EXIT LAUGHING.

It could be real fun if they did EXIT LAUGHING and ENTER LAUGHING in the same season! :D


I told  Sharry that she needed to do the play.  The first non-musical she ever did at TLT was ENTER LAUGHTING back in 74 or 75.  I think the last she should do is EXIT LAUGHING.  She did the scene tonight.

Cool!
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« Reply #168 on: September 11, 2016, 01:07:47 AM »

When we did ENTER LAUGHING, Sharry played my daughter!
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« Reply #169 on: September 11, 2016, 01:08:06 AM »

TCB, there are no rules at this point - if you like dialogue, write dialogue.  But remember, the joy in writing fiction is description - what are people wearing, what are the surroundings, what are the details.  That's what I didn't understand at first, when I began Benjamin Kritzer - but my muse Margaret kept asking what people were wearing, what did this look like or that look like and that became my favorite thing - to write that stuff and evoke and make that interesting.  All my books are dialogue heavy, but I take some pride in the chapters that have little to no dialogue or where I go pages without any.  Just keep writing - even if you haven't found the form or style at some point you will and as I always say, the book will start writing you.  With Benjamin Kritzer, I had no idea of the form until halfway through part one, when I wrote an anecdote about this girl I'd liked in the fourth grade.  It was as it had happened in life - brief.  But when I read it the next day I knew I'd just found the form of the book and its plot - and I just moved that to part two and it became the entire point and purpose of the book.  I had no way of knowing that until it presented itself.
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« Reply #170 on: September 11, 2016, 01:08:59 AM »

Back home from a late night visit to the Coral Cafe - joined some friends who'd seen Doug Haverty's play and then we all convened and ate - I probably ate too much, but all I'd eaten was the bacon and eggs and I jogged so I don't think it will hurt me.
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« Reply #171 on: September 11, 2016, 01:16:54 AM »

TCB, there are no rules at this point - if you like dialogue, write dialogue.  But remember, the joy in writing fiction is description - what are people wearing, what are the surroundings, what are the details.  That's what I didn't understand at first, when I began Benjamin Kritzer - but my muse Margaret kept asking what people were wearing, what did this look like or that look like and that became my favorite thing - to write that stuff and evoke and make that interesting.  All my books are dialogue heavy, but I take some pride in the chapters that have little to no dialogue or where I go pages without any.  Just keep writing - even if you haven't found the form or style at some point you will and as I always say, the book will start writing you.  With Benjamin Kritzer, I had no idea of the form until halfway through part one, when I wrote an anecdote about this girl I'd liked in the fourth grade.  It was as it had happened in life - brief.  But when I read it the next day I knew I'd just found the form of the book and its plot - and I just moved that to part two and it became the entire point and purpose of the book.  I had no way of knowing that until it presented itself.


Thank you for the advice, Bruce.  I will take it to heart.  There are moments when it feels like I am on to something, but other times, not so much.  I will keep plugging along.  Your writing is an inspiration to me.  I will try for more description in my writing.
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