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We got reviewed! I think it’s a very fair evaluation of the show.  I’m bummed SD, who played Mimi, didn’t get more credit - she put so much into the show and her part - but I think it’s fair to say that the Mimi/Roger relationship never quite reached its full potential.  It’s a difficult relationship to dramatize.  As an audience member, even seeing the film, I found it difficult to sympathize with these characters or care about their relationship.  I also think DP deserved some acknowledgement for his voice.  And how about a nod toward the ensemble, band, and set design??  I guess you can’t always cover everything. I’m pleased.  It’s fair.  And it’s better than if our review had been glowing, because at least I know this is honest. - BAM
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Day 110: I die without you. I am having serious withdrawals.  I can’t even listen to the soundtrack anymore because all I want to hear are my cast’s voices.  I have so much to do, but I feel like I’ve left a huge part of my life behind.  I can’t remember ever feeling so attached to a production before.  It’s so bitterly beautiful. Still waiting for photos to be posted and apparently we’re getting reviewed possibly in the school newspaper, so I will post that when it’s published as well. It’s just so hard to leave it behind.  Something magical happened to make this thing come together in the end, and it transformed the performance into a thrilling bonding experience where we were all depending on one another - actors, band, techies, light/sound, producers - to hold it together.  We made something scattered whole.  And I miss it like I’ve never missed anything in my whole life. -BAM

Day 110: I die without you.

I am having serious withdrawals.  I can’t even listen to the soundtrack anymore because all I want to hear are my cast’s voices.  I have so much to do, but I feel like I’ve left a huge part of my life behind.  I can’t remember ever feeling so attached to a production before.  It’s so bitterly beautiful.

Still waiting for photos to be posted and apparently we’re getting reviewed possibly in the school newspaper, so I will post that when it’s published as well.

It’s just so hard to leave it behind.  Something magical happened to make this thing come together in the end, and it transformed the performance into a thrilling bonding experience where we were all depending on one another - actors, band, techies, light/sound, producers - to hold it together.  We made something scattered whole.  And I miss it like I’ve never missed anything in my whole life.

-BAM

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Day 108: It’s over. I already miss it. We moved into a different space for tonight’s show and didn’t predict the amount of technical difficulties we would have.  One of the smaller problems was that the floor was much slipperier, so we had to tape foam to some of the set pieces to give them more traction.  Another problem was that the walls were white and the floor was glossy so that light spilled everywhere.  The biggest problem was the power blowing out 4 times, 3 of those times during the performance.  Luckily, our cast and our band are awesome and they just kept going. And they did a great job.  It was actually one of the better performances, and it felt more polished in the bigger space.  I did miss the intimacy of the sound stage though.  The audience was way more responsive than they’ve ever been.  They cat-called, laughed, gasped, and applauded like crazy. I felt really bad for MW who plays Mark.  He’s sick and he was losing his voice.  He was so worried about it, but he ended up sounding fine.  I could tell he was struggling though, poor thing.  Other than that, everyone sounded really good.  I was terrified the table was either going to flip or break in La Vie Boheme, but it survived. I’m just going to miss watching my talented cast in the really cool lights and on the awesome set doing this show with the crazy great band.  It was a a very enjoyable performance.  I just never got tired of it.  I’ve never been a part of something this big.  I owe it all to my producer ZZ.  I know he did most of the work.  He’s very impressive.  I’m so lucky he let me direct this, with the minimal experience that I had.  This is a very impressive thing to have my name on, I just don’t feel like I deserve it as much.  I’m just glad to have worked with him, because I can tell he’s going places.  He really knows what he’s doing, and he’s ambitious. He said he wants to do A Chorus Line next year.  Not one of my favorites, but I don’t even know if he’s going to ask me to be a part of it, so I guess it doesn’t matter.  I’m sure whatever he does will be successful. I just can’t believe how successful this show was.  We got SUCH great feedback.  It’s going to be hard to let go of it. I guess this is my last post.  Thanks for reading about my process.  It’s been nice to reflect about it in this setting.  I actually might post some pictures once our photographer posts them on facebook.  But for now, I leave you with this: One of my cast members decorated it because we weren’t allowed to take it out of the room. Good night, and goodbye! - BAM p.s. if you want to see non-rent related things that I like to post, you can follow my personal blog.

Day 108: It’s over.

I already miss it.

We moved into a different space for tonight’s show and didn’t predict the amount of technical difficulties we would have.  One of the smaller problems was that the floor was much slipperier, so we had to tape foam to some of the set pieces to give them more traction.  Another problem was that the walls were white and the floor was glossy so that light spilled everywhere.  The biggest problem was the power blowing out 4 times, 3 of those times during the performance.  Luckily, our cast and our band are awesome and they just kept going.

And they did a great job.  It was actually one of the better performances, and it felt more polished in the bigger space.  I did miss the intimacy of the sound stage though.  The audience was way more responsive than they’ve ever been.  They cat-called, laughed, gasped, and applauded like crazy.

I felt really bad for MW who plays Mark.  He’s sick and he was losing his voice.  He was so worried about it, but he ended up sounding fine.  I could tell he was struggling though, poor thing.  Other than that, everyone sounded really good.  I was terrified the table was either going to flip or break in La Vie Boheme, but it survived.

I’m just going to miss watching my talented cast in the really cool lights and on the awesome set doing this show with the crazy great band.  It was a a very enjoyable performance.  I just never got tired of it.  I’ve never been a part of something this big.  I owe it all to my producer ZZ.  I know he did most of the work.  He’s very impressive.  I’m so lucky he let me direct this, with the minimal experience that I had.  This is a very impressive thing to have my name on, I just don’t feel like I deserve it as much.  I’m just glad to have worked with him, because I can tell he’s going places.  He really knows what he’s doing, and he’s ambitious.

He said he wants to do A Chorus Line next year.  Not one of my favorites, but I don’t even know if he’s going to ask me to be a part of it, so I guess it doesn’t matter.  I’m sure whatever he does will be successful.

I just can’t believe how successful this show was.  We got SUCH great feedback.  It’s going to be hard to let go of it.

I guess this is my last post.  Thanks for reading about my process.  It’s been nice to reflect about it in this setting.  I actually might post some pictures once our photographer posts them on facebook.  But for now, I leave you with this:

One of my cast members decorated it because we weren’t allowed to take it out of the room.

Good night, and goodbye!

- BAM

p.s. if you want to see non-rent related things that I like to post, you can follow my personal blog.

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