postmortem

Hoo boy, yesterday was rough. I mean, it was good! But definitely rough. Which is exactly why I'm glad everyone was able to make it, because it's SO much better to be rough around supportive friends taking constructive notes than a bunch of strangers in actual performance. And while I was scared to read the notes, they were indeed all very helpful, so that was a good idea.

The main problem was the unavoidable "Oh shit, there's an actual audience here... and they're taking notes!!!" feeling, which--coupled with the fact that this is the first time I'm trying out this version in full--resulted in me not being at my most relaxed and smooth. It'll get better once I become more comfortable doing it again and again, which I'll have all summer to do.

But I just hope to get there by next week, when I'm performing before friends who *haven't* seen me perform already. Not to mention NYC theatre critics, because I'm pretty well guaranteed to have at least one there.

So yeah. A deep and sincere thanks to everyone who showed up, offering their support and responses. It was a tough but incredibly helpful and important experience. And to those who missed it... well, if you've ever needed an excuse to visit Orlando, Montreal, Winnipeg, Indianapolis, and/or Vancouver, this summer would be the perfect opportunity!

The world will look up and shout "Fuck us!" And I'll whisper... "no."

Via mirthical, who saw this and for some reason thought of me.



I'm just saying, if that's supposed to be Dr. Manhattan, it should glow in the dark and/or feel like a D battery when you put your tongue on it.

By the way, WATCHMEN's theatrical length will be 156 minutes long. The subsequent Director's Cut will be 190 minutes, which in Snyder's words will be "considerably more violent... and sexier." Whatever that means.

And then, in the Fall, they'll release another cut down the line, splicing in this*, which will be hitting DVDs at the end of March:

So that the full, final version of WATCHMEN the movie will ultimately be 205 minutes. And that's not even counting the UNDER THE HOOD "documentary," included with the TALES OF THE BLACK FREIGHTER DVD.

It ain't a 12-part HBO mini-series, but that's still pretty goddamned impressive.

Hell with the worry and the apprehension and the snobbery. March 6th needs to fucking get here fucking NOW.



*Among other things, including cut scenes like more Dr. Manhattan on Mars, dialogue scenes at the newsstand, and the death of a certain character that involves a statue. At first, it's hard to imagine those last two not being in the final cut, but then you remember just how much fucking stuff there is in WATCHMEN.