Mumbling Madly

Josh was so enthralled with the show that he didn’t take any pictures during it (like he was instructed to). This is the only onstage picture I have…and it’s me bossing everyone around before the show.

All energy has been put toward the solo show…I swear I have to tons to say, write, do! It will just have to wait a week, dear readers.

To read more about the show, check our my website. For details about the photographer who took this press photo, check out the original on flickr.

My co-choreographer, Abigail, on-stage with me during our “Live and Let Die” ballet.

With great joy, I found myself with 9 other solo performers putting on a collective showcase for the local solo fest. I have yet to perform at the pretty little theater located just off Jackson and found everyone friendly and efficient. You can judge a theater greatly by its green room: and this one was festive, cluttered, and powered by a little electric heater. It didn’t take long for the 10 of us to rally around each other, one by one standing on stage by ourselves, begging the audience for their undivided attention. From magic tricks to psuedo-flight, I was floored by the diverse range of solo interpretation. Gone are the days of a talking head and a single chair, folks are adding a lot more to their solo stage work these days. It’s been almost ten years since I performed my own solo show, and in the next two months I’m amping up for my revival, my ‘gettin’ the band back together,’ my coming out of retirement tour. Once again, I’ll stand in front of an audience and implore them to watch.

It’s gonna be awesome.

Backstage during the two night run of “Shorties!” A whole bunch of short solo work by a whole bunch of great performers.

Backstage at the Triple Door–both shows sold out in a crazy, delirious, frenzy that took us late, late into the night. Stay tuned for more details.

As many of you know, the FD is gearing up for a BIG SHOW at the Triple Door this Friday, Jan 30th. We were lucky enough this round to be able to have custom made unitards for the very special AHA number I’ve been co-choreographing. The fabric was hand chosen and shipped in from Spandex Housee in NYC. Measurements were taken (painstakingly by me), a design was drawn, and different bodices were requested by each dancer (a halter here, a tank there, 3/4 sleeves on one). Today we went in for our fittings and much, much fun was had by all.

I was on TV and didn’t even know it. Granted it was The Seattle Channel, but still:
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=6010819
Fast forward to about 2:10 and you’ll see me…(Fast forward all the way to 46:00 and you’ll see Rachel read the best smut I’ve ever heard).

Received so much love last night from a modest house at Annex for the monthly cabaret. Even though it felt desperately late (night stretching for hours and hours in the dead of Seattle winter), I arrived early for a canceled preview performance (remedied by going to Sam’s and watching a musical theater tribute show until my 9:30pm call), and I was placed in the center of the second half (meaning I was a nervous wreck throughout the whole show until I finally went onstage)…none of this mattered. I made my mark on the audience and all was regaled.

Pic by: victoria vanbruinisse http://www.hotavocados.com/blog