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thehefnerHey. How y'all been?
Me, I'm still recovering from the weekend. Besides the first three performances of THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES: HOW HEFNERIAN, I also cameo'd as Elvis (long story) for CORIOLANUS, and saw two shows: HOLD ME, DRILL ME, KISS ME, a solo show about love and dentistry, and BARGAIN BASEMENT GAME SHOW, which was tons of fun, and I didn't suck as much as I thought I would!
Saturday was particularly busy but particularly eventful, and I actually had a hard time deciding which was the highlight between:
A.) Pimping my show to Matthew fucking Lesko*.
B.) Having just four seats short of a sold-out house for HOW HEFNERIAN.
C.) Catching a TV trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT that ended with the first-ever (as far as I've seen) shot of the coin. Most of you cannot honestly imagine the sounds I produced for the next ten seconds.
... can I go back to writing my Harvey Dent novel now? Please oh please oh please?
Anyway, it's been a hell of a weekend. I'm still recovering, and this weather ain't helping.
Oh, by the way:
EGADS. The DCist reviews THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES: HOW HEFNERIAN.
Wow. Now that is what I call a good review. Not just because it's positive, but because it's thoughtful, analytical, and even critical, giving me much to consider as I revise this show over the coming months. And believe me, revision is gonna be key; I need to shave fifteen minutes off, for one thing, if I wanna take it to places like Orlando Fringe, festivals that wince at anything above 60 minutes.
But back to the review, it's also wonderful in the sense that... damn, he really paid attention to what I said and did! Lots of details, right down to the stuff that I thought for sure was gonna fly over everybody's heads so I'd need to plow ahead and get to the "interesting" stuff! Maybe that's my doing as a storyteller, or maybe it's his attention span, but either way, it's amazing. He gets it. And more importantly, he gets what I'm going for, and his thoughts about what works and what doesn't carries far, far more weight with me than your average theatre reviewer.
I'm gonna need to send him a card pronto. Not just to thank him, but also inform him that, 1.) I have been to the Playboy Mansion, but that's a whole story/show unto itself, and 2.) yes, the "Homer Simpsons-esque fey hand-spasms and tip-toe dances that express delight and anticipation," are indeed deliberate. Um... well, exaggerated, anyway. A bit. *cough*
While the Orlando experience has made me very critic-phobic, I am very, very glad to have read this. Second time I've been called "promising" as well. It's a good thing I'm young, as I very much do hope to make good on those promises one of these days.
*For an intensely happy-making experience, check out the DANGERDOOM!!! commercials. Especially the 15 and 60 second ones.
Me, I'm still recovering from the weekend. Besides the first three performances of THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES: HOW HEFNERIAN, I also cameo'd as Elvis (long story) for CORIOLANUS, and saw two shows: HOLD ME, DRILL ME, KISS ME, a solo show about love and dentistry, and BARGAIN BASEMENT GAME SHOW, which was tons of fun, and I didn't suck as much as I thought I would!
Saturday was particularly busy but particularly eventful, and I actually had a hard time deciding which was the highlight between:
A.) Pimping my show to Matthew fucking Lesko*.
B.) Having just four seats short of a sold-out house for HOW HEFNERIAN.
C.) Catching a TV trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT that ended with the first-ever (as far as I've seen) shot of the coin. Most of you cannot honestly imagine the sounds I produced for the next ten seconds.
... can I go back to writing my Harvey Dent novel now? Please oh please oh please?
Anyway, it's been a hell of a weekend. I'm still recovering, and this weather ain't helping.
Oh, by the way:
EGADS. The DCist reviews THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES: HOW HEFNERIAN.
Wow. Now that is what I call a good review. Not just because it's positive, but because it's thoughtful, analytical, and even critical, giving me much to consider as I revise this show over the coming months. And believe me, revision is gonna be key; I need to shave fifteen minutes off, for one thing, if I wanna take it to places like Orlando Fringe, festivals that wince at anything above 60 minutes.
But back to the review, it's also wonderful in the sense that... damn, he really paid attention to what I said and did! Lots of details, right down to the stuff that I thought for sure was gonna fly over everybody's heads so I'd need to plow ahead and get to the "interesting" stuff! Maybe that's my doing as a storyteller, or maybe it's his attention span, but either way, it's amazing. He gets it. And more importantly, he gets what I'm going for, and his thoughts about what works and what doesn't carries far, far more weight with me than your average theatre reviewer.
I'm gonna need to send him a card pronto. Not just to thank him, but also inform him that, 1.) I have been to the Playboy Mansion, but that's a whole story/show unto itself, and 2.) yes, the "Homer Simpsons-esque fey hand-spasms and tip-toe dances that express delight and anticipation," are indeed deliberate. Um... well, exaggerated, anyway. A bit. *cough*
While the Orlando experience has made me very critic-phobic, I am very, very glad to have read this. Second time I've been called "promising" as well. It's a good thing I'm young, as I very much do hope to make good on those promises one of these days.
*For an intensely happy-making experience, check out the DANGERDOOM!!! commercials. Especially the 15 and 60 second ones.
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Date: 2008-07-15 03:05 pm (UTC)Miss you, m'dear. I'll be there the 24th! <3