Man I have really let this blog slip and to all of you who read it I am sorry. BUT I have good reasons! I acted ( yep ACTED) in SubDevision 2013 as part of the Mag North Festival. Oh Em Gee that was FUN! Such wonderful creativity to all the different shows!!!
But After Seeds closed I had less then a week to get the Fringe show I was working on show ready… Caitlin Corbett approched me in February to work with her on her one woman show that was being put up at the Ottawa Fringe Festival as a BYOV at Avant Garde bar. She had described the project to me and I LOVED IT. Not to mention she is an extremely talented writer.
So we started our collaboration and aside from the invaluable help from our Costume and Makeup designer Rosie Hoekstra and Makeup and special effects artist Ian Wratschkio it was just me and Caitlin.
Whew it was a lot of work… Directing, designing AND stage managing… I am too OLD for this shit… But It was fun. Caitlin Writing, acting and Producing she was so great. We agree that we are both going to nap for July but it was so worth it.
7 Shows… 7 incredible shows in a tiny Russian bar downtown, over 130 audience members over those nights 62% attendance overall.
Thank you thank you thank you! Thank you to Caitlin, Ian, Rosie, Marit ( Caitlin’s mother who was our Venue Manager EVERY SINGLE NIGHT) thank you to the audience and to the Fringe. Now that is said and done we can put Morning Star to bed…
Or can we…? Now that we found our legs with Morning Star we are already remounting!!! August 8th at The Gladstone Theatre, as part of The One Night Only seried, Morning Star is being performed in a “real” theatre… With lights, and drapes, and raked seating…
We grow. We prosper… Now Gods, stand up for the Devil…
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