Sunday, April 10, 2005
Whew! What a Weekend!!
So, Friday morning,after rushing to a voice over thing down on Greene Street , I rushed (via cab up the West Side Highway) to the 11:00 Band rehearsal for GODDESS WHEEL at the new and gorgeous Carroll's Studios on West 55th Street...a bit into the rehearsal, I receive a frantic and pained phone call from Frank V.: he has just left his NYU Grad Class with a totally swollen and painful mouth, so he was rushing to his dentist for help, he would be at rehearsal as soon as he could be! o.k....Soon after, he calls again to say he must rush to an oral surgeon and all sorts of work had to be done on his teeth and gums and he was terrified because as a kid he was traumatized by a rather savage dentist uncle,etc...I felt so bad for him and it was clear I would not only be handling the band rehearsal, but the read-through that evening of the entire piece, including assigning who reads what stage directons,etc. Frank was down for the count! So, okay...
Meanwhile, Peter (who sounded wonderful at the Band rehearsal, with a terrific "rock" sound as "The Chancellor") was readying himself for his first film shoot early early Saturday morning...more on that later...And meanwhile, also, we had to continue to prepare for the visit of our dear pals Anne and Chris J. from Abingdon, who were arriving late Friday night.More shopping and cleaning to do.
Both Peter and i were already tired from such a busy morning, but we kept going until all visit prep was accomplished and off we went to the 6:00 rehearsal at CAP 21...by then I had devised sort of a plan for the narration of GODDESS WHEEL and with that evening's 4- hour rehearsal, I put it into effect. It was actually a fun rehearsal.
By then , we had received word that Anne and Chris' train was going to be a couple of hours later than expected, so we went to a nice dinner with Drew E. (he's very funny as "Helion" in GODDESS WHEEL). And home, to wait for our friends. Soon, Peter was off to bed (he had to be up at dawn for his movie call), and I was glad to see our Chris and Anne at 2:00 am...we had a Scotch (Anne her usual Coke) and off to bed...it felt so goooood to finally lie down and relax...
Saturday, Peter was up at 6:00 and off to get our car and drive to his location...he agreed to do a few scenes in a SVA Student film (School of Visual Arts) and with his friend Mike Babel, was off to do that somewhere outside NYC...he would meet the three of us at LITTLE WOMEN at 2:00....this was the first film work of any sort Peter has done and, as it turned out, he really enjoyed the experience.Peter really liked the writer/director Adam Vanderpoole, whose SVA thesis film (SHOTGUN WEDDING) this is.
Peter took his own wardrobe, had the experience of scene set-ups, discussing the work with the director, being in front of the cameras (black and white) and playing the gay lover of Mike Babel,which was a source of huge comedy for both these guys as there are no straighter men on th planet and they have known each other for decades
So they had fun! Mike plays the lead in the film....and actually, Mike B. was the person who introduced Peter to me! He is our unwitting matchmaker! I love him for that alone!
In any event, Peter did eventually meet us at LITTLE WOMEN, and we all sat through that...much to say there....a sweet show. More later.
And by then I had put on a particularly scrumptious pot roast to slow-cook, and after the matinee, we went home, poured drinks,nibbled a few things before we sat down to a lovely dinner (I used some wedding gifts to set the table, specially for our guests)...two bottles of champagne were consumed with the roast and the various desserts...and we played games (MadGab made us all giggle til we wept), and finally sat down to watch FINDING NEMO, which Anne and Chris had never seen...and before you knew it, all four of us, in various timed combinations, were snoring in our various chairs and sofa spots!....what a crew! But I enjoyed FINDING NEMO as much as ever, and remain convinced it is one of the best movies ever made....a good way to wind down from a hectic day and a rather drunken dinner party...
Before too long, it was time to wake up (7:00 am) and get Anne and Chris off to their early morning train back to Abingdon....what dear people. I am so glad they came to visit...Anne had lovely useful ideas for how to proceed with the fixing up of our home, suggested paint colors, etc. And Chris is just one of the best men ever.
We consider them true friends.
And the week looms, starting off with getting GODDESS WHEEL together for tonight's reading at 7:00... we spent another four hours last night utting it on its feet in various microphone -oriented moves,etc. We had fun doing that as well, so if they can all retain even a bit of that fun it should be fine for the reading. Room One atCAP will be filled to the walls: a 7 piece band, 16 performers, and as much audience as we can squeeze in to the room that's left over...whew!
Stay tuned....
Meanwhile, Peter (who sounded wonderful at the Band rehearsal, with a terrific "rock" sound as "The Chancellor") was readying himself for his first film shoot early early Saturday morning...more on that later...And meanwhile, also, we had to continue to prepare for the visit of our dear pals Anne and Chris J. from Abingdon, who were arriving late Friday night.More shopping and cleaning to do.
Both Peter and i were already tired from such a busy morning, but we kept going until all visit prep was accomplished and off we went to the 6:00 rehearsal at CAP 21...by then I had devised sort of a plan for the narration of GODDESS WHEEL and with that evening's 4- hour rehearsal, I put it into effect. It was actually a fun rehearsal.
By then , we had received word that Anne and Chris' train was going to be a couple of hours later than expected, so we went to a nice dinner with Drew E. (he's very funny as "Helion" in GODDESS WHEEL). And home, to wait for our friends. Soon, Peter was off to bed (he had to be up at dawn for his movie call), and I was glad to see our Chris and Anne at 2:00 am...we had a Scotch (Anne her usual Coke) and off to bed...it felt so goooood to finally lie down and relax...
Saturday, Peter was up at 6:00 and off to get our car and drive to his location...he agreed to do a few scenes in a SVA Student film (School of Visual Arts) and with his friend Mike Babel, was off to do that somewhere outside NYC...he would meet the three of us at LITTLE WOMEN at 2:00....this was the first film work of any sort Peter has done and, as it turned out, he really enjoyed the experience.Peter really liked the writer/director Adam Vanderpoole, whose SVA thesis film (SHOTGUN WEDDING) this is.
Peter took his own wardrobe, had the experience of scene set-ups, discussing the work with the director, being in front of the cameras (black and white) and playing the gay lover of Mike Babel,which was a source of huge comedy for both these guys as there are no straighter men on th planet and they have known each other for decades
So they had fun! Mike plays the lead in the film....and actually, Mike B. was the person who introduced Peter to me! He is our unwitting matchmaker! I love him for that alone!
In any event, Peter did eventually meet us at LITTLE WOMEN, and we all sat through that...much to say there....a sweet show. More later.
And by then I had put on a particularly scrumptious pot roast to slow-cook, and after the matinee, we went home, poured drinks,nibbled a few things before we sat down to a lovely dinner (I used some wedding gifts to set the table, specially for our guests)...two bottles of champagne were consumed with the roast and the various desserts...and we played games (MadGab made us all giggle til we wept), and finally sat down to watch FINDING NEMO, which Anne and Chris had never seen...and before you knew it, all four of us, in various timed combinations, were snoring in our various chairs and sofa spots!....what a crew! But I enjoyed FINDING NEMO as much as ever, and remain convinced it is one of the best movies ever made....a good way to wind down from a hectic day and a rather drunken dinner party...
Before too long, it was time to wake up (7:00 am) and get Anne and Chris off to their early morning train back to Abingdon....what dear people. I am so glad they came to visit...Anne had lovely useful ideas for how to proceed with the fixing up of our home, suggested paint colors, etc. And Chris is just one of the best men ever.
We consider them true friends.
And the week looms, starting off with getting GODDESS WHEEL together for tonight's reading at 7:00... we spent another four hours last night utting it on its feet in various microphone -oriented moves,etc. We had fun doing that as well, so if they can all retain even a bit of that fun it should be fine for the reading. Room One atCAP will be filled to the walls: a 7 piece band, 16 performers, and as much audience as we can squeeze in to the room that's left over...whew!
Stay tuned....
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