Post reading post

I can't believe I went this long after the reading without posting something.  At any rate, the reading went beautifully.  Bette's piece Glass Slipper was exquisite and The Craftsman got a great response as well.

Some interesting things happened along the way however:  I got scripts to everyone way in advance of the reading, complete with highlighted stage directions.  So all was well.

About three days before the reading I got a call from Craig Marin, reading the Homeless Man, asking if he could use a puppet.  After much hemming and hawing I finally said sure why not?  The dude is a puppeteer after all.  Turns out the puppet he brought was made specifically for the reading!  And it was fantastic!  Really added a lot, and it is the first time someone has nailed the Homeless Man.  It's a tough scene to read cold, but Craig had time with it and using the puppet gave him license to go a little crazy, which is what the part screams for.  It added so much to the finished product!

The day before the reading I got a call from the fellow who was reading Jimmy.  The lead.  On every single page of a 96 page script!  He told me he had broken his dentures and couldn't do it.  So I emailed the guy playing another part and asked him to do Jimmy and I read the part he was going to read.  He was great and everyone was very happy .. .

A little drama when we got there however, we were locked out.  Ultimately I called Wallace and he was waiting in the space, unaware that it was locked.  He told us the people who run the space had him down for Friday and we couldn't do the reading that night.  I wasn't privy to the scene that transpired but when Wallace's kraken comes out you don't want to be on the receiving end of it.  We did end up doing it as planned.

The reading was on the 13th floor of the building we usually meet in, but we usually meet on the ground floor.  The view was nothing short of spectacular!  In every direction!

Since the reading I have sent a hard copy to Jerry Davis at Burning Coal, and entered it into the Relentless Award competition.  We'll see what happens.

Now we're back to the old 'what comes next' syndrome.  I feel like good things are happening and can't wait to see what move in on me.  On the other hand summer is sometimes sort of fallow for me, just reading and recharging.

I'm ready for just about anything!