Change… oh and SNOW!

So, for all of you reading out there [all five of you], it may pain you to hear that Matt Mitchell has gone back to Maryland. We miss you buddy… you’re welcome back any time! We wish you well from the Wolf Den and hope to see you soon. Love ya man.

In other news… We got POUNDED like Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, however, not by Billy Bob Thorton [THANK GOD] but rather by frozen accumulation… snow.  Just over a week ago, we got close to 12 inches of snow starting Friday night and ruining the weekend for some, Tom and I thoroughly enjoyed our time stuck in the house while Shawn froze to death in his hole. Tim and DW went to Appomattox to seek refuge in his parents house enjoying luxuries like food and heat. Here in Lynchburg however, men were men and well Tom was Tom and we stuck it out… local schools increased the amount of kids who believe in prayer by canceling school pretty much all week only to lead into this past weekend… and MORE SNOW fell. Another 6 inches… although the total was skewed due to wintry mixes of snow/sleet/freezing rain [every possible form of accumulation] and the sun didn’t help with the total either. As I type… they are calling for 2-4 inches tonight!  At any rate, the snow canceled Sweet Briar college’s Fringe Festival in which Tim, DW and myself were involved in.  We began working on an original musical called Hard Times by Lori McKelvey, a musical based on the book Hard Times by Charles Dickens. The first rehearsal was canceled [damn snow] leaving us with 4 more rehearsals before performance and none of us had even seen the sheet music or the script! YAY [sarcasm]. In total, we had 2 rehearsals before more snowfall and the staged reading was canceled completely. It was fun to be a part of the process, reading the show, singing it and all but the best part was meeting new and talented people. The staged reading was directed by Chad Larabee, a real old school kind of cool cat [whatever that means but that's what I'm going with]. He was laid back, extremely understanding, positive and one of those people you know you have to work with again before your creative career is over [that's a hint Chad]. We also got to meet a very talented tenor and actor in Chris Murrah. A great kid [I say kid, he's older than me] who has obvious talent, sharp wit, and was very easy to get along with. I got the privilege to spend an evening chatting with Chris and Lori about various topics including gay rights, romances, past relationships, creativity, alcohol [one of my favorites] amongst other things. We spent the evening drinking and enjoying ourselves in the best bar in Lynchburg… Bull Branch! How could you say the reading was a failure when I got to meet some incredible people, help a director and composer with their process of creating and finalizing their show and last but not least, I finally got ot work with Endstation Theatre company on something! Good times and totally worth it.

Speaking of Endstation, their annual Sonnets and Chocolates event is this Friday Feb. 12th 7:30 PM at 8th and Tresca [formerly The Swan Group] for an evening of performances, delectable delights and good people. Meme and I will be performing a number from RENT and from Songs For A New World. COME CHECK US OUT! Ticket info below:

Tickets on sale at: www.lynchburgtickets.com
or RSVP by emailing: boxoffice@endstationtheatre.org

SPACE IS LIMITED!
Desserts included with purchase of ticket!!!

$20 (adults)
$10 (students with valid student ID)
Reserve Table (12 seats) for $220
(Please note that all table members check in
at Will Call under the name on the reservation.)

[decent plug]

In Wolfbane related news… Blog is UP[link below] and Last Five Years is cast! Congrats Mary ‘Meme’ Hussey and Dustin Williams! Show goes up in April so stay tuned! You can follow the process at wolfbaneproductions.wordpress.com! [thanks Chad for the idea]

As for now… I’ll let this be it. Take care and Peace be da Journey!

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~ by Patches on February 6, 2010.