Episode 7

A lot has happened since my last entry. We went down to the gold club, the venue for the show, so we could see it at night time, and to check out what the conditions were. I will need to make sure people know that it will be dark at times and that there is a bit of walking between scenes.

It was quite beautiful at night as the festoon lighting reflected on the water of the lake. Kelly Blumberg (Production Manager) received some Thai floating lanterns that we tested and came up with a few new ideas for the swamp scene.

Rehearsals have been going great guns. Julia Quinn (Pineapple Woman) and Yoris Wilson (Crocodile man) have begun rehearsing a scene where they meet each other on a small dinghy in a swamp. They fall madly in love and row off into the sunset (The Look of Love). Julia continues with her exquisite Thai sequence. She has such a natural comic talent, and Yoris' physical improvisations are a joy to watch, they both just throw themselves fully into the work. Today (7/7/11) Yoris learned some Hungarian dancing. It may look easy but their is a specific sense of timing and the way they hit their heels, that takes quite some concentration

Our CWA hostesses women have done a great job learning their choreography. Tonight we had two women return from trips away, and they picked up three new dances in one rehearsal. A feather duster routine, a cha cha, and a rather odd  version of a Mambo, cocktail style serving drinks. Meanwhile the rest of the cast were learning three other dances. A 'get the party scene' a crocodile hunting dance for the men, and a girly disco to "that's the way (ah huh ah huh) I like it".

Tim in the studio looking at his site plan

Yoris Wilson Crocodile Man, Julia Quinn Pineapple Woman, and Joanna Noonan Choreographer in mirror,

Ann Gibb, costumier and daughter of the inspiration for the show, has been delivering her costumes as they are done. Today was two pineapple head-dresses that may not look out of place in he Moulin Rouge.

Tim wearing a giant pineapple costume

We got our advertisement from Todd Williams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVhba21vbc). He has created all of the animation from photos by Mark Marcelis, as well as the music. I laughed and laughed, and when Ann saw also laughed, saying it reminded her of her mother. One thing I have to say is that I rarely have a day go by at work where we are not all laughing and finding the joy of the work.