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Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Eight...

Rapturous Times!!!...

The company moved into the Novello Theatre last Monday and was welcomed with a fabulously detailed set, rockin-and rollin’ lights, groovy costumes, period-perfect wigs, and even flowers in all the dressing rooms. Everyone is giddy with anticipation, but feeling very much “at home” in our new space. It was great fun getting the lay of the land; finding out who was on what floor, seeing the finished props, set and costumes taking over large portions…

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Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:18pm — No Comments (Add)
 

Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Seven...

From Across The Pond...

Dear Desperateers,

It was a bit of a challenge leaving my baby “Susan” to come back home to NYC this week, but Papa Pete needed to do it. I heard you made the move into the Novello very smoothly. Congrats to you on the first of many graduations!

I was updated with texts, photos, emails and pricey phone calls on a daily basis, and I felt like I was right there with you. I had a hard time even recognizing some of you on the rehear…

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Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:16pm — No Comments (Add)
 

Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Six...

Transitions...

"The tide is high, but I'm holding on."

As the end of our uptown rehearsals commences and the summer leaves tumble into the flowery courtyard of the Union Chapel, we’re all prepared to transition into The Novello Theatre. Our peaceful northern hideaway has served us well for six sweaty and creative weeks, and like the Autumn wind, we are blowing outta here and into the hubbub of Theatreland.

We spent the week tweaking the twenty…

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Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:16pm — No Comments (Add)
 

Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Five...

Cliques, Tricks, Techs & Clocks...

Often, in the world of theatre, little cliques begin to form over the course of the rehearsal period. You know, like in school, when jocks ruled their own tables in the cafeteria, while nerds like me ate in the auditorium. So far, I haven’t seen it happening with this show.

First of all, our company functions more like a family than any show I have worked on in over twenty years. And second, everyone is too darn busy!…

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Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:15pm — No Comments (Add)
 

Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Four...

Ready...Set...

The black rubber floor of the downstairs rehearsal studio at Union Chapel looks like an instruction sheet for square dancing. Colored tape litters the matte surface in long lines, dashes, and dots. Each color represents a different scene, locale, furniture spike, and set mark. It's like a little galaxy.

I wish we had a time-lapse video of how all these markers came to be. I'm amazed at how precisely everything fits into place in this giant puzzle…

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Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:13pm — No Comments (Add)