Heartbeat - Fame!

I've been working on the Heartbeat! video a bit over the summer, so I thought I'd give you a sneak peak. Here is the opening number, "Fame!"

Heartbeat!

Middle school drama Heartbeat! opens tonight! Our middle schoolers have worked really hard, and it's going to be a fantastic show. If you're in the area, come out and see it!

Coming Soon

Since November I have been spending nearly every free moment editing together our production. The fruit of our combined labors is almost at hand. View the trailer below.

Pictures, Pirates, Pantos!

If you haven't found it yet, I have an album of backstage pictures from the Pantomime here (the same ones as in the slideshow below). More pictures, including onstage pics, are here, here, and here. Finally, there are many pictures from the pirate scenes specifically here, but you'll need a Facebook account to see that album. For those of you who don't, I've added some of my favorites to the end of the slideshow below. Enjoy.

Broken Legs

All our hard work over the last 6 months finally paid off today with two shows. We have a third show tomorrow, so if you haven't seen it yet, please come out and support your local Panto!

I have a lot of backstage pics, and I'm hoping to get some onstage ones soon. As for those of you wondering about my costume, here it is.

From Robinson Crusoe

When you're big in China...

Drama continues to be a big part of my life here. I've become involved with the International Drama Group here which performs mainly British Pantomime. Our next show is



I play the part of the villain, notorious Pirate Captain Blackbeard. The story was picked up in the local paper. You can read the (translated) article here. (And yes, that is my Keep Grace Weird shirt in the photo.)

Curtain Call

The show was awesome, but now it's over. It's funny how you can spend such a long time building up to such a relatively short event, but I believe it was worth it. Pictures, music, and video to follow shortly, though probably not on this site. I'll be cutting together a DVD of the show that'll also include photos and behind-the-scenes footage and making-of features. If you're interested, drop me a comment. I'm not sure what the recommended donation will be on that or how I'll get it to you once it's done, but if there's enough interest, we'll find a way.

Now, onward to the next show!

Mazel Tov!

The show was, as predicted, a great success, playing to an international audience in a packed house where we brought in extra standing room. The cast and crew are to be congratulated as they reap the fruit of their long labors. Congratulations! Now, where's the party? What's that you say? Oh, right. One down, three to go.

Opening Night

Opening night. Friday and Saturday are sold out. Only a few tickets left for tonight's show. Still unsure? Click below to hear a sample.

Thespianism

You probably didn't know it (and there's no reason you should), but we're doing a play right now! As is always the case, the show has consumed our waking hours. We've had a couple of days where everyone's just dropped what they were doing and we ran from 9 to 5. I'm doing some directing, some choreographing, and leading tech. It is quite an undertaking, let me tell you. It is also definitely an adaptation. It breaks with a lot of long-standing tradition. We open next Thursday for a three night run (plus a matinee), and we've got full houses every night.

Please remember us in the days to come. We've got practice in the afternoon every day next week, and a lot of folks are struggling with illness. You know, I once did a show where one of our main cast members had the flu. He was running a temperature over a hundred and bolting off to puke between scenes. The show must go on, right? I'm sure we could do that, but I'd really rather prefer not to have to (as I'm sure we all would).

If you're in the area next week, drop by for one of our evening shows. I'm sure we'll have standing room available, at least...