Musical? Shakespeare? Gay boys in love? I'm sooo there!

Ok, I've recently become obsessed with a new film coming out in Boston on Friday December 5.

The story is about a boy, after being cast as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, who stumbles upon a hidden recipe within the script to make the play's love pansy, causing anyone to fall in love with the first person they lay eyes on. He proceeds to turn most of his small-town gay to varying results and consequences.

The music sounds great, and the voices on the two leads are just incredible. I plan to see it when it opens, anyone with me?

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The Election

I'll admit, I'm not thrilled with exactly how Obama parses his gay rights stance, but at the very least he's not going out of his way to make things any worse. He just wants gays to have marriage light, as opposed to full marriage.

McCain has voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in the past, saying its a state's issue, but then has supported Arizona's state amendment to ban it and currently has supported the California ban against gay marriage that will be up for a vote in November. Palin has also stated that Gays can expect an administration where there will be tolerance, but count me out of feeling warm and fuzzy about people who merely tolerate my existance. She's also made clear that she wants to stir things up and bring back the push for the Federal Marriage Amendment. Here's the full quote:

"I am, in my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage. I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do, but I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that."

Is it wrong that I just want this whole election mess to be over?

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Vote No on Prop 8 (for all you CA folk)

As much as I don't care for the Mac vs. PC ads, I really do love the spoofs.

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The final curtain

Well we did it. We finished the show. It was a fantastic show to end it all with and we even got it on video, so I'm looking forward to that.

Just a little bit more admistrative stuff to finalize the production side of things but we should have it settled down soon.

Time to crash. Ahh sleep. I missed you.

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Eye of the storm

Well it's currently in the break between the matinee and the evening performance. The hall is empty and I have the green room to myself for a time. It's quite peaceful and relaxing at the moment.

Just a few more hours and what has taken over my life for the last 4 weeks (as it does every year) will be over. I always seem to reach a point in the process where I am looking forward to it being over just because its such a lot of work, but without fail, as it near the final performance it just feels such a shame to have it all end.

Just one more curtain and then off to the rest of my life.

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The Three Penny Opera

Hey everyone. Just a quick blurb. I've been super busy so I haven't had time for my final England adventures post, but that will come soon. In the mean time please think about coming to see the source of my lack of time, The Three Penny Opera.

Shows are at Alden Hall at WPI and are the following dates/times:

September 19 - 7:30 pm
September 20 - 2:00 pm
September 20 - 7:30 pm

Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

TC

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Home sweet home

I'm home safe and sound. I got in last night at Logan at about 8:30. After waiting for luggage, customs and auto travel, I got home at about 11. I'll update with info from London and other things later. For the moment I have 1060 emails to sort through, and that's just on my work email. Haven't yet gone through the 125 on my personal account. Ahh vacation!

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Leaving Worcester

Well this is my last day in Worcester.

Cate and her mom Betty came last night to the performance. While the performances weren't the most well attended the audience both nights had good praise for the show. Overall I think it came off well.

I may have yet another crack at it as well, as John is planning a commercial recording next summer so I may just have to make another trip to London. Darn. :)

So I leave on at an 11:23 train back to Paddington Station and stay in London tonight. Cate and I are going to hop around the city and do some touristy things so maybe I'll even be inclined to take more pictures. Tomorrow we head to the airport and back home; so really I'll only be out of Worcester for about a day. To think, a trans-Atlantic flight, two 2-hour train trips only to spend all of my vacation in Worcester. I think that's amusing.

Anyways, I don't know what my internet situation is so this may be my last England post. See everyone soon. I so am not ready to go home though. If it were possible I'd vacation another full week. TTFN!

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Notes from England - #2

So, for everyone who complains that last call in MA is at 1:45 consider this; in England the bars shut down at 11:00. I'd forgotten that from my time in Ireland.

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Notes from England

Not much new to report. Still in Worcester at the moment. Rehearsals are going well, we even have tonight off.

I'll be heading to Worcester Cathedral for Evensong tonight. The boy's choir from All Saints Church in Worcester, MA is currently over here on tour and will be singing this evening.

One thing I've noticed in the UK is that all the cars are small. Small hatchbacks make up about 80-90% of the cars that I've seen with the remainder being mostly mid-size sedans with a few full size ones and small vans that look like they are built on car frames.

Also of note is that everything is walkable. Pretty much every day I walk at least 4 miles as my guest house is about a mile from the city center, and I usually take a walk into the city in the early day as well as later for dinner.

Well that's all for now. Signing off.

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