tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15367958665084013732024-03-05T00:37:37.400-08:00Yes, and ... ProductionsYes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-3255822784152117172012-05-31T10:48:00.000-07:002012-05-31T10:48:53.506-07:00Opening weekend - Recap<b><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></b>hew! We did it! We finally opened this past weekend, Memorial Day weekend of all times, and to great success! Not only did we have great, full houses, but the reception in regards to the show has been terrific as well!<br />
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Last week was definitely a whirlwind of getting things done, last minute rehearsals, prepping for opening night reception, previews, etc. And in the end, it was all worth it as everything came together in a splendor that was once just a vision, but is now pure, dynamic, artistry. It's amazing when all the elements come together!!!<br />
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Huge thanks goes out to EVERYONE who has touched this show in one way or another, whether it be through our Kickstarter campaign, designers, volunteers, etc. All of you have helped bring this show to life, and as always, we are most grateful for you!!! What an awesome team!<br />
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With this said, here are a few photos from our opening weekend, including some awesome photos taken by our friend Keri Kaba of some of the scenes from the show.<br />
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If you are interested in catching the show, seats are filling up fast!!! Seriously!!! Click on this <a href="http://bit.ly/OrdinaryDays" target="_blank">link</a> for more details on how to purchase tickets!Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-21522342108686290382012-05-11T12:00:00.000-07:002012-05-11T12:23:31.296-07:00A Note from Peter Kuo, our Director of Ordinary Days<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>I</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> was first introduced to <i>Ordinary Days</i> when I started working at South Coast Repertory in November 2009. It was my first show at the theatre and I remember listening to the music and laughing and falling in love with it right away. But I didn't want to immediately share that love. I was protective of it, in the way one is protective of finding money on the street. You are afraid someone else will see it and claim it as theirs. At the same time, I knew this show was too beautiful to keep as a secret.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just months beforehand, I had completed a run of <i>Songs for a New World</i> that I directed for Yes, And ... Productions, and I felt this show might appeal to its producers, Helen Ota and Mike Palma. I was right. After seeing it they called me right away praising the production, declaring their desire to produce it, and asking for information about the rights. -- My worst nightmare had come true. Someone else in my circle had discovered the gloriousness of <i>Ordinary Days</i> and Adam Gwon. And they hadn’t even discovered it on their own, I introduced it to them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, more than two years later, that discussion has come to fruition. We're producing <i>Ordinary Days</i> and I'm directing it. And I don’t regret inviting Helen and Mike to see it. I'm excited about this production for two reasons. One, I just love this show. The SCR production was fantastic. It had big budgets, amazing talent and supportive audiences, but I always had a different vision of the show. To me, what <i>Ordinary Days</i> really focuses on is allowing the simple moments in life to be beautiful. A memory. A look. A word. These intimate moments are what make life worth living, and by putting the show in an intimate theatre, it’ll be hard not to really feel and appreciate them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The second reason I'm excited about this production is that I love Adam Gwon's work. He has a brilliant mind and he is going to rise up to become one of America's greatest composers. And though he's growing in popularity, his work is still relatively new, so to be one of the first few hundred or so directors to bring his work to life is exciting. His humor and heart drip from the story while his music easily carries you away to emotionally beautiful places. And even in a piece that celebrates simple moments, there is complexity in the music, text and characters that still makes working with the show a challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you will join us for this production. I'm certain this production will make your "Ordinary Days" a little more extraordinary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now that we're getting closer to opening night, tickets are selling, and FAST! If you'd like to purchase tickets to our production of <em>Ordinary Days</em>, please visit our Brown Paper Tickets <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713" target="_blank">link</a> for more information. Some dates are filling up, so please check there sooner than later :) Thanks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-74331179966195533682012-05-03T11:13:00.001-07:002012-05-03T11:31:01.020-07:00Our All Star Team!<div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A</span></b>s of this writing, we are now just 14 days away from previews for "Ordinary Days", and what a journey it has been so far.<br />
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To begin, last Friday, some of the cast and crew were able to meet our show's composer, Adam Gwon down at South Coast Repertory. His current show, "Cloudlands" is playing down there, so our director Peter said that we may be able to catch him after the show. So we did!<br />
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We have to say Adam is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Very friendly and outgoing. It's so nice when you meet someone with such immense talent who is still grounded and personable. I say this living in an industry town where sometimes "stars" (and I use that loosely) think that the world owes them. (Yeah right). Nonetheless, Adam has our vote for being a really cool dude! Thanks for letting us take pictures with you Adam!<br />
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Getting closer to opening, it is now our pleasure to introduce to you the rest of our creative team. The unsung heroes that literally make the show what it is through their talents and creativity. </div>
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<b>Stefanie Wong Lau</b> <b>- Marketing/ Assoc. Producer</b>. This is Stef's second go-around with Yes, And... Productions, and we are so grateful to have her with us! She's helping with getting the word out on the show, and with ticket sales. Yay for Stef.</div>
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<b>Sandy Fury - Stage Manager</b>. She's Peter's right-hand person, and essentially a second lieutenant. Without her we'd be rehearsing without breaks, and not knowing where our blocking is. </div>
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<b>Nicholas Pilapil - Production Director</b>. Nicholas helps Helen and myself with all the production stuff - logistics, inquiries, etc. Without him, life would be a whole lot more difficult.</div>
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<b>Christopher Singleton - Lighting Designer</b>. Chris is a lighting Ninja MASTER. So much so, his e-mail address starts off with "ninja lighting". He's so good at what he does! He can make a blank, black box look magical with his lighting expertise. </div>
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<b>Chika Shimizu - Set Design</b>. You've seen Chika here on the blog earlier with her model mock-up of the set. She's so awesome! I seriously can't wait to see her set built up to its fullest. </div>
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<b>Rachel Stivers - Costume Design</b>. Ah, costume design. Rachel is the person who will make us look like a million bucks come curtain time. Her designs are so good, that I'm keeping my stuff once the show is done. </div>
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<b>Arturo Bentanzos - Property Master</b>. Art is taking care of all the details from the libretto/script, making sure we have all the necessary props to make this New York "real". It ain't easy, but Art is pro at getting things when and where needed. </div>
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<b>Mark Johnson - Sound Design</b>. A later addition to the team, but glad to have him and his assistants on board to help bring the sounds of New York to life, as well as our voices! Big job, and we're looking forward to "hearing" from him. Ha!</div>
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And there you have it. The team. I may be forgetting someone, and if I have, my apologies. So many terrific people go into making a production come to life, and we're so lucky to have them on board. Without them, none of this would happen :)</div>
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Also, now that we're getting closer to opening, don't forget to buy your tickets to see it all come to life. Click on our Brown Paper Tickets <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713" target="_blank">link</a> to get info and reserve your seats. We anticipate sell out shows, so get yours today (and soon!).</div>
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And now, more rehearsal photos! Enjoy!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by everyone. And don'e forget to buy your <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713" target="_blank">tickets</a> now :) </div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-20799918156340562022012-04-26T12:16:00.002-07:002012-04-26T12:16:58.841-07:00Ready?! Set! GO!!!Hi Everyone!<br />
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We're officially off and running with rehearsals for "Ordinary Days" and it has been a blast! We've all been rehearsing diligently, learning our parts, and getting our intentions in, that hey, we could put this whole thing up tomorrow if we wanted to! (Okay, maybe not, but still, it's going along pretty well).<br />
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Here are a few photos of our most recent rehearsals.<br />
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Lastly, if you want to get a jump on ticket sales, we're open for that as well! Check out our Brown Paper Tickets <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713" target="_blank">link</a> for details on how to purchase.Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-14549757431681635682012-04-18T22:20:00.024-07:002012-04-19T16:02:43.237-07:00Fun-draising with our Captain Part TWO<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; FONT-SIZE: 100%">F</b><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif">irst off, we'd like to again thank everyone who contributed to our successful Kickstarter campaign. We did it! We raised more than the goal amount of $5,000.00 and are well on our way towards bringing this production to life. We are so humbled to have so many terrific supporters that we can't thank you enough. <font size="3">In addition to our Kickstarter campaign, a few weeks a</font></font><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif">go we also held a special cabaret style fundraising event at our good frie</font><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif">nds Sumi and Howard's home in Huntington Beach. Sumi and Howard are HUGE musical theater fans and were our first donors to step forward to support "Ordinary Days." On top of that, they were kind enough to open their home to us for two nights, to put on a show for anyone interested in supporting our musical. Not only did they provide their beautiful house for us, they also sang and performed with us as well! In addition to Sumi and Howard, Sumi's equally talented sister Masako joined us too.</font><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif">The five of us</font><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif"> essentially rocked the house with Broadway tunes for two nights, thrilling, and amazing the audience with all the fun we were having. Believe me, it was </font><font style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" size="3" face="Georgia, serif">a lot of fun. So much so, I call it FUN-Draising!!!</font></div><font size="0"><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT: 100% Georgia, serif"></div><br /><div style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font face="georgia">Throughout the two night event, some 70+ audience membe</font><font face="georgia">rs</font> enjoyed various Broadway selections, both old and new, in addition to a sneak-peek song from "Ordinary Days" performed by yours truly and Helen. Plus, the food and appetizers made for a great evening. It was so nice to perform in front of such an enthusiastic audience. Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the fundraiser! :)</font></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733213570259396050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBfKHyX6eP-qpWZnxNgDwy5zaqlxZIjLZpi861ryyo0KVI6dTAU7RV1lzTKyqmL4lCnWzEfdXlRTjCsE83cAIMMJq1ctLp_qmePXzyZeRXCCmw9xtlVpjr25e6wpXjfOG00dRCQJUSQVg/s400/_MCP9513.jpg"><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733214400280402738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKjI2G3dilcoXwG5RbIMF4XafDiLNmVCgmCg5ZcK1J8o8zIqtSyRhK3UR3yZxuNdxDkOaXXR8uKcKWXjq0Etkk_-kzYTB0OBE9FM6YoTBkZhngWydySJyU4HMEmC2EgTlHfrVsRiM5-As/s400/_MCP9559.jpg"><br /><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733214399476903858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeScGt-PBlGCX2L8GQRIsk0IgerV2-K3w7rpuIe3hUaI_DfYdJc7AQ7RtW-jVPHr6cml6wQd0toMTOe4CWmLWVB7k9k9lN2gJwlHhkOCVme88uo7Vj7TGnMRM1HojhSsLb1DAZ8Shp4R9D/s400/_MCP9552.jpg"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733214394322329426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwX7cHjucIuNM_A8QdXMWzURt6wjjL5GlAGPvkzwNKRNw9KiUH_dX1zgTIEwy2as6rwsIikPf6hnEcYyQ-Rbu02uC0YQ5WVleXxNdraQiBqEgaXm24f7DlfavL0VJry3vyBHm5AFDDZ2C/s400/_MCP9549.jpg"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733214393021642754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCd-85_mV9NZexkeb1J8BZ5X09tH2y7Lt0ILTQIChSeId8LXdp9tZ0xKyEQH5Ywpc0Im7YKpv8w7O8q2zlgO-UnbJ83CSxvBiK1TLvsjYfv2udEJtacujND-MTVf3Ro24V2L27_RZyrIK/s400/_MCP9516.jpg"><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733214407913698594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qKg69lMiCXzIo4uRG6HkijSBO9vOo2a6CrcLhuRVSsIynjG_ZIRgZiRnd4iu9S97c5XF0DP7sgwqTwoIafxeAmT9ZbVWWqwkLUPZzlahGGp-xtueTWdV_MqonCTjwN-JAqA6Fgzp5B6R/s400/_MCP9575.jpg"><br /><br /><div style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div size="medium" face="Times"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733216812348505218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsPakubRcMkGfdcJOGjEwVfZHMzeQDoE88F8LLjvORMDprsBgc8-tdiMLqqc0mDCAG79bc81o4DUogqdzzzWhyphenhyphenfq-mFJK7Dxbs6iUY4H2y7k5KgI4aCKESTR1V8sd7nWXYmWZampKsWsx/s400/_MCP9587.jpg"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: medium">Lisa Joe, with her other passion, the ukulele. </div><br /><br /><br /><div size="medium" face="Times"><font size="3" face="georgia">Behind the five us, and definitely the guiding force for us and for "Ordinary Days" is none other than our esteemed Musical Director, Lisa Joe. For the time that I've known her, she has always been the one to help hone our vocal skills, push us to our music theory limits, and along the way, become of one our "bestest" friends. And for the second time in Yes, And... Production's life, she is at the musical helm of our show! Our Second Captain, right next to Peter (who you guys met in a previous blog post).</font></div><br /><br /><div size="medium" face="Times"><font size="3"></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Lisa is a long-time musician, having been formally taught by her equally amazing mom who was a vocal titan in her day. After her mom's passing, Lisa took over her mom's vocal teaching duties, and has been training many a singer for years now, in addition to musical directing, and playing for shows more often than not. Helen and I definitely attribute all our vocal stylings to her and are most appreciative and proud to have her aboard with us on this production. Yay!!!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">When she's not playing piano, teaching, or musical directing, Lisa is a huge Disney fan, plays Table Tennis (don't call it "Ping Pong") and is constantly on the lookout for more apps to get for her iPad and iPhone. :)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font size="3">Last but not least, we also want to announce that tickets to our production of "Ordinary Days" are now available via </font><a target="_blank" href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; "><font size="3">https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232713</font></a><font size="3">. Just click on the link and it'll bring you directly to our ticket page. With all the wonderful support, be sure to book your tickets now to make sure you get a seat. :)</font></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Thanks again everyone!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 7.5pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font size="3">Mike</font></span></p><br /><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: medium"><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: medium"></div></div></font>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-9962412452163231672012-04-11T10:28:00.008-07:002012-04-11T10:51:35.385-07:00Help bring New York to life!<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span >H</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">i everyone!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Well, we had our first designers production meeting last night, at the ever so popular Oiwake in Little Tokyo, bringing together an insanely talented group of people once again. Some new, and others veterans from our last production, but nonetheless, the talent that everyone brings to this project is seriously going to make Ordinary Days rock!!!</div><div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For those of you unfamiliar with designers meetings, es<span style="font-size: 100%; ">pecially the first one, it's where the production staff (set design, costume, lighting, audio, etc.) all meet for the first time to present and share with everyone their ideas (designs) for the show. Last night, we were able to hear from our designers about their WILDLY exciting ideas for each of their respective duties. In a nutshell, everything looked and sounded insanely creative and amazing! No kidding!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Chika S., our set designer presented to everyone her set design using a model mock up of the entire space, along with miniature furniture of what it will look like. Here's a photo of one of the scenes from the show:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnWqMlvIyv4bhVwyZ68S1Gy1Iib_pYy9OieZL49ZtcFq6H6Jce6XMkdiINeP8SBjHVPwYBKCkPjeTvQuIhdX84bfOAjUFpQAhogU6YYtIbm4Uqj5uJEZnoxXR2ZuEAX6lHWt7MLPWsBvW/s320/_MCP9680.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730198327127121666" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This set design is still a model in progress, but gives us an idea of what this scene will look like once completed. Thanks to Chika for letting us share this :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8jUOC6tp73-ZKP7c4xjz7yBh2Mrd0SWHvZ51kNPgcdVt2e2WzPc5qPW8zL-AbRxcV8F3wGGnGfoYsbya_bh_87W26eGEG1Z3FKqPcooYDUwUQa6dBDFTNxVah5Tf02gQdohl7oqXXNJN/s320/_MCP9675.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730198888315911858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Here she is presenting her set ideas to us. </div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">How the actors are going to look on stage is the duty of our wonderfully stylish costume designer, Rachel. She came in prepared to share with us her costume ideas, and we have to say that our actors are going to look really GOOD! Here she is with so<span style="font-size: 100%; ">me of her renderings:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfq2Ctn9C93CYjess-NjpjN7UZxBTxrMmjpU_XqpySkwxLHR6IGtyr53VpSC0ZnJVvwM23X7cvvB9VvT59XTxoz_eiBwmDT-eKE3pyyXmS5vdARMZ-g2ZhpDDq0sEftjPYn0CBCKnDgZqB/s320/_MCP9682.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730199950610468130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb8vC_3lHUnw5o-GBDGR7OxLugL7r0M7AawaLNGz2Rc4d9x23jsOlz11D5xgF_dXx5LZNP-KeLrC_9vM4VJjPuzlzaIrfr2lIa0CII9G8YANqrjFeZDU8mZwqVv28V8sBKFvWqsWMYO_a/s320/_MCP9684.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730200338299376466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">So, now that we're getting closer and closer to opening night, we still need your help! As of this writing (4/11/12, 10:50am PST) we still have 27 hours to go till our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757673725/ordinary-days-musical-by-adam-gwon">Kickstarter</a> campaign ends. After last night's meeting, we have found that we could still use any and all support towards bringing our designers' visions to life, and you can help us by spreading the word, or by donating. So please help us bring these amazing designs to life!</div><div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">We'll be bringing you more updates through out the day and weeks ahead, so keep on coming back! Until then, please share our links :)</div><div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Thanks again everyone, and here's a parting shot of all of our wonderful production staff/designers:</div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFedELX1yrw9O42XRouTHrvHcfE9oX6gxXN-oeUrkbVe_NH3AnpQlVaYfyEf7E15DxBe4mEiEnsR6inhEGnytgARyAqJ7ekKXJtWoWczAQ7A0EPKlj28IMbxPahq0Vm7tWhBnPmbSmZNJS/s320/_MCP9688.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730201846370750738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-57490551894276205202012-04-05T13:17:00.004-07:002012-04-05T14:15:18.048-07:00Our Captain! Part ONE<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><b>G</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">reetings everyone! Thanks again for "tuning" in to our blog post here today :) First off, some terrific news!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We have reached our Kickstarter goal!!! Hooray!!! </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">'d like to thank everyone who has donated to our production thus far, and want you to know how grateful we are for all your support! We truly couldn't do a production like this without the help of all our friends and theater </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">aficionados</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">, and for that, we are super thankful :) We can now breathe a little sigh of relief, that is, until we get closer and closer to opening night! But that's another story ;p </span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">However, if you would still like to donate and continue helping towards our cause, we still have 7 days to go (as of 4/5/12). You can click on this <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757673725/ordinary-days-musical-by-adam-gwon">link</a> for more info. We may have reached our goal, but any additional help would totally move the production further along, so thanks in advance :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Now, last post, we introduced to you our supremely talented cast of performers, and today's post will introduce to you our director, heir direktor, our captain - Peter Kuo.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span>We first worked with Peter on our production of "Songs for A New World" in 2009, and since then, he's always been on the top of our list to work with again. Thank goodness he was available! He's one of the best, and most talented directors out there, and a super sweet guy to boot. And now, with much fanfare and hoopla, here he is, Mr. Peter Kuo!!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnvzOjqWnJHflZVogcON7xDixl6BcJuwGoBO87iRWWWaKx8Lq5BElKEg_pJuoXzmr8ehOfHsl8hck6Lt7fZRsKxnAjFr96Pax-kDPHmJC3f3CUtp5C0uTnib1ToxiOHU_VkIvVbW4QFzP/s320/_MCP6907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728017859458358626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">PETER J. KUO has been producing, directing and writing theatre in Los Angeles since 2005. Currently the Communications Associate for </span><a href="http://www.scr.org/">South Coast Repertory</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">, Orange County’s Tony Award-winning theatre company, he was previously the PR and Marketing Manager for </span><a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/">East West Players</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">, the nation’s preeminent Asian American theatre company. In 2005 he was the Membership Coordinator of </span><a href="http://www.lastagealliance.com/">LA Stage Alliance</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); "> working with over 200 theatre companies in Los Angeles. He has worked as a producer and/or administrator with several LA based theatre companies, including </span><a href="http://cornerstonetheater.org/">Cornerstone Theater Company</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">, </span><a href="http://www.sacredfools.org/">Sacred Fools Theatre Company</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); "> and </span><a href="http://www.metamorphosistheatrecompany.org/">Metamorphosis Theatre Company</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">. He is a Founding Member of the new L.A. based theatre collective </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ArtistsAtPlay">Artists at Play</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">, where he recently directed the Los Angeles Premiere of <i>Ching Chong Chinaman</i>, a Back Stage Critic’s Pick.</span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2A2A2A"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2A2A2A">As an artist he has directed several plays and readings in Los Angeles for East West Players, USC Master in Writing Program, </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/YesAndProductions">Yes and ... Productions</a><span style="color:#2A2A2A">, Chinatown 90210, </span><a href="http://www.addwordproductions.com/">AddWord Productions</a><span style="color:#2A2A2A">, Metamorphosis Theatre Company and Resident Theatre Company. His most well-known production of <i>Letters to a Student Revolutionary</i>, about the Tienanmen Square Massacre, was awarded Best of Fest at the Fullerton College Directors Festival, and moved on to two revivals in downtown Los Angeles where he was awarded letter of commendation from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The performance included a panel attended by survivors of the Tienanmen Square Massacre, a college tour and a commemorative performance on the 20th anniversary.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2A2A2A"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2A2A2A">He earned his A.A. in Theatre with high honors from Fullerton College where he received the Leadership Award and Anita & Everette Theatre Arts Scholarship. He earned his B.A. in Drama with a minor in Business Management at UC Irvine, where he was accepted into the Honors in Directing program and founded the theatre organization Diversity University Irvine which produce seven productions, three of which he directed. His work founding and leading Diversity University Irvine earned him multiple Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program grants as well as the Chancellor’s Award for Claire Trevor School of the Arts.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2A2A2A"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>We're so lucky to have him :) Plus, his vision towards "Ordinary Days" is going to make it amazing!!! Definitely come out and see the show once it opens.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Okay, so that was part one of our "captains" post. Next post, we introduce to you our Musical Director, Lisa Joe, so stay tuned!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thanks for stopping by everyone :) </span></p> <!--EndFragment--></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-69543488503365309932012-03-28T10:28:00.012-07:002012-03-29T12:01:52.052-07:00Meet the cast!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Happy Wednesday everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">First off, we'd like to once again thank everyone who have donated to our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757673725/ordinary-days-musical-by-adam-gwon">Kickstarter page</a> towards the making of this production. We have so many new backers this week, and we just want to let you know how much your support is appreciated. We are so thankful to have such terrific friends like you! Thank you very much!</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> Next, it our distinct pleasure to introduce you to our amazing cast! Yup, the 4 actors who we dwindled down from the thousands who submitted and auditioned! (Okay, not thousands, but would you believe, a few?!) Nonetheless, we are so proud and fortunate to be working with such a talented group of actors. Now here they are!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg680jqhwEvRM5wxxXyimISLTy9kDkiKe4ZdGg1GCTKmtO0jidSbFgCm8sJjtf5l-v9s1Bq-eemd_okutrTdL9fyjwE531zL7JZd49DzkFpmfzHdxBdn_0RjwcPJIVGT4_hUAKrJLebS-FQ/s320/J_Cho_HS+.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725004571106039442" /><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 17px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Julia Cho</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, a Los Angeles native, made her professional acting debut in the Bay Area premiere of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">An Alphabet</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, presented by the John Cage Trust Fund. She later starred in the Word for Word production of Amy Tan’s </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Immortal Heart</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. After an extended and award-winning run, the show toured domestically and in France. Since then, Julia has performed/toured with </span><a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">East West Players</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, </span><a href="http://www.willandcompany.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Will & Company</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, </span><a href="http://www.hereandnowtheatrecompany.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">here<i>and</i>now theatre company</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, and sketch comedy group OPM.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Julia embarked on her first major venture as a theatre producer in the summer of 2009, leading the ensemble-based </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Beware of Cupid</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, an original Valentine’s Day show. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Beware of Cupid</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> had a successful run in February 2010 and was featured on </span><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Angry Asian Man</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> as well as the </span><a href="http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Hyphen Magazine blog</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">. Julia is one of the founding members and producing partners of </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtistsAtPlay" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Artists at Play</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, a new theatre collective. Last November marked their debut with the Los Angeles premiere of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Ching Chong Chinaman</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">. The production, along with Julia’s performance (described as “hilarious” and “wonderfully offbeat”), was met with much success and acclaim.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Film credits include </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Wedding Palace</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> and the Tom Hanks/Julia Roberts film </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Larry Crowne</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">. TV credits include </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">I’m In the Band</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> (Disney XD), </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Fresh Beat Band</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> (Nick Jr.), the series finale of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Hannah Montana</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> (Disney Channel), and the pilot episodes of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Whitney</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> (NBC) and </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Work It</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> (ABC). Julia also starred in the web series </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Jeff and Ravi Fail History</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, which screened at SXSW 2011, and is currently filming </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">The Lizzie Bennet Diaries</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">, a YouTube adaptation of Jane Austen’s </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Pride and Prejudice</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">. Check out </span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2971227/">IMDb</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> for a full list of TV/film credits and </span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/JULIA-CHO/107765819024">Facebook</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "> for news and updates. You can also follow @thatjuliacho on Twitter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVMZLTMDba8d8v3t0dJbvOYo335u7wb-4i1YIvcsSBUV7Ceda4RNw1YifZVXxh5rG160kRv9U23lQ-h_9H7COvjNhVuXkP-SdMhixsIuibgik62YrAU0EUfAcQX2aplPEtwjEyClSeEzT/s320/HO+HS_2012+edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725053553886515506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b style="font-size: 100%; ">Helen H. Ota</b><span style="font-size: 100%; "> is the co-founder of Yes, and … Productions which, produced </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Songs for a New World</i><span style="font-size: 100%; "> at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum in 2009. She is also the Artistic Director of </span><a href="http://www.coldtofu.com/" style="font-size: 100%; ">COLD TOFU</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, the nation’s premier Asian American comedy improvisation group. A member since 1993, she has performed in and produced numerous COLD </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">TOFU improv and sketch shows.</span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Helen is also a performing member of the <a href="http://www.gratefulcrane.com/">Grateful Crane Ensemble</a>, whose mission is to present educational and theatrical programs in appreciation for the unique hardships and inspiring contributions of Japanese Americans in our country’s history.<o:p></o:p></p><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Some of her recent stage and film credits include </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Ching Chong Chinaman</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Songs for a New World</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">The Betrayed</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Manzanar: Story of an American Family</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Nihonmachi: The Place To Be</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Project Momotaro</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Natsukashi Kouhaku Utagassen</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Twelfth Night</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">The Golden Hour</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Back in the Day</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">A Jive Bomber’s Christmas</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Umamiya</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Hands On</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Carpool</i><span style="font-size: 100%; "> and </span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">BuddhaHeads</i><span style="font-size: 100%; ">.</span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Helen enjoys supporting and being active in the Jap<span style="font-size: 100%; ">anese American community by serving on the Board of Directors for the </span><a href="http://www.niseiweek.org/" style="font-size: 100%; ">Nisei Week Foundation</a><span style="font-size: 100%; "> and the </span><a href="http://www.jaccc.org/" style="font-size: 100%; ">Japanese American Cultural and Community Center</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">. She also works in Development for </span><a href="http://www.centertheatregroup.org/" style="font-size: 100%; ">Center Theatre Group</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">, a nonprofit arts organization in Downtown Los Angeles.</span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "></span></p><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: Times; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJFLnqX2a0gn85M5ykyg3noJk0cQ7cgRUjBf9RQ7uGH2Boa0rpZ7wa8JDRGI8E9d118TZO3T3GobFW_6f8-IJqAD9-LvCtmbfD561-9uqAQe8lDY0Y7XgNf4ntt1Gu6wWIhSUv4MFtkuE/s320/MP+for+Website.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725007348416005618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><p></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Growing up in Los Angeles, </span><b style="font-size: 100%; ">Michael C. Palma</b><span style="font-size: 100%; "> has always been around the entertainment industry. But what got him started with performing was when he was “forced” to take piano lessons with a local Filipino teacher, who also taught traditional Pilipino cultural dances and songs. Not only was he learning how to play piano, but his affiliation with the cultural group enabled him to perform at various festivals, recitals, </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">parades, etc., all of which developed his love of performing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Mike’s break came when he was 8 years old and cast in a Philippine national touring group’s production of <i>Walang Sugat</i> (roughly translated as having “no scars”). He played the lead boy who gets caught in the Philippine/Spanish war, and sadly dies ever so dramatically during a fight scene. The production toured the United States and Canada. It was his first real taste of life as a performer, but all he remembers from it wa<span style="font-size: 100%; ">s the cool Darth Vader action figure he got while in Toronto … and the great friends he made in the cast, all of whom were household names in the Philippines.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Since then, Mike has been in film, television and stage productions. He once played Pat Morita’s henchman in an independent film, as well as a photographer in a commercial starring Nicholas Cage. Other highlights include <i>Imelda: A New Musical</i> (<a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/">East West Players</a>), <i>A Jive Bomber’s Christmas</i>, and as core performing member of <a href="http://www.coldtofu.com/">Cold Tofu</a>, the nation’s oldest Asian American comedy improv group.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Mike has always had an affinity towards musicals a<span style="font-size: 100%; ">nd theater as the immediate response and energy from the audience is what captivates him to perform. There’s nothing better than a darkened theater, stage lights, and hearing the musical director give you the downbeat to </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">start.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">When not performing, Mike’s is a professional w<span style="font-size: 100%; ">edding and portrait photographer. Retaining the creativity garnered from performing, Mike loves creating modern, fun, and energetic photographs with his clients. The most rewarding part of the “job” is getting to know his clients while creating awesome photos. You can see his work at </span><a href="http://www.mpalmaphotography.com/" style="font-size: 100%; ">M. Palma Photography</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-yrgOvwdnM4mwk8rtp9NhISIOWbUsubJ8fpdozj8AvXoQEVNd1D_CqJw_1ExbWWqPA3coaZlZvcq-eGzp1qko1TwcFQKNuGxF990Rp62p03V7gHJ1pu1rbiVWAlirvKULD3blC7h8ZEc/s320/S_Takeda+HS.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725005924859752354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></p><div><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Scott Keiji Takeda</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> began doing musical theatre at the age of nine in his school district’s annual musical production. He continued in this program through high school, participating in nine spring productions and five summer productions. In middle school, Scott won his first leading role as “Tevye” in a junior summer production of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Fiddler on the Roof</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">. It was at Temple City High School that he had the opportunity to play such roles as “J. Pierrepont Finch” in </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> and “Lumiere” in </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Beauty and the Beast</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">. Scott went on to graduate from Pepperdine University with a BA in Theatre Arts. While at Pepperdine he continued in musical theatre, playing “Ching Ho” in </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Thoroughly Modern Millie</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> and having ensemble parts in three other productions. After Pepperdine, Scott made his professional debut at </span><a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">East West Players</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> in September 2010, starring as “Brian Lackey” in </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Mysterious Skin</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">. Most recently, Scott played the part of “Upton” in </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtistsAtPlay" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Artists at Play’s</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> inaugural production of </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Ching Chong Chinaman</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Ordinary Days</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> marks Scott return to musical theatre and his first professional musical theatre production.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">There you have it! Our four "Ordinary" talents for our big production!!! Please do check them out at their respective web links to learn more about them and their terrific endeavors. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Till next time, thanks again for stopping by, and if you haven't done so already, please stop by our Kickstarter page for more info and further updates on the show!</span></div><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--></div></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-49949320811857195252012-03-19T23:10:00.012-07:002012-03-20T14:10:48.524-07:00EXTRA "Ordinary Days"<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u><br /></u></div><b><span style="font-size:130%;">H</span></b>appy Tuesday to everyone! First off, we here at Yes, And... Productions would like to thank everyone who have donated to our production so far! Your generosity is so overwhelming, and we'd just like to say how much we appreciate you for being our donors! We can't wait for you to see the production once it opens in May!<br /><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">With that said, you may be wondering what exactly is the story behind "Ordinary Days"? </div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">The musical "Ordinary Days" is written by relative new comer to the musical theater world, Adam Gwon, who in 2006, was "discovered" in a musical theater master class in New York. After being invited to take part in the prestigious Dramatists Guild Of America's Fellows Program, the instructors knew that they had someone special in their midst. And over the course of the year that followed Adam's enrollment into the program, the show "Ordinary Days" was born.<br /></div><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">With Adam's participation in the Fellows Program, "Ordinary Days" world premiered at the Pennsylvania Centre Stage in 2008, and made its New York debut in 2009 at the Roundabout Theater. Since then, it has made its way throughout the eastern US, and the U.K., making its west coast premiere in January 2010 at South Coast Repertory.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><a style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqMPN_FuBULdWVxGvHcVlD2KO2Umu7keh8SS6n59VY7nfEJmcx4WflGDxJXg2CnCvmRm_Tzz3iWt7NXt62Jxz534TqBk7MepqFI1QKrkAxWvJaoYmZ-xZ7nbiNkE_PeyHkKp6yCcrqPrt/s1600/adam_gwon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722043037959601666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqMPN_FuBULdWVxGvHcVlD2KO2Umu7keh8SS6n59VY7nfEJmcx4WflGDxJXg2CnCvmRm_Tzz3iWt7NXt62Jxz534TqBk7MepqFI1QKrkAxWvJaoYmZ-xZ7nbiNkE_PeyHkKp6yCcrqPrt/s320/adam_gwon.jpg" /></a> <br /><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times">Adam Gwon (image courtesy of Univ. of Oklahoma, Musical Theater Dept.)</div><br /><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times">(image <a href="http://musicaltheatre.ou.edu/guest-artists/gwon/">link</a>)<br /><br /></div></div><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">The story of "Ordinary Days" follows the lives of four New Yorkers trying to find their own paths and "life stories". The stories of each of the characters and their relationships are done without any real spoken dialogue, but sung throughout the show, in a musical style known as a song cycle. As in most musicals, characters begin to sing their inner most thoughts or have their most important conversations sung vs. spoken, especially when just mere "talking" won't work anymore!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Over the course of the next few weeks, we'll be introducing the cast and crew of our production of "Ordinary Days", and previewing some other cool stuff from the show. But today, we'd like to leave you with a little preview link to one of the songs from the show, sung by actors Jared Gertner and Kate Wetherhead from the New York production. One of MY favorite songs from the show, "Beautiful".</div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VBz-WAf2HMk" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBz-WAf2HMk&feature=plcp&context=C40eae63VDvjVQa1PpcFO5eX6PjAcf3INM2J_PHeBzEgwwIUMjHJY=&noredirect=1">Beautiful</a>" - Ordinary Days</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">By Adam Gwon</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Sung by Jared Gertner and Kate Wetherhead<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Thanks again for stopping by. And if you haven't already done so, please check out our Kickstarter page (<a href="http://kck.st/zxKkH8">http://kck.st/zxKkH8</a>) more info on how you can be a part of our production! </div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Happy Spring Equinox everyone! Check back soon for more updates!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Mike (& Helen) </div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-74754496863325787612012-03-12T18:46:00.007-07:002012-03-13T11:14:54.853-07:00Back to ONE!<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><b>H</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; ">i everyone! Long time no "logging" in! </span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span >Ever since our last production, nearly 3 years ago, we've been going about our lives, taking part in other productions and gigs, always with the intention of getting back to producing another extraordinary show. Now, after a few months of getting the pieces together, including the cast, designers, etc., we are excited to introduce to you our latest endeavor -</span><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><b>Ordinary Days </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span >by Adam Gwon</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span ><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span ><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">As you may have read at our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757673725/ordinary-days-musical-by-adam-gwon">kickstarter page</a>, this musical is a relatively new one in the world of musicals, only having been first produced back in 2008. The story revolves around four New Yorkers trying to find their "life stories". Written by Adam Gwon, "Ordinary Days" is a production that Helen and I were drawn to the first time we saw it back in 2010. We were so compelled by the music and story that once the last note was sung, we knew that THIS was going to be our next production. And, here we are, two years later, and ready to go!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">The other reason why we wanted to come back to producing is to once again work with our amazing and talented friends! 2009's "Songs for a New World" was such a labor of love, that we knew we wanted to experience that "magic" again with our "band" of creatives! So we got the "band" back together again. This time through, we've added a few new faces to the mix, all of whom we know will make this yet another FUN experience. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">This first installation to this blog for this project is to welcome everyone back, and to thank you for supporting our endeavors. We so appreciate the generosity and kindness of everyone, that we can't say "thank you" enough! So we'll say it again, THANK YOU!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span >As for the title of this post, the term "back to one" is used on film and TV sets letting everyone know to return to the beginning, to the start of the scene, etc. Since this our latest NEW show, I figured we had to start somewhere, and this post is our "ONE". We just can't wait to share Ordinary Days with everyone and show you where it'll end. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span >If you're coming across this page for the first time, and are interested in supporting our cause, please don't hesitate to go to our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757673725/ordinary-days-musical-by-adam-gwon">Kickstarter page</a>, to learn more, and perhaps even help us make this production a reality. We'll be updating regularly on the the progress of our show, so please check back often.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span >Thanks again everyone! On with the show!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Mike (& Helen) :)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-11264690485562901482009-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:002009-10-27T09:58:47.283-07:00Souvenirs<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm2F_sypCcoWkvdW2yAfyyThiJKcd9Nw65oXQpawN9vHt5XeA2H12OhO3abJhANPpdhNIwBD3mfgfVwcbpq5o8JFP2iTFNtk-uAQ_K5XfxRbNsNYD_Ac7cNEUrBgWNPsKbpWaBcfGB2YJ/s1600-h/will+work.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm2F_sypCcoWkvdW2yAfyyThiJKcd9Nw65oXQpawN9vHt5XeA2H12OhO3abJhANPpdhNIwBD3mfgfVwcbpq5o8JFP2iTFNtk-uAQ_K5XfxRbNsNYD_Ac7cNEUrBgWNPsKbpWaBcfGB2YJ/s320/will+work.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318778621547122" border="0" /></a>Now that the show is over, Claire (the Intern) needs something to do.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>nd so the curtain falls on our beloved production of "Songs", and I have to say that it was quite a journey. What started off as a simple song that we were learning in our vocal lessons, became a true highlight in my life and also helped me honor my late grandmother. As equally important is the fact that we were able to work with some of our most talented friends. Anytime anyone ever asked me about what made this production the success that it was (even before we ever got to the theater) I would always reiterate the fact that we had such a wonderful team of people working along side us, and that they should receive all the credit. I definitely tip my hat to all of them for putting in all their time, talents and efforts in making a dream come true. You probably get less than a handful of awesome teams in your life, and this one definitely is on that mantle of one of the best. For those of you who were fortunate to come out and see our work, you saw the splendor, emotion, and talents of those that you DIDN'T see on stage, those who really helped make we four "actors" shine out there under the lights. And for that, I give them all my utmost gratitude, love, and respect for being a part of this journey. Thanks team, for making this souvenir one of the best I'll ever have of my life - without you guys, it would've all still just been a dream. Thanks for helping me fulfill my own personal tribute to my grandmother. I know that somewhere, she was watching, and was so very happy that we did such a fantastic job.<br /><br />Okay, so now that the formalities are done, on with more stuff! First off, thanks to everyone who have been following this blog, for all your support and best wishes! I know that we were able to practically fill all the seats to all our performances because of the great feedback we were getting from all of you, especially after our opening weekend. Also, thank you to those who did come out and watch us do our thing! It was so much fun performing in front of everyone, and hopefully, you all got to see that in our work! We have so many stories to take away from this production, you wouldn't believe it! Here are some super short descriptions, sometimes cryptic, and even more so, some "insider" production stuff:<br /><br />- Peter always turns his head to the side when he's listening intently.<br />- Randy needs to always check that his drawstrings are tied up tight enough.<br />- JRB is very popular amongst our musicians. Hugely.<br />- I need to learn my blocking. No, seriously. I do.<br />- Get an intern for any production you may be a part of. And then call them "Intern".<br />- Just to make things fun, have a Hollywood production come in in the middle of your production just so you can re-adjust your lights between shows.<br />- Hope that your theater is near a Starbucks.<br />- Set up, strike. Set-up again, Strike again, and then Set-up again. Then, strike for good.<br />- For added kicks, fund the entire thing yourself.<br />- Pray that people will come out and watch (thank god!)<br />- Wear striped underwear for good measure. I'm not saying who.<br />- Push around a 700lb lighting rig for an entire day and NOT be tired doing it.<br />- Practically put your entire life on hold for the entire production.<br /><br />Most importantly, sit back, enjoy the process and the company you keep, and relish in your accomplishment :)<br /><br />Great times everyone. Thanks for being a part of it. This is not to say that "Yes, and... Productions" is finished, but this particular chapter is done for now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the photos :)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVry6dXcllGDOD_yeDITZEt19kozdjYwutm2vXPJ7JmE4QHgl_es09vL2VndYepX5pKOAfdu9HA88QH8QEBYA7PE95c6Un8GwdHjddBLZ1-Q2sUhyphenhypheniW_a9tgzGfEfNV1r5U6VPoC4AQBUK/s1600-h/tvwatching.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVry6dXcllGDOD_yeDITZEt19kozdjYwutm2vXPJ7JmE4QHgl_es09vL2VndYepX5pKOAfdu9HA88QH8QEBYA7PE95c6Un8GwdHjddBLZ1-Q2sUhyphenhypheniW_a9tgzGfEfNV1r5U6VPoC4AQBUK/s320/tvwatching.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397321190487917586" border="0" /></a>For those of you who attended our shows, this is what we were doing while you were filling up the seats - WATCHING YOU via our stage/house feed in the green room. Look how focused everyone is.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7Nk9lUwiq3ItwIHtThNnHSb8EYvV4apixtrMRCxW1RotjvEvfoXrTRIEKDNe5FTF2CE8m0a5tc9tXP-BFV9NGFUVTOV1EiU20TScQ8iyj7uDb91E0NxV0pmvmOQI4o4BGVmWWHFnW-NG/s1600-h/DL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7Nk9lUwiq3ItwIHtThNnHSb8EYvV4apixtrMRCxW1RotjvEvfoXrTRIEKDNe5FTF2CE8m0a5tc9tXP-BFV9NGFUVTOV1EiU20TScQ8iyj7uDb91E0NxV0pmvmOQI4o4BGVmWWHFnW-NG/s320/DL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318284301089186" border="0" /></a>Monsieur David Levray, one the best musicians and coolest guys you'll ever get to know!<br />Bravo mon amie!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScNPBQV_Rhj_Eoc7kgL3uIHc6sPYMiTYIjszOF0oJLeSDbIcic3LzYSu_Zizk6vAOtZH_tO49fjRNQfpkh75w0GHoYV8uuYe_NpR9cEllpMmwCFHgh88hZsoinAVF7_NOyUJN7JXc_1JO/s1600-h/theband.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScNPBQV_Rhj_Eoc7kgL3uIHc6sPYMiTYIjszOF0oJLeSDbIcic3LzYSu_Zizk6vAOtZH_tO49fjRNQfpkh75w0GHoYV8uuYe_NpR9cEllpMmwCFHgh88hZsoinAVF7_NOyUJN7JXc_1JO/s320/theband.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318773436911330" border="0" /></a>Throughout the entire run, I always wanted to take this photo of the band, and I was finally able to on closing day. These guys really rocked it! Thanks everyone!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEike0BWiEQ2kTnBAjIra0U6sXGaO5HS3tPbmkuwWytodeJgKz2ekFTKR-N__87iui5q5m0JbRWl-1rFa7ck1FsULxb-axpbMUcuOuxPW6BF7Gr2VL0BQTXD8DUJ4TFMxop-_VChnxLIr6qo/s1600-h/box+crew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEike0BWiEQ2kTnBAjIra0U6sXGaO5HS3tPbmkuwWytodeJgKz2ekFTKR-N__87iui5q5m0JbRWl-1rFa7ck1FsULxb-axpbMUcuOuxPW6BF7Gr2VL0BQTXD8DUJ4TFMxop-_VChnxLIr6qo/s320/box+crew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397321184962444290" border="0" /></a>Our production crew (L to R) - Keiko, June, and Justin, up in the box making sure everything was perfect, and it was! Thanks you guys!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lea_U5-TumjWC1zA2CXuBLAe125Xp6Huc0z6xgp-y2pP-u6mTQ6C4nVnlTTHoNFAjU_atwmS7NycsiA29a8FYt6jc2z76Hj8TtvK5ET00YkJwraCJUsNXrqCe8Ecoz0LF4DV3U4ALtTM/s1600-h/NC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lea_U5-TumjWC1zA2CXuBLAe125Xp6Huc0z6xgp-y2pP-u6mTQ6C4nVnlTTHoNFAjU_atwmS7NycsiA29a8FYt6jc2z76Hj8TtvK5ET00YkJwraCJUsNXrqCe8Ecoz0LF4DV3U4ALtTM/s320/NC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318303347789938" border="0" /></a>Here's Nathan with the only surviving page turner that made it through the run. The other three (which included our intern Claire) dropped out cause he was such a page-turning brute. This guy is tougher than he looks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMSu-XNfoG8TZH6wfqayxykEfJy1iLeN6g6KVOgPZ6Fz8pLtw1BWkMbCs34g7MjWPAYgwVT51l2SG2MOYVI9KRpKS4hryJ8VvzEIVlz4ytREDeu0AEx8OsVm3G4-xFkUdJGYgmNae0e2A/s1600-h/KC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMSu-XNfoG8TZH6wfqayxykEfJy1iLeN6g6KVOgPZ6Fz8pLtw1BWkMbCs34g7MjWPAYgwVT51l2SG2MOYVI9KRpKS4hryJ8VvzEIVlz4ytREDeu0AEx8OsVm3G4-xFkUdJGYgmNae0e2A/s320/KC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318298003528530" border="0" /></a>Claire and Mr. "T", our prop master.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOCQAZKz1XIhPYFfQKwrUk455hHWl41kAiAbbHUlVFL8QZkS_Tp3N2s9FdE0ae0jYPFC0Rthfd_JFMVTmeiDr60RtNbJIWaf1XVpAAaRVFI9J9tiAI8t-7k0BqQcz-U81TlPVZdWlIM6b/s1600-h/GO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOCQAZKz1XIhPYFfQKwrUk455hHWl41kAiAbbHUlVFL8QZkS_Tp3N2s9FdE0ae0jYPFC0Rthfd_JFMVTmeiDr60RtNbJIWaf1XVpAAaRVFI9J9tiAI8t-7k0BqQcz-U81TlPVZdWlIM6b/s320/GO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318291984853906" border="0" /></a>If John Goodman had a brother who played wicked percussion, then it would be this guy, Glenn O., who is now pursuing a career in Japanese alcohol endorsements. (The bottle needs to be a bit more vertical Glenn. He'll get it.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ4C7i9sBTsO-U565Or-_-xCN_RPsr5avoC_nnzeZfZWf9BUyjJMGCRFm1oZ1L2Q0a6UwMmh7o_8u3QpIgnjqhHzfKPD0Aw3pEetyy1_z1n5wuBAH-b9a_gxzs7IXKBCVpgwC707911QG/s1600-h/HPL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ4C7i9sBTsO-U565Or-_-xCN_RPsr5avoC_nnzeZfZWf9BUyjJMGCRFm1oZ1L2Q0a6UwMmh7o_8u3QpIgnjqhHzfKPD0Aw3pEetyy1_z1n5wuBAH-b9a_gxzs7IXKBCVpgwC707911QG/s320/HPL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318296489080482" border="0" /></a>Helen, Peter, and Lisa.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFCYJ9BeVvoxZ4KKehRG65iBlmaSbn8i5o9z3a3q3OOU2VM_lRcT4ndDfiWPPZFdJfn03cfUCQiB-fv-Ae4iammBdtC6HO0lUBPqVd_LyIYfZlt1Zey6p2RcZ0NBMTuG6TJw8p_-6cFCk/s1600-h/smr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFCYJ9BeVvoxZ4KKehRG65iBlmaSbn8i5o9z3a3q3OOU2VM_lRcT4ndDfiWPPZFdJfn03cfUCQiB-fv-Ae4iammBdtC6HO0lUBPqVd_LyIYfZlt1Zey6p2RcZ0NBMTuG6TJw8p_-6cFCk/s320/smr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318754220576322" border="0" /></a>We never have enough photos of Stefanie (Left) so I was finally able to grab one at our post show party, alongside Mike V. (middle), and Randy (right).<br />Thanks Stef, for all the hard work. You too Mike V.!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCq4-dR8iI42HLOnir_2Rwpt9JoHmDy8Rwp6qw0Jnf5hZ6VnOQAWs91A5DS37S5VAjhKRFe3zY_Kp2IMRMcz9ZY-yiDpsXwB6PjsXvHeNrHaqmkH_I0cvdiDWmsUtnXiB0H8M0Mbei_Vc/s1600-h/PK.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCq4-dR8iI42HLOnir_2Rwpt9JoHmDy8Rwp6qw0Jnf5hZ6VnOQAWs91A5DS37S5VAjhKRFe3zY_Kp2IMRMcz9ZY-yiDpsXwB6PjsXvHeNrHaqmkH_I0cvdiDWmsUtnXiB0H8M0Mbei_Vc/s320/PK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318751107153970" border="0" /></a>Directors want to direct, or is it that they want to sing? I'm not sure, cause Peter was singing up a storm at Oiwake's after our closing show.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPzbyuCrkXwImNJ4a07GCi0CFCpaxGDqJXAN2fyhS8e_3C2KuXIaFw58GX_Kq__D8Ev6VM0RnVYEj4g0qIR95Jh6N-zIPNHPxqFE4U_mzE0Daik0-rBmiETNlNLWDrW4s-kHhuYOVKWqt/s1600-h/marcines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPzbyuCrkXwImNJ4a07GCi0CFCpaxGDqJXAN2fyhS8e_3C2KuXIaFw58GX_Kq__D8Ev6VM0RnVYEj4g0qIR95Jh6N-zIPNHPxqFE4U_mzE0Daik0-rBmiETNlNLWDrW4s-kHhuYOVKWqt/s320/marcines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397321193558208210" border="0" /></a>What's a blog without Myra. Here she is with the Maracine brood (L - R), Sophia, Zachary, and the man who made it all happen, Dep. Sheriff, Peter Maracine! (Uh, Pete, me kissing Myra was all an act, and I'd still like to be able to drive in the O.C. without being stopped unexpectedly for nothing at all, okay? Thanks.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddPVU-k_FyvqA2xWPTGdk_-33wtfAjrxNc5JsQySLsRyWMqk8qkKS5wBPLYaQ7qnlKu7kJyVkbhKOkUVCxVpvrHsyyYdwCB4Sfohy1rWQiVdYo9S3Hene5N7zDefFxzkQESYcEzujLoAS/s1600-h/Songs+Crew+post.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddPVU-k_FyvqA2xWPTGdk_-33wtfAjrxNc5JsQySLsRyWMqk8qkKS5wBPLYaQ7qnlKu7kJyVkbhKOkUVCxVpvrHsyyYdwCB4Sfohy1rWQiVdYo9S3Hene5N7zDefFxzkQESYcEzujLoAS/s320/Songs+Crew+post.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397318769164123330" border="0" /></a>Here we are (minus Stef, and Ivy - darn it!) The amazing cast and crew of "Songs For A New World" 2009. Thank you so much everyone :)<br />One of the best "moments" of our lives :)<br /><br />We'll be back everyone... TRUST ME... Muwaaahhhh!!!!!<br /></div></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-83594279384417485482009-10-05T12:05:00.001-07:002009-10-05T12:29:01.326-07:00It IS all fun and games!<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>hoy everyone!<br /><br />Yup, we've been kinda AWOL updating lately as rehearsals have been super brutal! Okay, not brutal, but definitely in full swing, especially since we are now just 2 weeks away from opening night! I do have to say that the production is looking great, and we'll definitely have an exciting show to present to everyone come October 16-25!<br /><br />What's equally cool is that we got our band leader back! Nathan Wang, straight from his recent musical directoring (I know, it's not a word, but it works) in New York for East West Player's second production of "Imelda: A New Musical". Now that Nathan is back, our musical director Lisa, can breathe a sigh of relief, that is, until we open. This music is hard!!!<br /><br />We're finally moving into the Democracy Center space this week, and we'll get a chance to really work out our blocking, etc. We're so excited!<br /><br />So far, rehearsals have been more fun and games, but we have been getting the work done. I'm sure that now that we're within two weeks of opening, we'll get even more serious, but until then, enjoy this photo taken last night of our musical masterminds, Lisa and Nathan:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuMl2_Y8TtYq3dmgU3cyzOK67RythTsE1GvDXqTrPkwF60oGw4RwbgVV6NyFG2YqCD0lh7peWSh2mWV_c6JiGb8oK4fno43X_olZGxUmy48lWOSnGaJzmadkE1WIA2G7fGDnp4F7YNjvt/s1600-h/N&L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuMl2_Y8TtYq3dmgU3cyzOK67RythTsE1GvDXqTrPkwF60oGw4RwbgVV6NyFG2YqCD0lh7peWSh2mWV_c6JiGb8oK4fno43X_olZGxUmy48lWOSnGaJzmadkE1WIA2G7fGDnp4F7YNjvt/s320/N&L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389199916269088834" border="0" /></a>Lisa is all business as Mr. Wang hams it up for the camera!<br />Like I said, it's all fun and games!!!<br /></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-60970694787305854702009-09-21T11:51:00.001-07:002009-09-21T15:22:37.466-07:00PART of Our Uber-Terrific Creative Team!<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">As the saying goes, "Behind every great man, there's a great woman" (or two, or three) supporting them, and this goes without saying with our production. Of course, our creative team doesn't only consist of women, but I thought it would be a great opener since without these people, we wouldn't be having a show! (At least not a great one!)<br /><br />With this said, up first at bat is our esteemed Musical Director and Vocal Coach, Ms. Lisa Joe!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM0dJTWhNtkGvW0Am6h4n5I8uTTRo7dQMwB0ExcMTyDjZ9f-HYyZHJTQlCTXLimCpJTe8r6tc4yzI-AOfH3tGndmCyU8dYZgpioYGgMAdSYW_-7x1l6AbJ9IBVEUEJEmSYZCq_eqdbcS3/s1600-h/LJ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM0dJTWhNtkGvW0Am6h4n5I8uTTRo7dQMwB0ExcMTyDjZ9f-HYyZHJTQlCTXLimCpJTe8r6tc4yzI-AOfH3tGndmCyU8dYZgpioYGgMAdSYW_-7x1l6AbJ9IBVEUEJEmSYZCq_eqdbcS3/s320/LJ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383997064161506450" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">If it weren't for Lisa, we would never have been exposed to "Songs" and definitely would NOT be doing this. I've been taking voice lessons with her for about 5 years now, and I have to attribute all that I "know" to her expertise. She's terrific! In her "off" time (that is, outside of our production) she's a Table Tennis pro. Oh, and she recently bit the bullet and finally got an iPhone. Mucho kudos to Lisa, our Musi-kal dee-rektor! We love her!<br /><br />I should have posted this next person's photo a while ago, cause without him, we wouldn't know where to go (staging wise) nor envision what the show would look like! And after a long intensive search for capable directors, with names such as Spielberg, and Baz Luhrmann in the mix (and rejected) we decided on Peter J. Kuo to lead the helm and bring us into the "New World". </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi6juPJLdVwAyFo8LpFJ-m9oDRItZMsli10z50PM1g4pe9BX8JvZvFCaI02VEYLlSpkoa7S7cgQLnDR4QY3D79KSgEn544E2B9dSKcCKyumls3ALh7dHBKZ5z2Ur59UtdLwLTJkHPcwvM/s1600-h/PK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi6juPJLdVwAyFo8LpFJ-m9oDRItZMsli10z50PM1g4pe9BX8JvZvFCaI02VEYLlSpkoa7S7cgQLnDR4QY3D79KSgEn544E2B9dSKcCKyumls3ALh7dHBKZ5z2Ur59UtdLwLTJkHPcwvM/s320/PK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383997436616770754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Peter stretching out for real talent. Ha.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />I had never worked with Peter before, but with past projects such as "Letters from a Student Revolutionary" which he also directed, Peter came with some strong recommendations from many of our friends who know and have worked with him. I have to say that I agree with all of them, as he's very focused, creative and easy to work with, plus, he always uses the same hand gestures over and over again (see the first posting on this blog, as we're all doing it with our hands!). That mere fact alone sold us on Peter, and the rest was just a bonus. Thanks Peter for your guiding "hands"! We love you too!<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Would anyone like to see a show without ANY movement or choreography? Anyone? Bueler? BUELER? Of course not! Although "Songs" isn't a dance musical by any means, we definitely wanted to have one or two of the numbers choreographed to some extent to add some dazzle to the show. For this, we asked a good friend, and renowned teacher and creator of the </span><a href="http://thecheway.com/Home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Movement for Actors</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> class at the Edge Performing Arts center in Hollywood, </span><a href="http://thecheway.com/Media_Press_about_Cindera.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Cindera Che</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> to share with us her fantastic choreography and dance skills! </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wDIOYlCB_e8L1dorrGPIsq-mlCx5FaYd1j7dkdsAWwGzEdU55UBcpsdlGXeq30161sY46lCwTQkbV-08xXk-n25oEqun-NRVnfD_qpP3kZbX8UExhjNpjIqdOVKJ1l7iWmugopzHu7k5/s1600-h/CC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wDIOYlCB_e8L1dorrGPIsq-mlCx5FaYd1j7dkdsAWwGzEdU55UBcpsdlGXeq30161sY46lCwTQkbV-08xXk-n25oEqun-NRVnfD_qpP3kZbX8UExhjNpjIqdOVKJ1l7iWmugopzHu7k5/s320/CC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383997443102682306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cindera showing us how to look and move like true "Ballers". Yo, speak up, SON!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />I've been training/studying with Cindera for years now, and as with Lisa, I have to attribute all of my dance ability to Cindera. She has taken this double left-footed dancer and made me into the movement animal I am today! (okay, not really double left-footed, but I have my moments - who doesn't?!). It has been such a pleasure to have her on our team, and we are most grateful to her for her talents and PATIENCE! We are UBER thankful to have her with us :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />As well all know, pianos don't play by themselves (or DO they?). In our case, our pianos don't play by themselves, so we needed a super (insert filipino accent here) tal-lehn-tehd (talented) musican/pianist to help bring our rehearsals to life, and we were so happy to get Marc Macalintal to lend his magic fingers to us! (Perhaps we should be thanking his wife MJ for lending Marc out to us. Either way, we're grateful). We've known Marc for a number of years now, and have worked with him on other projects, like 2005's production of "Imelda: A New Musical" or with his ultra funny band of improvisers - Room to Improv. Marc has also musical directed a number of shows throughout his illustrious career, and he's just plain awesome. Although he's not smiling in this photo below, he's happy. And funny. Oh, and an all around great dude! Thanks for helping us out Marc!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQFmtPbRjiPx_0qeHXhlzeAKMC-PweT5Yya4-zxC39EzuICUS4OFGGQAeM0kWSAh5c4j-Z5g1Hd8xuEezFmYjhgqwNmY_7AasgHFTBNbbOWpMH4XBDJixL2XtxG52cbURbqohEMf_2Pqz/s1600-h/MM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQFmtPbRjiPx_0qeHXhlzeAKMC-PweT5Yya4-zxC39EzuICUS4OFGGQAeM0kWSAh5c4j-Z5g1Hd8xuEezFmYjhgqwNmY_7AasgHFTBNbbOWpMH4XBDJixL2XtxG52cbURbqohEMf_2Pqz/s320/MM.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383997432312528066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Marc "Fingers" Macalintal, on loan from MJD.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Oh, and just to show you what our rehearsals are like, here it is. Yes, it is all FUN AND LAUGHTER!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mhoblOJ-YS0Vkr544RMNylYQOLClYwH7kBtbrvbhL13Qlvzj5HLhEf7r1HuVyAlLdelnFkDTgRfvpywshwRJQay3-daIfO4fFkEXhd-fEu1_5LjfAFNG2TvB3cbdl-pOsPBtIAciPd6K/s1600-h/trio+laugh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mhoblOJ-YS0Vkr544RMNylYQOLClYwH7kBtbrvbhL13Qlvzj5HLhEf7r1HuVyAlLdelnFkDTgRfvpywshwRJQay3-daIfO4fFkEXhd-fEu1_5LjfAFNG2TvB3cbdl-pOsPBtIAciPd6K/s320/trio+laugh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384013087219081106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I love Randy's expression in this photo. Me, I'm just the king of pop is all.</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdlKBwhNjbswT34PGLN5F9cBaLRdpD5OQsMmhpSXj8juUfQaWFbAV6g-V_O9TsOQKuU-HI5uTAPxCs-92QYbE1lyuEv2So29wRcHVmFjS28kEkqEZ6GrWLc6GlrWOjo9TRot3qAIOoUHo/s1600-h/myralaugh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdlKBwhNjbswT34PGLN5F9cBaLRdpD5OQsMmhpSXj8juUfQaWFbAV6g-V_O9TsOQKuU-HI5uTAPxCs-92QYbE1lyuEv2So29wRcHVmFjS28kEkqEZ6GrWLc6GlrWOjo9TRot3qAIOoUHo/s320/myralaugh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384013082492815426" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;">This photo says it all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to our Uber-Terrific Creative Team, we also have Ivy Chou, Ken "Mr. T" Takemoto", Glenn Suravech, Michael Villaneuva, Nathan Wang (and his band, of which I'll name later cause I don't have their names with me right now), and Stefanie Lau. I'll get some photos of everyone up later. Enjoy these for now! </div><br />BTW, ticket sales are starting to happen so click on our ticket link and reserve your spot now! See you guys there!Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-22657085221426222472009-09-17T11:17:00.000-07:002009-09-17T11:45:34.266-07:00Why Songs for a New World?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1RBpf0VWOvvPy5o7qWTU7JsXcDqzorU3gQt04gdYCIlaFaI5OsAkyQtuGtnW43BZrxNhn0v6E49lRcNnj7NS_sY1hyphenhyphenkvMRKwMsiv24UhoI_HSJ4gWBlA3YVaCL5NT4LNoI2EflPVuX2f/s1600-h/Grandma+and+me+4x6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1RBpf0VWOvvPy5o7qWTU7JsXcDqzorU3gQt04gdYCIlaFaI5OsAkyQtuGtnW43BZrxNhn0v6E49lRcNnj7NS_sY1hyphenhyphenkvMRKwMsiv24UhoI_HSJ4gWBlA3YVaCL5NT4LNoI2EflPVuX2f/s320/Grandma+and+me+4x6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382508753108460498" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">N</span>ow that you've met the cast, (with the production staff to be introduced as well), you may be wondering why we chose to produce "Songs". <br /><br />The reason behind it stems from being introduced to the music early last year by our Musical Director Lisa Joe. We were working on the title song "A New World" which basically states that your life as you know it would change, and that the way in which you think things would turn out, wouldn't always happen. That there would be an "unexpected bend" that you would have to cross. The song really resonated with me, as a week or so later, my beloved grandmother of 91 years passed away peacefully in her sleep. I'm not sure if I read too much into the song, in that it foreshadowed how my life was going to change with her passing, but it made me realize that when things are going the way you think it should, life throws you a curve that you have to deal with. <br /><br />With my Grandmother's passing, I decided to look into the possibility of producing "Songs" by contacting <a href="http://www.mtishows.com/">Musical Theater International</a> in New York, which oversees the rights management of many of the most popular musicals ever created. Thankfully, "Songs" was available, and I jumped at the opportunity to get the rights for it and produce it with the sole intention of dedicating the production to my Grandmother. <br /><br />Sure, it's no "Wicked" or perhaps even a "West Side Story", but if you really listen to the songs, and the characters singing them, they remind you that life is as quirky, enjoyable, uplifting, sad, and challenging, and that we should all cherish each experience we have however big or small. Our hope as producers, creatives, cast and crew is that you come out and watch our production, enjoy a night of fantastic talent and theater, experience <a href="http://www.janm.org/">JANM's Democracy Center</a>, and leave with an appreciation of life as we know it. <br /><br />Lastly, I want to share a photo with you of my Grandmother and me, taken on her 90th birthday a few years ago. Just like with your own Grandparents, mine was the best one I ever knew, and I dedicate my part of this terrific production to her :)Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-56524597115634450012009-09-05T22:08:00.000-07:002009-09-15T12:29:45.337-07:00Rounding out the team, Man TWO - MP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiTA8PEvkvS1P5AzZwdBfm9yyJqGelqxjAfEx30QIKNzT9j46axYDfmlbaiXvZVj18I6STbR_CPLGtcOZGTUUGOTNpmqbn0jsSTI4-wRzjoV1a6YzIGk0mC2b1iI_Kq8dcnW_llMKq8-8/s1600-h/MP+blog+photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiTA8PEvkvS1P5AzZwdBfm9yyJqGelqxjAfEx30QIKNzT9j46axYDfmlbaiXvZVj18I6STbR_CPLGtcOZGTUUGOTNpmqbn0jsSTI4-wRzjoV1a6YzIGk0mC2b1iI_Kq8dcnW_llMKq8-8/s320/MP+blog+photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381778208458352690" /></a><br />So how do I go about introducing myself? Well, let's see: Man Two, homeless guy, Alto, one of three filipinos, and perhaps the darkest of the cast due to all the time I spend in the sun chasing after my mythical, youthful fitness (okay, maybe a bit TMI, and totally irrelevant). <div><br /></div><div>Along with my cohorts, I round out the cast donning a variety of "hats" as well during the show, of which is shown above, that of homeless guy two. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say that I am thrilled, absolutely thrilled to be singing with everyone and working with our incredible production staff! Serious! Each day I go to rehearsal, I can't help but feel that sense of awe that everything is coming together. Something I've never done before, let alone something I'm doing for someone dear to me (I'll explain later, and definitely in the playbill, so come out!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, co-producing this endeavor is such a new and exciting challenge for me. I've never done it before, and boy do I have a newfound respect for those who have and still do it on a regular basis! Talk about mad multi-tasking skills! Kudos, kudos, KUDOS!</div><div><br /></div><div>Enough about me though. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br />P.S. We just finished putting labels and postage on our show postcards so you should be seeing them soon either in your mailbox, or at your local hangouts! I'll post one up here soon!Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-79116149831729726942009-09-04T08:51:00.000-07:002009-09-05T22:36:29.223-07:00Woman TWO - A Socialite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W_Lao_8GLLg0t0UMR7ptXXivBupy84fFVnf0mwxVUPCqur7wcLlZjyaiDlqRwWQUGAdiV2kiuf6b-cLeKFBoTcz6d3TuId8qhMi0IXWezTnktm7sT2sHw-sCdIglRqKUdYqi4lRMmDa7/s1600-h/HO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377640620813532466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W_Lao_8GLLg0t0UMR7ptXXivBupy84fFVnf0mwxVUPCqur7wcLlZjyaiDlqRwWQUGAdiV2kiuf6b-cLeKFBoTcz6d3TuId8qhMi0IXWezTnktm7sT2sHw-sCdIglRqKUdYqi4lRMmDa7/s320/HO.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span">I love this photo of Helen, taken during our cast photo shoot. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span">Yes, I know, her eyes are closed, but I love the expression. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When it comes to Socialites, I'd have to say that Helen definitely falls into this category, but not in the stereotypical sense of the title, you know, some rich, self-absorbed, snooty person who only befriends those who can help them somehow. In real life though, I'd say Helen falls into the </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/socialite"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dictionary.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> definition:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-STYLE: italic; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="pg">–noun</span> </span><table style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)font-size:13px;" class="luna-Ent" ><tbody style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)font-size:13px;" ><tr style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)font-size:13px;" ><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); VERTICAL-ALIGN: topfont-size:13px;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">a socially prominent person.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But for this production, she does play the stereotypical one for a bit, but does so in a way that showcases her amazing vocal talents honed not only at Lisa Joe's piano every Saturday, but in the Ohjah room in L.T. (She'll hate me for mentioning that, but hey, if you know her, you'll understand). I'd have to say that she definitely sings more than I do, which completely makes her such a strong component of this cast.<br /><br />What's most "cool" about Helen's parts is that she gets to play a huge range of characters! All memorable, and a joy to watch. Trust me. You've got to see why she's this type of socialite, and what she does as that character. (Come on, at this point with reading this blog, do you honestly think I'm going to spill the beans and tell you what she's going to do?! LOL!!!!)<br /><br />The other part of this introduction is to also point out that Helen is co-producing "Songs" with me. Let me tell you, without her, I'd be lost! Believe me! She has the organization skills of a Martha Stewart and the diplomacy of a politician looking for the release of captives! (Okay, kinda going overboard with that analogy, but hey, it kinda works). I am so thankful for all the work that she is doing, juggling both the singing/acting with the producing responsibilities. What a god send! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!<br /><br />So come out and check out our show! Especially for those of you who haven't seen Helen act like a socialite before!<br /><br />Here's to Woman TWO!<br /><br /><br />MP</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-46141391880186671652009-09-03T08:51:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:41:24.046-07:00Woman ONE - MCO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGCWBsqgOAc1YoDMubBHGwoxsmsCihM7gr-_2kmQMRqQKX7NWw1HssAZTzfIbo0r86WOhwI8YpcRIhaqPU5R7G5jdgdc8kqc7WTx6RDm7fvrSaUhqbkUsYjgmz161fD-8OiP4joq9Ap0q/s1600-h/MCO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGCWBsqgOAc1YoDMubBHGwoxsmsCihM7gr-_2kmQMRqQKX7NWw1HssAZTzfIbo0r86WOhwI8YpcRIhaqPU5R7G5jdgdc8kqc7WTx6RDm7fvrSaUhqbkUsYjgmz161fD-8OiP4joq9Ap0q/s320/MCO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377281008732671394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he first time I ever saw Myra was in an old <a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/">East West Players</a> production called "Woman from the other side of the world" back in the old Santa Monica space. I wasn't into acting yet at the time, but I distinctly remember seeing her performance and thinking to myself, "Wow, that's how good an actor I would like to be someday!". Although she was an understudy in the show, her performance was terrific and inspiring! And if she's reading this, I'm certain her head is swelling larger than it usually is! ;p<br /><br />Since then, I've had the pleasure of working with her on several different projects, from my first movie ever "<a href="http://www.traaxproduction.com/html/much_adobo.html">Much Adobo About Nothing</a>", "A Jivebomber's X-mas", to "Imelda: A New Musical". But since our early days of acting, I've always known Myra had the "chops" to make any performance great, and have always looked forward working with her. Plus, ever since "Jivebomber's", where we played brother and sister, our relationship has stayed on that same exact track. We constantly act like brother and sister, with me ALWAYS getting the best of her! Ha!<br /><br />We are so happy to have Myra as part of our production, playing the role(s) of Woman ONE. Just like Randy in the earlier post, Woman one takes care of the soprano parts in the show, which are gymnastic to say the least! She also has some truly memorable songs that are certain to bring tears to everyone eyes. She's dressed in a hospital smock because... oops! Sorry! Again, can't reveal it, you'll just have to come out and WATCH the show :)<br /><br />That's a'boot all I have to say about Myra, Eh?<br /><br />(She's from Canada BTW, hence the Candian-isms. Look out for those elk!"<br /><br />MikeYes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-67013597671545048682009-09-02T12:13:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:28:13.211-07:00Man ONE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuD19kPeqWHziq-OHE_Mc5Mccim8B-LJhVdv0c9-r5zpnl7B76xciGHykPIpou4T3awLUH0B5iWLBqiW9jKz-CFQy_-uv2Ig1fPhld6tHNfLaVWpTOddjI-nkJ-LKTx0ilUrybC2phHw3/s1600-h/rg1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuD19kPeqWHziq-OHE_Mc5Mccim8B-LJhVdv0c9-r5zpnl7B76xciGHykPIpou4T3awLUH0B5iWLBqiW9jKz-CFQy_-uv2Ig1fPhld6tHNfLaVWpTOddjI-nkJ-LKTx0ilUrybC2phHw3/s400/rg1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376953106561092802" border="0" /></a>Man ONE, Randy G., belting out a high note. Kinda.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >F</span>or those of you unfamiliar with "Songs", the cast is comprised of four actors who play different roles throughout the show. Because of this, each actor is listed as "Man 1" or "Woman 2" throughout the libretto and piano/vocal score. Each song has a "character" than can be created by the director/actor for each individual production of songs. Follow me? This way, you'll never really see the same exact version of "Songs" twice, because each production will have a different take on each of the songs and the characters portrayed within them.<br /><br />With this said, we'd like to introduce to you our "Man ONE", Randy. Randy will be singing all the tenor parts in the show because he has an amazing voice! For those of you who may recognize him, he is part of the Three Filipino Tenors that have been performing throughout the years at various venues, including East West Players, and JANM as well. A vocal major in college, Randy will thrill and delight you with his smooth, lyrical style, GUARANTEED to make you swoon (Okay, maybe not guaranteed, but you'll definitely like him :) - Wow, I sound like I'm auctioning him off! Nope, sorry! In order to witness his vocal prowess, you'll have to come out and watch our show :)<br /><br />Oh, and the reason why he's listed as a "wannabe basketball" player in an earlier post here is because... well, come out and watch the show, and you'll find out! ;p<br /><br />As with the rest of our production staff and cast, we are thrilled to have Randy as a part of this show! We can't wait for everyone to see and hear him!<br /><br />Give it up for Man one!Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-37572722966101067852009-09-02T10:02:00.000-07:002009-09-02T15:25:22.776-07:00My "Songs" Experience<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376998460294007554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1c-qXonmloRG6iDaCG9mVFumpWgoNLkNVXuq7fdtpBqnDJhtBH-hgycf5F1hX2hG4kO4aCxfbkzXXn_b2qhHWQsSVawvKYHQRtoF92akpkblYOsYk3tn-5k76frV0UBP5hyphenhyphenfFgps2Zuj/s320/Mike+%26+me.jpg" border="0" /><font color="#000099"><font face="verdana"><font size="2">Last week I started working on the music for "Songs for a New World" and all I can say is, "WOW!" I knew the music was going to be difficult and I was ready for the challenge, but yikes!!! This is probably one of the biggest challenges I've had to tackle as a performer. <em>BUT</em>, I love it! "Bring it on," I say! Make me work my butt off, Lisa Joe! :D </font><br /><font size="2"></font><br /></font><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="verdana">The funniest thing for me is listening to myself trying to figure out whether or not I hit the right note. Yes, it's a little frustrating at times...but I have to admit, it's very comedic. Yes, it's true. I am laughing at myself. Thank goodness! If I didn't, I'd go crazy! ;)</font></font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="verdana"></font></font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="verdana">On the other hand, my castmates are <strong>amazing</strong>! When I listen to them, I'm in awe of their ability to just sing something for the first time as if they've performed this music all their lives. I get goosebumps! Their voices are just beautiful! I am definitely learning a lot and being inspired...a very cool thing to experience. </font></font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2">There's a lot more work to do and I can't wait for Opening Night! I know it's going to be out of this world! Check back soon so I can update you on how I'm doing. :)</font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font><br /><font face="Verdana" size="2">Helen <strong>"I'm gonna work my butt off"</strong> Ota</font></font></div>
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<br /><div><font face="Verdana" color="#000099" size="2">P.S. The photo of Mike & me is from last year at the Miyako...my favorite karaoke bar!</font></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-24776178210765932482009-09-01T19:42:00.000-07:002009-09-01T19:45:07.911-07:00TICKETS ON SALE NOW!We are so excited to announce, that tickets to our October 16-25 production of "Songs For A New World" at the Japanese American National Museum's Center For the Preservation of Democracy is now on sale! Please check out the side bar for more info on how to purchase tickets, and check back for more updates with our show! <div><br /></div><div>Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. </div><div><br /></div><div>See you soon!</div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-62466616132852209732009-08-27T14:54:00.000-07:002009-08-27T15:06:55.517-07:00A Homeless guy, a Socialite, a Pregnant woman, and a wannabe BBall player<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiBKdwX-sZSoy2N-1284EHb_SvIBusg5wzDnQhdg7QDdta701aT6_7eyLKW1y-J6wFFKLd7Xa_ifTls0GSD7W146wDTuY9RVdqgDKql7S7Ni7P_qFmA0663aF8JRsumSJvRwngySMjSdY/s1600-h/Cast1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiBKdwX-sZSoy2N-1284EHb_SvIBusg5wzDnQhdg7QDdta701aT6_7eyLKW1y-J6wFFKLd7Xa_ifTls0GSD7W146wDTuY9RVdqgDKql7S7Ni7P_qFmA0663aF8JRsumSJvRwngySMjSdY/s400/Cast1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374766990678881538" /></a><br /><div>Just a quick photo for you all to see. More to come later on who WE are! <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536795866508401373.post-22004707568184616192009-08-26T11:42:00.000-07:002009-08-26T12:25:06.025-07:00SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>s the subject heading reads, Yes, and... Productions is now in full swing with our production of Jason Robert Brown's "Songs For A New World", which opens October 16, for a limited, 2 week run at the Japanese American National Museum's National Center For the Preservation of Democracy in Little Tokyo (whew, that's a long title!). We are so proud and honored to have such a fantastic cast and crew working with us on this exciting project! Please come back to this blog post as we will be posting ticket info, behind the scenes photos, etc. all in preparation towards our opening and 2 week run! We are so excited!<br /><br />We'll be updating this post regularly, so come back and see what's going on! Until then, here's a photo of our merry band of "New World-ers"!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWUEPxtyNcK30mWyXdbBlGTQqVYq-nA7H8FFv0TGMY03xVQeGihaXJlQ4dwCA_u8rHskLnhXtKmOrUH8jcdP0QIdPeSwDJPuigTtZdOOv948J_RRdkBGHV6wAFEwXtc9qJMMMzoBw1a9a/s1600-h/SFNW+cast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWUEPxtyNcK30mWyXdbBlGTQqVYq-nA7H8FFv0TGMY03xVQeGihaXJlQ4dwCA_u8rHskLnhXtKmOrUH8jcdP0QIdPeSwDJPuigTtZdOOv948J_RRdkBGHV6wAFEwXtc9qJMMMzoBw1a9a/s400/SFNW+cast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374349996494123890" border="0" /></a><br />The hand gesture we're all doing comes from our director Peter Kuo, (center), it's his "This is what I truly mean" hand signal. <span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo courtesy of M Palma Photography)</span><br /></div>Yes, and ... Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975890671097468375noreply@blogger.com2