...but at least Graverobber got us those tongues for Xmas.
Back to business.
After all, being a Henchgirl is all business.
Repo!rt:
Mission: Amber's Sweets May 2010 performance.
Success.
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Only one complaint -- soreness.
My feet weren't so bad. I'm just overall sore. Though, I must admit, I wanted to die during Night Surgeon.
But let's go down the runthrough.
The practices went better than any other time. My costume change was done by the end of Depraved Heart Murder--thank you, Spudzy--and there were no major issues, as far as I know. Usually it gets ugly on show day, but everything was relatively clean.
Before the actual show, there were some concerns, but everything was dealt with well.
Walking out for Depraved heart murder, I realized that the sound was kinda....quiet? So I really played out on Violin, and apparently Dani could hear it. I thought I did well, so let's hope I did. The pictures were pretty rad of that, too bad Spooky was too surprised to get any.
Costume change was FAST. But it worked out well. Yvonne and I appeared a little early--nerves made us eager, but it was fine. We walked, and from what I can tell, for most of the show we were in sync.
I dropped the photos almost on time--there was about a second difference.
It was hard not to adjust my collar or glasses, knowing they were slightly askew. But standing there, being still was so worth it. I finally got my wish--to be splattered. It was very good. Seconds before we were to walk, I lifted my hand and consumed some of the blood on it.
Not the best taste, but hopefully people in the audience thought it was amusing.
We were off on the gunflip, but we never got a chance to practice that, so we better get it down for next time.
Run back downstairs for a costume change, arrive again as Marni.
We slayed legal assassin. I'm glad that people think I'm "savage" in that scene. It makes me happy.
The way I see it, Marni is a distortion of Nathan's love. It is no longer love, really, but a dark obsession. So I try to convey a bit of Nathan in my performance, with absolute sadism. Misty's such a lamb, it's like his old love. And then Theresa is a strange combo thereof.
The portrait panels went back without to much trouble. Time to torture Art.
I love inviting the audience by looking right at them during this scene like, "What are you going to do? Will you let this man ruin himself? You will? Good, let's get to work." And then Whispering "Assassin" in Art's ear and watching him be terrified.
We forgot our gas canister, so I just threw an imaginary one.
Standing awkwardly with Shilo was not fun, but oh well.
Intermission was fun. Got to see my loved ones, parade around tongues, and be in character. Assisting Shilo to the restroom was brilliant.
The rest of the show was amazing. I wanted to die during Night Surgeon just because I was so sore at that point.
WSTOS went very well, I think people were amused by my antics with Felicity.
Carrying Dani is not fun, but it is at the same time. I think the audience liked that we knocked him out though.
The Henchi vs Repo fight was fun. Tim mixed it up a bit, and falling was epic. The call of "Her Squeedleyspooch!" when I got hit made me internally smile--but my face was stuck as Henchgirl.
I was trying to unbuckle Tim's jacket while "carrying" him. Not fun. Then I had to stick my cattle prod in his jacket and shakily undo it. Which I failed at, he had to help me. So sorry!
Then the wheelchair started to slide, so I had to put the stopper on. I tried to make sure the coat wouldn't get caught. Once again, I am sorry for the manhandling. We'll practice that.
I think the lightsabers were appreciated. Right? Right?
After the show I talked to Spooky and Peaches and was interviewed. Turns out I know some things about Repo that he didn't know, and thus, put to shame, he turned his back on me. So I was sad. But then we talked again, so it was good.
I forgot to bring my music stand for Terrance to sign--next time, I suppose.
Someone in the audience called me a method actor. It wasn't so much that--though being a henchgirl is fun--I was just stuck due to being that way and my throat hurt from the chemicals in the air.
There were a lot of "Smile" requests. Much appreciated.
Thank you all!
See you next time.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Shilo's Repo! Diary: Part of the Collection (by Catt Miller)
Hello, my sultry sweethearts-- that's right, it's that time again! Repo diaries! I apologize again if I don't tag you... you all know about those damn tag limits -_-
The May 22nd show was probably the best so far, though I fucked up quite a bit... But let me start from the beginning. Friday's Tech went really smoothly, not much to talk about there... Saturday is show day, and that's where all the fun begins.
I went to bed Saturday morning at around 12am, but actually laid in bed for three hours as I tried to fall asleep. Got about.... um... 4 to 5 hours of sleep before I had to wake up? Then we headed to the theatre, and that's where all the fun really began.
Show days are always really long, we've got tech to worry about, making sure costumes are golden, making sure none of our people have heart attacks... you know how it goes. For us members of the cast, it's no big deal... everyone knows each other, we're used to each other... ask any of us how big we think we are, and we'll just look at you, like... what? We're big? Though I guess we are... our Mag is on the front page of the MAIN Repo! website, the picture of her in the rigging has made Repo history, and is all over the web.... it's amazing. It's amazing to know that our people are the best of the best, that we have people coming from out of state just to see us.... to see US, even though they have shadowcasts in their own states.
Tech went pretty smoothly, actually... nothing particularly nasty, 'cept that our Rooster Boy sprained his ankle... it wasn't fair! I love Adam, I was sad that he didn't get to be onstage...
The hecticness began in the first full run-through. Most of us hadn't had make-up done at ALL.... and we find out that we're getting filmed up CLOSE on stage! I look weird in my costume without the dark makeup... Billy said I looked like a Muppet ;;;
So I had a LOT of extreme angled close-ups with me without makeup... as did our Amber Sweet, Graverobber, and Blind Mag. xD
Anyone! After all that was said and done, we had an hour for make-up.... and then we were spread apart so we could go on to our places. Unfortunately for me, I kinda have to stay up in the red room when the doors get opened. Whenever someone sees me walking about during seating, I always get told to go back upstairs... I guess it's kind of ironic, hm? I can't go outside. ^^;;
So, I'm sitting up there, all alone and bored out of my skull, when Spooky Dan comes up to get some shots of the theatre and filling seats from the open window. We started talking, Billy comes up and joins in... We get on the topic of what happens after Repo. I mention that I fully believe that Amber gets a hold of Shilo and makes her into some Amber Sweet Mini Me... Spooky apparently liked that idea so much that he had to write it down. xD
I couldn't stop looking around for my Dad... last show he couldn't come, and I was almost afraid something would happen this time... but he walked in the theatre, took a seat in the back-- and almost didn't recognize me when I waved at him from the upstairs window.
So, the host took over, right? Did this game where she picked two people from the audience to rip apart these pinatas-- and she picked my lovely Kyouya, my Russia, my Alec~ I was jumping up and down, I was so happy she got picked.... and she WON, too! Kyo is probably one of my CLOSEST friends, I've known her for almost two and a half years now. I trust her with my life.... So I was totally stoked.
Kyo and my girlfriend were both sitting in the front row, right next to our lovely Kim Rapp... Kit recorded the show, and I would have sent it to Art, but we can't find the fucking charger! *rages*
So! Showtime started right after TZ did his thing.... Could watch the first part from the lobby window, and OH MY GOD.
-Genetic Repo Man was all awesome, as usual... Felicity didn't have a leash this time, so placement was good... and I found it funny that she screamed right next to my dad. That girl's vocal chords-- I want them.
-Things you see, part uno-- OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. STEPHEN'S HEAD.... I could see that arc all the way from the back lobby, that was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I think I orgasmed... though my gf was NOT happy, she and Kim were right in the line of the splatter, and they both got soaked... and Kit was wearing a pure white and very expensive costume. Though, as soon as she found out that it was washable, she didn't really mind as much.
-21st century cure-- Headed down the aisle with my heart beating in my chest. I got to the front where Terrance was sitting and heard the most cheers from that area.... My timing in the rest of the scene was REALLY off, though. >.< This was made even suckier by the fact that at the point where Dani had to kneel down in the dead body paradise, right when I'm following him and freaking out... I happened to slip RIGHT on some of the blood and fell onto my ass. I was mortified... but I pulled it off like I was supposed to slip... Shilo's scared in that scene, it would make sense... right? ^^;;
-Infected- Went pretty damn well, I think! It took me a couple tries to get the nightgown on, but I didn't have the skirt on under it this time! It looked good! Almost slipped quite a few times, though... and when I went upstairs, they assured me that it was amazing!
-Things you see, part dos- Went well, of course... I noticed the crowd positively ROARING when we were walking off-stage... I had no idea Justin had actually winked, but apparently he did... xD
- Sanitarium Square- Went well, though having to stare wide-eyed really makes my contacts want to fall the fuck out. I still really don't like having to be on the stage for the reporter sequence, especially when Morgana and Yvonne have to stand there AWKWARDLY with me for 30 or so seconds... it felt really ridiculous >.<
- Inopportune phone call- Fun, as usual... though the techies forgot that they had to push the cart closer to me, so it was pretty much impossible for me to bump into it like I was supposed to. No big... I didn't do that the first two shows, so it wasn't really important.
-Graverobber and Shilo Escape- Another one that could have gone better.... Dani and I were already practically off the stage by the time Amber came out, we have TOO MUCH TIME in that scene!
-Zydrate Anatomy- I'm sorry, but we can NEVER go wrong with this scene. Ever. It's like our signature... every time we perform it, it gets better, and better, and better.... and I could hear the audience laughing as Bubbles was trying to molestify me. xD My gf said he was so distracting... Though I was PISSED at myself AGAIN! When Dani and I were running down the aisle, I TOTALLY tripped and fell, even worse than in 21st century cure... That HURT, my thigh was so red afterward, I had major rugburn... but I got back up and pretended like it never happened.
Cut to intermission... I really had to pee, but I was too scared to go alone... so I got the BEST entrance ever... an escort by the henchgirls! The people in the bathroom even said it was an amazing entrance xD And theeeeeen.... back to the show!
-Chase the Morning- Always good, and I even watched this on the video I DID manage to get off the camera in time... It went well, though I could have been a little more reactive... >.>;; Pretty Momma Marni was amazingly gorgeous... as usual!
- Everyone's a composer/come back- Went wellllll.... I do think we could have had a bit more resistance in the push/pull part, but it was amazing! Though... at the end, I had to try my hardest not to laugh when Camille's wig came off her head... luckily she was already offstage, for the most part.
- Seventeen- I'm so fucking stuuuuupidddddd.... I completely forgot about the stuffed animals until the very end ;;; And this was after time and time again where the techies and Jessalyn kept telling me to throw all of them... I'm sooo sorry, I'm an idiot *goes into a corner*
- Tonight we are betrayed- My timing was off here.... I went to get my stuff a bit too soon, so I had to walk slower over to the stairs.
- At the opera tonight- Went well! Not much to say here... though I did find out that Kyouya was the one who managed to get Dani's burrito. That girl has awesome luck xD
-Needle through a bug- That VEIL.... for some reason, wearing a veil really irritates the contacts. I had to blink and move it at least fifty times so that they didn't slip out. And again... forgot Elisabeth's advice, and had my back to the audience.
- Let the monster rise- I think this was the scene that I ended up the most mortified about. I... am soooo not happy with myself, and I was berating myself backstage. Not only did I screw up timing badly, and hit Tim too soon with the shovel... but when I threw the helmet at him, my aim was so bad that it glanced off him and went rolling off of the stage. Kit said that somebody had to go and put it back up there. I was so glad it didn't break... I'm sorry I failed so much, Tim ;;;
- Sawman's Lament- It went well... I don't think I was horribly off on anything here... though every time Tristan grabs me, I feel so violated-- but I guess that's the point, right? xD
-Cut the ties- Got up on time, did all timing right... but I suddenly got that really sucky sinking feeling in my head when I realized that I had forgotten to put my earplugs in my ears. Not a big issue, normally... but considering that I am RIGHT there when Bubbles had to shoot Tim, I was directly in the line of sound... so I may have taken a larger step back then I normally would have, for fear of my eardrums shattering. Luckily, despite the loudness... I was so used to the booming music that the gunshot really didn't do anything to my ears at all.
And Tim was bleeding this time! I was happy... I ran to him and tried to "stop the bleeding", looking out into the audience for help. My actual intention was to get as much blood on me as I could... because I'm weird. Though... it felt a lot less awkward doing that then running around checking the wheelchair... thigh I did remember to make certain that his coat wasn't caught. I wanted NO repeats of the first show, thank you very much. That is probably my most important job in that scene xD
- Never knew I loved you so much- Went well... I think Tim might have really caught on to my desire for blood by that time, because I saw him rubbing his hand in the blood a little before reaching up to touch my cheek. I felt the blood, and I was very happy. Because I'm weird.
- Genetic Emancipation- What my dad (and Art) described to me was really surprising. Last time, everyone was loud, their catcalls didn't end at all... but this time, Art and Dad told me that the audience was loud, obnoxious, rude, and annoying-- until I started singing. They said that it suddenly fell silent, that the sound of the audience cut off completely the moment I opened my mouth to sing my final solo. I went down the aisle, and I could see the audience standing up for me, row by row... and even though it happened last time, it still sparked this feeling of... I don't even know... All I know is that I had to keep from crying again. That feeling is the best feeling in the world... i never ever want to give it up.
Then came bows, and intermingling time. Kit got the VIP package JUST so I'd have the comics, and even went to get them signed. I stood in line with her, and Spooky told me I was amazing... and Terrance looked at me and said something that made me blush. He said that the only criticism he had for my performance was that my skirt was too long. I gave just enough to make the guys want more, but not enough to deliver. My girlfriend and Kyouya adamantly agreed. -_- He signed the comics for me, and then he signed a poster that Kit bought with the words "first time's free, Shilo... first time's free"
Then I went to start cleaning up, swept the aisles... I absolutely hate those poppers. I really, really do. Sat with everyone until the five minute mark, then my Dad took me, Kit, and Sinead home. Afterward was pretty entertaining... my dad was so surprised that Paul Sorvino was in the movie. He said that Paul was so famous that he could probably easily ask for TONS of money... and he also said that he had actually been working himself up to NOT like the movie... he was certain he wouldn't, but he said afterward that he was really surprised. He said that... and this is the clincher, guys...
He told me that in his honest opinion, we didn't NEED the movie. He said that we could stand on our own, that we were so good that we didn't need it playing in the background. He also said that some of the music was really well composed, another thing that surprised him.
He also told me that Ami came up to talk to him, and when he told her he didn't get to see her boobs, that she actually flashed him xDDDDD
Dad wants to see us doing it as an actual play. He said it'd be amazing. xD
Anyway... the only other thing I have to say was that when I woke up this morning, my thighs were BURNING... I can barely fucking walk, I'm so sore. I am in so much pain... I don't even know WHY. xD
Anyway... we rocked this opera shit!
The May 22nd show was probably the best so far, though I fucked up quite a bit... But let me start from the beginning. Friday's Tech went really smoothly, not much to talk about there... Saturday is show day, and that's where all the fun begins.
I went to bed Saturday morning at around 12am, but actually laid in bed for three hours as I tried to fall asleep. Got about.... um... 4 to 5 hours of sleep before I had to wake up? Then we headed to the theatre, and that's where all the fun really began.
Show days are always really long, we've got tech to worry about, making sure costumes are golden, making sure none of our people have heart attacks... you know how it goes. For us members of the cast, it's no big deal... everyone knows each other, we're used to each other... ask any of us how big we think we are, and we'll just look at you, like... what? We're big? Though I guess we are... our Mag is on the front page of the MAIN Repo! website, the picture of her in the rigging has made Repo history, and is all over the web.... it's amazing. It's amazing to know that our people are the best of the best, that we have people coming from out of state just to see us.... to see US, even though they have shadowcasts in their own states.
Tech went pretty smoothly, actually... nothing particularly nasty, 'cept that our Rooster Boy sprained his ankle... it wasn't fair! I love Adam, I was sad that he didn't get to be onstage...
The hecticness began in the first full run-through. Most of us hadn't had make-up done at ALL.... and we find out that we're getting filmed up CLOSE on stage! I look weird in my costume without the dark makeup... Billy said I looked like a Muppet ;;;
So I had a LOT of extreme angled close-ups with me without makeup... as did our Amber Sweet, Graverobber, and Blind Mag. xD
Anyone! After all that was said and done, we had an hour for make-up.... and then we were spread apart so we could go on to our places. Unfortunately for me, I kinda have to stay up in the red room when the doors get opened. Whenever someone sees me walking about during seating, I always get told to go back upstairs... I guess it's kind of ironic, hm? I can't go outside. ^^;;
So, I'm sitting up there, all alone and bored out of my skull, when Spooky Dan comes up to get some shots of the theatre and filling seats from the open window. We started talking, Billy comes up and joins in... We get on the topic of what happens after Repo. I mention that I fully believe that Amber gets a hold of Shilo and makes her into some Amber Sweet Mini Me... Spooky apparently liked that idea so much that he had to write it down. xD
I couldn't stop looking around for my Dad... last show he couldn't come, and I was almost afraid something would happen this time... but he walked in the theatre, took a seat in the back-- and almost didn't recognize me when I waved at him from the upstairs window.
So, the host took over, right? Did this game where she picked two people from the audience to rip apart these pinatas-- and she picked my lovely Kyouya, my Russia, my Alec~ I was jumping up and down, I was so happy she got picked.... and she WON, too! Kyo is probably one of my CLOSEST friends, I've known her for almost two and a half years now. I trust her with my life.... So I was totally stoked.
Kyo and my girlfriend were both sitting in the front row, right next to our lovely Kim Rapp... Kit recorded the show, and I would have sent it to Art, but we can't find the fucking charger! *rages*
So! Showtime started right after TZ did his thing.... Could watch the first part from the lobby window, and OH MY GOD.
-Genetic Repo Man was all awesome, as usual... Felicity didn't have a leash this time, so placement was good... and I found it funny that she screamed right next to my dad. That girl's vocal chords-- I want them.
-Things you see, part uno-- OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. STEPHEN'S HEAD.... I could see that arc all the way from the back lobby, that was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I think I orgasmed... though my gf was NOT happy, she and Kim were right in the line of the splatter, and they both got soaked... and Kit was wearing a pure white and very expensive costume. Though, as soon as she found out that it was washable, she didn't really mind as much.
-21st century cure-- Headed down the aisle with my heart beating in my chest. I got to the front where Terrance was sitting and heard the most cheers from that area.... My timing in the rest of the scene was REALLY off, though. >.< This was made even suckier by the fact that at the point where Dani had to kneel down in the dead body paradise, right when I'm following him and freaking out... I happened to slip RIGHT on some of the blood and fell onto my ass. I was mortified... but I pulled it off like I was supposed to slip... Shilo's scared in that scene, it would make sense... right? ^^;;
-Infected- Went pretty damn well, I think! It took me a couple tries to get the nightgown on, but I didn't have the skirt on under it this time! It looked good! Almost slipped quite a few times, though... and when I went upstairs, they assured me that it was amazing!
-Things you see, part dos- Went well, of course... I noticed the crowd positively ROARING when we were walking off-stage... I had no idea Justin had actually winked, but apparently he did... xD
- Sanitarium Square- Went well, though having to stare wide-eyed really makes my contacts want to fall the fuck out. I still really don't like having to be on the stage for the reporter sequence, especially when Morgana and Yvonne have to stand there AWKWARDLY with me for 30 or so seconds... it felt really ridiculous >.<
- Inopportune phone call- Fun, as usual... though the techies forgot that they had to push the cart closer to me, so it was pretty much impossible for me to bump into it like I was supposed to. No big... I didn't do that the first two shows, so it wasn't really important.
-Graverobber and Shilo Escape- Another one that could have gone better.... Dani and I were already practically off the stage by the time Amber came out, we have TOO MUCH TIME in that scene!
-Zydrate Anatomy- I'm sorry, but we can NEVER go wrong with this scene. Ever. It's like our signature... every time we perform it, it gets better, and better, and better.... and I could hear the audience laughing as Bubbles was trying to molestify me. xD My gf said he was so distracting... Though I was PISSED at myself AGAIN! When Dani and I were running down the aisle, I TOTALLY tripped and fell, even worse than in 21st century cure... That HURT, my thigh was so red afterward, I had major rugburn... but I got back up and pretended like it never happened.
Cut to intermission... I really had to pee, but I was too scared to go alone... so I got the BEST entrance ever... an escort by the henchgirls! The people in the bathroom even said it was an amazing entrance xD And theeeeeen.... back to the show!
-Chase the Morning- Always good, and I even watched this on the video I DID manage to get off the camera in time... It went well, though I could have been a little more reactive... >.>;; Pretty Momma Marni was amazingly gorgeous... as usual!
- Everyone's a composer/come back- Went wellllll.... I do think we could have had a bit more resistance in the push/pull part, but it was amazing! Though... at the end, I had to try my hardest not to laugh when Camille's wig came off her head... luckily she was already offstage, for the most part.
- Seventeen- I'm so fucking stuuuuupidddddd.... I completely forgot about the stuffed animals until the very end ;;; And this was after time and time again where the techies and Jessalyn kept telling me to throw all of them... I'm sooo sorry, I'm an idiot *goes into a corner*
- Tonight we are betrayed- My timing was off here.... I went to get my stuff a bit too soon, so I had to walk slower over to the stairs.
- At the opera tonight- Went well! Not much to say here... though I did find out that Kyouya was the one who managed to get Dani's burrito. That girl has awesome luck xD
-Needle through a bug- That VEIL.... for some reason, wearing a veil really irritates the contacts. I had to blink and move it at least fifty times so that they didn't slip out. And again... forgot Elisabeth's advice, and had my back to the audience.
- Let the monster rise- I think this was the scene that I ended up the most mortified about. I... am soooo not happy with myself, and I was berating myself backstage. Not only did I screw up timing badly, and hit Tim too soon with the shovel... but when I threw the helmet at him, my aim was so bad that it glanced off him and went rolling off of the stage. Kit said that somebody had to go and put it back up there. I was so glad it didn't break... I'm sorry I failed so much, Tim ;;;
- Sawman's Lament- It went well... I don't think I was horribly off on anything here... though every time Tristan grabs me, I feel so violated-- but I guess that's the point, right? xD
-Cut the ties- Got up on time, did all timing right... but I suddenly got that really sucky sinking feeling in my head when I realized that I had forgotten to put my earplugs in my ears. Not a big issue, normally... but considering that I am RIGHT there when Bubbles had to shoot Tim, I was directly in the line of sound... so I may have taken a larger step back then I normally would have, for fear of my eardrums shattering. Luckily, despite the loudness... I was so used to the booming music that the gunshot really didn't do anything to my ears at all.
And Tim was bleeding this time! I was happy... I ran to him and tried to "stop the bleeding", looking out into the audience for help. My actual intention was to get as much blood on me as I could... because I'm weird. Though... it felt a lot less awkward doing that then running around checking the wheelchair... thigh I did remember to make certain that his coat wasn't caught. I wanted NO repeats of the first show, thank you very much. That is probably my most important job in that scene xD
- Never knew I loved you so much- Went well... I think Tim might have really caught on to my desire for blood by that time, because I saw him rubbing his hand in the blood a little before reaching up to touch my cheek. I felt the blood, and I was very happy. Because I'm weird.
- Genetic Emancipation- What my dad (and Art) described to me was really surprising. Last time, everyone was loud, their catcalls didn't end at all... but this time, Art and Dad told me that the audience was loud, obnoxious, rude, and annoying-- until I started singing. They said that it suddenly fell silent, that the sound of the audience cut off completely the moment I opened my mouth to sing my final solo. I went down the aisle, and I could see the audience standing up for me, row by row... and even though it happened last time, it still sparked this feeling of... I don't even know... All I know is that I had to keep from crying again. That feeling is the best feeling in the world... i never ever want to give it up.
Then came bows, and intermingling time. Kit got the VIP package JUST so I'd have the comics, and even went to get them signed. I stood in line with her, and Spooky told me I was amazing... and Terrance looked at me and said something that made me blush. He said that the only criticism he had for my performance was that my skirt was too long. I gave just enough to make the guys want more, but not enough to deliver. My girlfriend and Kyouya adamantly agreed. -_- He signed the comics for me, and then he signed a poster that Kit bought with the words "first time's free, Shilo... first time's free"
Then I went to start cleaning up, swept the aisles... I absolutely hate those poppers. I really, really do. Sat with everyone until the five minute mark, then my Dad took me, Kit, and Sinead home. Afterward was pretty entertaining... my dad was so surprised that Paul Sorvino was in the movie. He said that Paul was so famous that he could probably easily ask for TONS of money... and he also said that he had actually been working himself up to NOT like the movie... he was certain he wouldn't, but he said afterward that he was really surprised. He said that... and this is the clincher, guys...
He told me that in his honest opinion, we didn't NEED the movie. He said that we could stand on our own, that we were so good that we didn't need it playing in the background. He also said that some of the music was really well composed, another thing that surprised him.
He also told me that Ami came up to talk to him, and when he told her he didn't get to see her boobs, that she actually flashed him xDDDDD
Dad wants to see us doing it as an actual play. He said it'd be amazing. xD
Anyway... the only other thing I have to say was that when I woke up this morning, my thighs were BURNING... I can barely fucking walk, I'm so sore. I am in so much pain... I don't even know WHY. xD
Anyway... we rocked this opera shit!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
From The Desk Of Rotti Largo (by Justin Boeser)
So... I have neglected my duties of REPO diaries for the past shows, so I am doing this NOW before it all leaves my mind. Where to begin......
We got to the theater at 10:15. I was VERY happy to see that our previous night of organizing and moving stuff paid off. Andie was already running the techies through a set moving rehearsal! HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY! I went and sat with Macie for a few minutes before I decided to go and set all my costume pieces where they should be and make sure my props were exactly where they needed to be.
blah blah blah... some stuff that isn't really important... blah blah blah.
MMKAY! So I decided to change my entrance from stage right to floor right, coming from the little alcove. I thought that it would just be WAY easier than being crammed into that stage right space with most of the actors, and all our furniture set pieces. ITS SO MUCH BETTER OVER THERE! haha! thats where I'll be entering from now on.
So we started our first rehearsal and pretty much everything went great for me! No huge mistakes, I didn't drop anything, trip, forget lines... nothin! i was very pleased. There were really only 4 things that scared me about that night's performance that just kept lingering over my head.
1. MY 20 SECOND COSTUME CHANGE from Rotti into a Z-addict. BUT there really wasn't any need to freak out about it cause I worked it out so that I'd still have a couple seconds to gather myself before going on stage.
2. NIGHT SURGEON. Instead of having a special effects guy chillin next to me behind Billy's wheelchair to make all his blood come out at the appropriate times, I was now squirting the blood out of his neck. It was a very simple thing to do... just squish it all out of a syringe into a tube... but the 1st and only time I would be doing this was during the performance. SO I WAS SCARED to mess it up.
3. GOLD. Now... how could I possibly be worried about one of the easiest scenes in the whole show? A scene that I basically just sit there for? WELL, due to the combonation of Paul Sorvino's amazingness, and Felicity's genius, I would now be taking shots during one of my lines! haha! I was more concerned about when during my song I'd be doing this, if I'd be able to do it fast enough to still do my last note, and (after being told I was going to be using Andie's glass shot glasses) not breaking them.
4. ROTTI KILLING NATHAN. Ok... so not gonna lie, but I was kind worried about my whole last like... 2-3 minutes alive on stage. First of all, I don't know what happened, but during the reheasal before tech, I forgot all my death scene lines. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY! And the words would not come back to me, so i had to read them over and over until they stuck. THANKFULLY, I got them all down, and i think I worked the shit out of it. HAHA! BUT, as you all know, I would not be using just any old gun for this scene anymore, oh no! I would be using a stage gun loaded with a blank and would actually be shooting it on stage. i was just like... WHAT.THE.FUCK?! HAHA! i was SO excited to do this! But i was scared to DEATH about it going off in my pocket, going off as Catt and I passed it to each other over and over, it going off as I dropped it while I die, OR it not even going off at all. I WAS SCURRED. AND to top it off, I only had about 3 seconds to steal it from Catt, cock it, release it, aim it, and shoot it. yes! the nerves were going.
OK.. and so now... the only thing out of these 4 that I would actually be practicing during rehearsal was the shots during Gold. We got to that part, and it started out badly already. HAHA!! not because i couldn't grab them, or Felicity did anything wrong, but some of them were stuck together and I couldn't get them apart in time. BUT, to my happiness, we were using plastic glasses, and not glass ones.
OH! and i got to practice my 20 second costume change too! In fact, Zydrate Anatomy was AMAZING!!! you guys have really locked it in! And POOR ADAM!!!! I was there when you fucked your shit up and i felt so bad!! IT LOOKED NASTY!
anywho... the rest of that reheasal went well.
Then It was break time! I spent that time eating my only meal of that day... some trail mix. haha! I had just asked Tim if I could practice shooting the gun just so I would know what to expect. He said we would in a little bit and so I just went and sat down again. But as I was sitting there, Billy sat in front of me, followed by some other people and was all like "Rotti, pay attention! pay attention" and I was just REALLY confused about what was happening and then BOOM!! mother fuck. Tim, who was like.... 10 feet away from me, shot the gun IN MY direction AND I SCREAMED AND JUMPED. IT WAS SO LOUD! IT SOUNDED SO REAL! so now my nerves and excitiment went up to about 39827394 on scale of 1-10. It was finally going to be my turn to shoot the gun, but it was all jammed, and wouldn't work! SHITTY! so he had to take a look at it and try to fix it.
I decided it was time to start changing into my costume since the next rehearsal was a full costume run. After I changed, I went backstage left to put my real clothes away and thats when Chris was announcing that he was going to be doing his ear drum shattering sound checks. SO Felicity and I, after screaming WAIT WAIT!!! ran outside, where we had to stay for like... 5 minutes. It was a cute bonding moment. HAHA! After the sound thing, Ashley was calling 5 minutes till places! I wasn't worried cause I had all my costume on, all my stuff where it needed to be, and my wig was lookin like some HOTness. BUT THEN we found out that we were going to be filmed up close for this. SO i had 5 minutes to grab my make up, get to the bathroom, take out my piercings (which is harder than it seems), do my make up, hid the piercings I don't normally take out, and get back in place. I got back there right as Felicity died on stage. YIPPY!
So that run-through went pretty damn great! I was going to be practicing my shots again during GOLD, and was finally going to get to shoot the gun to kill Nathan. The shots started out going pretty well, I got the first 5 or so down with no problem. But the second to last one, got stuck in my throat, and the last one kinda just... sat on top of that one. I never thought that I could totally choke, puke, and die from drinking iced tea before. haha! So that was something I'd have to fix for the show.
Then I had my gun all loaded and ready to go, before I was told that i was NOT going to be shooting it for this run-through. Sooooo... yeah. No bang! I didn't shoot it, and was scared that the only time I was going to actually get to shoot it was on stage, during the performance. I WAS TERRIFIED!
So after that run-through, the line had already started forming, I still needed to get in full make up, do a mini photo shoot, and get in place. AND I STILL NEEDED TO FIRE THAT DAMN GUN! AND there was about 30 minutes until we opened the doors. I got all my shit done and went and found Tim to fire the gun. I put my newly required ear plugs in, loaded that shit, and fired! HAY!!!!! it was SO loud! And I was concerned that the neighbors and stuff would be scared, but then I realized that, in that neighborhood, they were probably used to it. HAHAHAHA!
After sitting in my little alcove for a while, I went outside to smoke. Thats when Terrance arrived. He came over, we hugged, Spooky was filmed him for a little bit, then he went inside. ALMOST SHOWTIME and i was SOOOOOO EXCITED! To make this even better, there was a family that drove JUST TO SEE US through the snow, from NEVADA! It was SO nice to meet them and I'm SO glad they could come out to the show. People from ALL OVER Cali came to see us BUT we have OUT OF STATERS COMING TO SEE US! you guys... AWESOME!
All the pre-show things went on. Stephanie introduced us, Jessalyn and some genterns baptised the crowd, Terrance showed a clip of his art lessons, 2 auidence members ripped open a pinata (or so it looked like) to find organs... and all that good stuff! And as Morgana walked across that stage perfectly playing her violin, my heart almost jumped out of my chest! The audience was AMAZING. They were SO loud, happy, and excited as hell to be there! Dani worked his shit as he did his first scene to a cheering crowd, to which Felicity was also murdered by Tim. PERFECTION. I knew it was going to be an amazing night!
ROTTI'S OFFICE/THINGS YOU SEE IN A GRAVEYARD. amazing amazing AMAZING!!!!!!! STEPHEN'S HEAD! OMG!! hahah! In the first show, the blood shot out the wrong way, COVERING me in blood. It took everything I had to remain calm and stoic. I was prepared for that again. BUT NO! instead, IT WENT EVERYWHERE!!! IT SHOT SO FAR! I WAS SO EXCITED I COULD HAVE PEED!!!! AND the only blood that got on me was a little mist... nothing to be worried about.
THINGS YOU SEE IN A GRAVEYARD 2/LIMO RIDE went with NO noticeable problems! The audience laughed at the Henchies covering my mouth during "...difficult", and at me winking at them after "who says that dad needs to know everything?". I LOVED the audience. they were amazing! And Catt... I applaud you! Everytime we do this scene, I always cringe when you get thrown on your knees cause it looks PAINFUL! But, everytime, you take it like a champ! good good job!
SANITARIAN SQUARE was AMAZING! everyone got their cues down perfectly and it looked AWESOME! AND the crowd could actually hear the Largo kids get all pissed off. haha! I didn't know if they could hear Jessalyn grunting last time, but this time, they laughed. so that was good!
the REPORTER SCENE went amazingly! I'm glad we decided to move upstage cause it made things MUCH easier for the henchies... not having to push through the crowd and shit.
INOPPORTUNE PHONE CALL... now... I am NOT in this scene. BUT TIM... even though the spine was a little bitch from hell, you still worked it! You worked the shit out of it! don't even worry baby!
ZYDRATE SUPPORT NETWORK was great in all its 1 minute of stage time. haha!
ok... NOW FOR MY VERY quick costume change. Last show, I decided that I would take off my tie, belt, and suspenders and put on my skirt and plaid shirt BEFORE Zydrate Support Network. Then I can just hold my pants up and put my coat on over my z-addict costume. THIS WORKS SO MUCH BETTER! I don't know if yall know about the first show and how it worked out! haha! well... I basically went out as Rotti with a skirt on. HAHAHAA!! it failed.. but this time... EPIC! IT WORKED SO NICELY!
ZYDRATE ANATOMY was AMAZING. I don't think the crowd stopped cheering!! it was seriously AWESOME! There is already a video on Youtube of it, and everyone got it LOCKED. it was SO good! Remember yall, Zydrate Anatomy is pretty much Repo!'s Time Warp! WE HAVE TO MAKE IT PERFECT! and that, we did!
INTERMISSION! HAY! smoke break. get dressed. blah blah blah. This is when I finally got to take a look at Billy's neck appliance that I would be squirting blood out of. I was pretty positive I could get it!
WHO ORDERED PIZZA was AWESOME! Ever since Sac Anime, I'm always scared that the spine is going to fall off the table. BUT it hasn't since! so that is good! AND NOW THE BAG HAS A LIGHT IN IT! WHAT THE FUCK?!?! ITS EPIC AND AWESOME! AND everything seemed to go perfectly!
NIGHT SURGEON... oh god. I was shaking! I WAS SO SCARED TO FUCK UP THE BLOOD! I'm still not even fully sure if it came out the right way! haha! All I know is that I squished it out, and was still laughing and mocking Tim as I did it... SO I HOPE IT WORKED OUT! The blood was MUCH harder to push through the syringe than I thought it would be! GOD DAMN! I thought i fucked it up! but i think and hope it was ok!
HAPPINESS IS NOT A WARM SCALPEL was a scene that I did kinda mess up in. Nothing TOO huge, but I came out with my glasses on. HAHAA!! I did just take them off while Jessalyn was singing and put them in my pocket, so hopefully, no one noticed. I'm SO glad we could finally get something on Jessalyn's face this time! I still am voting for a Hannah Montana face cut out next time though! HAHAHA!
GOLD. YES YES YES! It all went well! My coat didn't get stuck on my giant arms while I was trying to put it while singing, I got all my cues, I ACTUALLY opened the damn box of gold this time... i forgot to during the last show. haha! AND I was able to get the will and quill out when it needed to be. GOOD GOOD GOOD! So then, Felicity comes up in al her Gentern glory with my shots, sets them down, I look at them, and then mid-line, I start shootin them! HAY!!!! 1,2,3,4,5 were fine! but the 6th one kinda... just.. stayed in my throat! IT SUCKED! BUT I couldn't deny the very loud cheering audience that one last shot. So I kinda just.. dumped it on my mouth and let it get all over. hahaha!!! I wasn't going to risk stacking that one on top of the one that was stuck in my throat and choking. BLEH! I didn't finish with enough time to do my last note. So I just ended it with a great hand flourish. haha!
AT THE OPERA TONIGHT was EPIC! i loved it! and we were able to get around the theater in good time!
WE STARTED THIS OPERA SHIT got everyone on their feet! AWESOME!!! it was so cool to stand in the back of the theater and watch it unfold. It seriously gave me chills!
BUON GIORNO.... ooohhh man. HAHA!!! It was PERFECT up until "Everything is priced to go". During "priced"... the sound disappeared! HAHAHAA! OMG I WAS SO SCARED! it was probably for maybe 2 seconds, but it felt like FOREVER! I just kinda went into my jazz hands and kept goin with it! UGH! but i couldn't help but laugh cause one of the genterns on my side.. it may have been Elisabeth yelled "OH SHIT!" hahahah!!! hilarious. But the sound came back, and everything was grand!
CHROMAGGIA... now... i'm in this scene for like... 2 seconds. BUT CAMILLE... OMG YOU ARE SO AMAZING! you are just EPIC! i love you so much and your portrayal of Mag is flawless. I know you know this, but I just wanted to say it. YOU ARE AWESOME.
PIECE DE RESISTANCE was great in its 30 seconds of stage time. haha! I think the spotlight made it my way, so thats good!
THE WHOLE OPERA SCENE was sooo so so so SO epic! The only thing that I didn't like was that I was earing ear plugs the whole time so I couldn't fully hear my cues. BUT i needed them in so I could still hear after I shot the gun. The scene was spectacular! everything went great. During the black out, I ran to the side stage, grabbed my LOADED gun (that I decided I didn't want in my pocket during the whole scene), and waited for the scene to start back up. As soon as I reached into my jacket to grab the gun, my heart started POUNDING. i was TERRIFIED of that thing! hahah! BUT I WAS SO FUCKING EXCITED FOR IT! During the scene, everytime Catt and I would pass the gun, my heart stopped thinking it was going to go off. I just prayed that it went all right! Its about 5 seconds until I have to steal the gun and cock it, everything dissapeared. haha! all I could focus on and think about was how I was going to do this. AND I didn't realize that the hand that i use to cock the gun, was preoccupied with holding my will. so i was like.. this isn't going to work. SO I grabbed the gun, tried to cock it, but it wouldn't go. SO i tried to press the realease button, but that wouldn't go. So I was sad. I was like.. well... the gun isn't going to work. Whatever.. we didn't have a shooting gun during any of the other shows, soooo its really not that big of a deal. I aimed NEXT to Tim (not at him... Brandon Lee... enough said) and PRETENDED to shoot. BUT pulled the trigger anyway maybe a quarter of a second AFTER Rotti does in the movie, AND IT SHOT! OMG IT WORKED! I WAS SO HAPPY!!! yes, it was a little later, but It still totaly worked! I was exstatic! FUCK YEAH! bomb ass shit.
so then we finished up TO A STANDING OVATION, bowed, met some fans, I went around for a couple hours gathering garbage before I realized Terrance's line was FINALLY short enough for me to stand in, got my cane signed, my picture with him, we chatted breifly, and we were on our way!
YOU GUYS! we did VERY well last night. SO SO SO WELL! thank you to all for making this amazing! Thank you Tim and Ashley for your HUGE amount of support and professionalism, thank you to the rest of the exec team for kicking SO much ass! Thank you to Chris and his helpers for kicking even more ass! Thank you to the rig guys, YOU'RE AMAZING! Thanks to all the actors in our show! WE ALL DID SO WELL!!!! THANK YOU TECHIES! we'd be completely lost without you! You're amazing. KIM RAPP needs her own THANK YOU because, not only is she the best fan, but shes just awesome in general. Thank you Terrance, Spooky, and Stephanie for EVERYTHING. BUT MOST OF ALL, THANK YOU, FANS! your support has been EPIC and THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving Amber's Sweets a name! I LOVE YOU ALL and I can't wait to do this again in August with the amazing Alisa Burkett!
<3 Bubbles
<3 Justin Boeser
<3 The Queen Of Hell
<3 Rotti Largo
We got to the theater at 10:15. I was VERY happy to see that our previous night of organizing and moving stuff paid off. Andie was already running the techies through a set moving rehearsal! HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY! I went and sat with Macie for a few minutes before I decided to go and set all my costume pieces where they should be and make sure my props were exactly where they needed to be.
blah blah blah... some stuff that isn't really important... blah blah blah.
MMKAY! So I decided to change my entrance from stage right to floor right, coming from the little alcove. I thought that it would just be WAY easier than being crammed into that stage right space with most of the actors, and all our furniture set pieces. ITS SO MUCH BETTER OVER THERE! haha! thats where I'll be entering from now on.
So we started our first rehearsal and pretty much everything went great for me! No huge mistakes, I didn't drop anything, trip, forget lines... nothin! i was very pleased. There were really only 4 things that scared me about that night's performance that just kept lingering over my head.
1. MY 20 SECOND COSTUME CHANGE from Rotti into a Z-addict. BUT there really wasn't any need to freak out about it cause I worked it out so that I'd still have a couple seconds to gather myself before going on stage.
2. NIGHT SURGEON. Instead of having a special effects guy chillin next to me behind Billy's wheelchair to make all his blood come out at the appropriate times, I was now squirting the blood out of his neck. It was a very simple thing to do... just squish it all out of a syringe into a tube... but the 1st and only time I would be doing this was during the performance. SO I WAS SCARED to mess it up.
3. GOLD. Now... how could I possibly be worried about one of the easiest scenes in the whole show? A scene that I basically just sit there for? WELL, due to the combonation of Paul Sorvino's amazingness, and Felicity's genius, I would now be taking shots during one of my lines! haha! I was more concerned about when during my song I'd be doing this, if I'd be able to do it fast enough to still do my last note, and (after being told I was going to be using Andie's glass shot glasses) not breaking them.
4. ROTTI KILLING NATHAN. Ok... so not gonna lie, but I was kind worried about my whole last like... 2-3 minutes alive on stage. First of all, I don't know what happened, but during the reheasal before tech, I forgot all my death scene lines. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY! And the words would not come back to me, so i had to read them over and over until they stuck. THANKFULLY, I got them all down, and i think I worked the shit out of it. HAHA! BUT, as you all know, I would not be using just any old gun for this scene anymore, oh no! I would be using a stage gun loaded with a blank and would actually be shooting it on stage. i was just like... WHAT.THE.FUCK?! HAHA! i was SO excited to do this! But i was scared to DEATH about it going off in my pocket, going off as Catt and I passed it to each other over and over, it going off as I dropped it while I die, OR it not even going off at all. I WAS SCURRED. AND to top it off, I only had about 3 seconds to steal it from Catt, cock it, release it, aim it, and shoot it. yes! the nerves were going.
OK.. and so now... the only thing out of these 4 that I would actually be practicing during rehearsal was the shots during Gold. We got to that part, and it started out badly already. HAHA!! not because i couldn't grab them, or Felicity did anything wrong, but some of them were stuck together and I couldn't get them apart in time. BUT, to my happiness, we were using plastic glasses, and not glass ones.
OH! and i got to practice my 20 second costume change too! In fact, Zydrate Anatomy was AMAZING!!! you guys have really locked it in! And POOR ADAM!!!! I was there when you fucked your shit up and i felt so bad!! IT LOOKED NASTY!
anywho... the rest of that reheasal went well.
Then It was break time! I spent that time eating my only meal of that day... some trail mix. haha! I had just asked Tim if I could practice shooting the gun just so I would know what to expect. He said we would in a little bit and so I just went and sat down again. But as I was sitting there, Billy sat in front of me, followed by some other people and was all like "Rotti, pay attention! pay attention" and I was just REALLY confused about what was happening and then BOOM!! mother fuck. Tim, who was like.... 10 feet away from me, shot the gun IN MY direction AND I SCREAMED AND JUMPED. IT WAS SO LOUD! IT SOUNDED SO REAL! so now my nerves and excitiment went up to about 39827394 on scale of 1-10. It was finally going to be my turn to shoot the gun, but it was all jammed, and wouldn't work! SHITTY! so he had to take a look at it and try to fix it.
I decided it was time to start changing into my costume since the next rehearsal was a full costume run. After I changed, I went backstage left to put my real clothes away and thats when Chris was announcing that he was going to be doing his ear drum shattering sound checks. SO Felicity and I, after screaming WAIT WAIT!!! ran outside, where we had to stay for like... 5 minutes. It was a cute bonding moment. HAHA! After the sound thing, Ashley was calling 5 minutes till places! I wasn't worried cause I had all my costume on, all my stuff where it needed to be, and my wig was lookin like some HOTness. BUT THEN we found out that we were going to be filmed up close for this. SO i had 5 minutes to grab my make up, get to the bathroom, take out my piercings (which is harder than it seems), do my make up, hid the piercings I don't normally take out, and get back in place. I got back there right as Felicity died on stage. YIPPY!
So that run-through went pretty damn great! I was going to be practicing my shots again during GOLD, and was finally going to get to shoot the gun to kill Nathan. The shots started out going pretty well, I got the first 5 or so down with no problem. But the second to last one, got stuck in my throat, and the last one kinda just... sat on top of that one. I never thought that I could totally choke, puke, and die from drinking iced tea before. haha! So that was something I'd have to fix for the show.
Then I had my gun all loaded and ready to go, before I was told that i was NOT going to be shooting it for this run-through. Sooooo... yeah. No bang! I didn't shoot it, and was scared that the only time I was going to actually get to shoot it was on stage, during the performance. I WAS TERRIFIED!
So after that run-through, the line had already started forming, I still needed to get in full make up, do a mini photo shoot, and get in place. AND I STILL NEEDED TO FIRE THAT DAMN GUN! AND there was about 30 minutes until we opened the doors. I got all my shit done and went and found Tim to fire the gun. I put my newly required ear plugs in, loaded that shit, and fired! HAY!!!!! it was SO loud! And I was concerned that the neighbors and stuff would be scared, but then I realized that, in that neighborhood, they were probably used to it. HAHAHAHA!
After sitting in my little alcove for a while, I went outside to smoke. Thats when Terrance arrived. He came over, we hugged, Spooky was filmed him for a little bit, then he went inside. ALMOST SHOWTIME and i was SOOOOOO EXCITED! To make this even better, there was a family that drove JUST TO SEE US through the snow, from NEVADA! It was SO nice to meet them and I'm SO glad they could come out to the show. People from ALL OVER Cali came to see us BUT we have OUT OF STATERS COMING TO SEE US! you guys... AWESOME!
All the pre-show things went on. Stephanie introduced us, Jessalyn and some genterns baptised the crowd, Terrance showed a clip of his art lessons, 2 auidence members ripped open a pinata (or so it looked like) to find organs... and all that good stuff! And as Morgana walked across that stage perfectly playing her violin, my heart almost jumped out of my chest! The audience was AMAZING. They were SO loud, happy, and excited as hell to be there! Dani worked his shit as he did his first scene to a cheering crowd, to which Felicity was also murdered by Tim. PERFECTION. I knew it was going to be an amazing night!
ROTTI'S OFFICE/THINGS YOU SEE IN A GRAVEYARD. amazing amazing AMAZING!!!!!!! STEPHEN'S HEAD! OMG!! hahah! In the first show, the blood shot out the wrong way, COVERING me in blood. It took everything I had to remain calm and stoic. I was prepared for that again. BUT NO! instead, IT WENT EVERYWHERE!!! IT SHOT SO FAR! I WAS SO EXCITED I COULD HAVE PEED!!!! AND the only blood that got on me was a little mist... nothing to be worried about.
THINGS YOU SEE IN A GRAVEYARD 2/LIMO RIDE went with NO noticeable problems! The audience laughed at the Henchies covering my mouth during "...difficult", and at me winking at them after "who says that dad needs to know everything?". I LOVED the audience. they were amazing! And Catt... I applaud you! Everytime we do this scene, I always cringe when you get thrown on your knees cause it looks PAINFUL! But, everytime, you take it like a champ! good good job!
SANITARIAN SQUARE was AMAZING! everyone got their cues down perfectly and it looked AWESOME! AND the crowd could actually hear the Largo kids get all pissed off. haha! I didn't know if they could hear Jessalyn grunting last time, but this time, they laughed. so that was good!
the REPORTER SCENE went amazingly! I'm glad we decided to move upstage cause it made things MUCH easier for the henchies... not having to push through the crowd and shit.
INOPPORTUNE PHONE CALL... now... I am NOT in this scene. BUT TIM... even though the spine was a little bitch from hell, you still worked it! You worked the shit out of it! don't even worry baby!
ZYDRATE SUPPORT NETWORK was great in all its 1 minute of stage time. haha!
ok... NOW FOR MY VERY quick costume change. Last show, I decided that I would take off my tie, belt, and suspenders and put on my skirt and plaid shirt BEFORE Zydrate Support Network. Then I can just hold my pants up and put my coat on over my z-addict costume. THIS WORKS SO MUCH BETTER! I don't know if yall know about the first show and how it worked out! haha! well... I basically went out as Rotti with a skirt on. HAHAHAA!! it failed.. but this time... EPIC! IT WORKED SO NICELY!
ZYDRATE ANATOMY was AMAZING. I don't think the crowd stopped cheering!! it was seriously AWESOME! There is already a video on Youtube of it, and everyone got it LOCKED. it was SO good! Remember yall, Zydrate Anatomy is pretty much Repo!'s Time Warp! WE HAVE TO MAKE IT PERFECT! and that, we did!
INTERMISSION! HAY! smoke break. get dressed. blah blah blah. This is when I finally got to take a look at Billy's neck appliance that I would be squirting blood out of. I was pretty positive I could get it!
WHO ORDERED PIZZA was AWESOME! Ever since Sac Anime, I'm always scared that the spine is going to fall off the table. BUT it hasn't since! so that is good! AND NOW THE BAG HAS A LIGHT IN IT! WHAT THE FUCK?!?! ITS EPIC AND AWESOME! AND everything seemed to go perfectly!
NIGHT SURGEON... oh god. I was shaking! I WAS SO SCARED TO FUCK UP THE BLOOD! I'm still not even fully sure if it came out the right way! haha! All I know is that I squished it out, and was still laughing and mocking Tim as I did it... SO I HOPE IT WORKED OUT! The blood was MUCH harder to push through the syringe than I thought it would be! GOD DAMN! I thought i fucked it up! but i think and hope it was ok!
HAPPINESS IS NOT A WARM SCALPEL was a scene that I did kinda mess up in. Nothing TOO huge, but I came out with my glasses on. HAHAA!! I did just take them off while Jessalyn was singing and put them in my pocket, so hopefully, no one noticed. I'm SO glad we could finally get something on Jessalyn's face this time! I still am voting for a Hannah Montana face cut out next time though! HAHAHA!
GOLD. YES YES YES! It all went well! My coat didn't get stuck on my giant arms while I was trying to put it while singing, I got all my cues, I ACTUALLY opened the damn box of gold this time... i forgot to during the last show. haha! AND I was able to get the will and quill out when it needed to be. GOOD GOOD GOOD! So then, Felicity comes up in al her Gentern glory with my shots, sets them down, I look at them, and then mid-line, I start shootin them! HAY!!!! 1,2,3,4,5 were fine! but the 6th one kinda... just.. stayed in my throat! IT SUCKED! BUT I couldn't deny the very loud cheering audience that one last shot. So I kinda just.. dumped it on my mouth and let it get all over. hahaha!!! I wasn't going to risk stacking that one on top of the one that was stuck in my throat and choking. BLEH! I didn't finish with enough time to do my last note. So I just ended it with a great hand flourish. haha!
AT THE OPERA TONIGHT was EPIC! i loved it! and we were able to get around the theater in good time!
WE STARTED THIS OPERA SHIT got everyone on their feet! AWESOME!!! it was so cool to stand in the back of the theater and watch it unfold. It seriously gave me chills!
BUON GIORNO.... ooohhh man. HAHA!!! It was PERFECT up until "Everything is priced to go". During "priced"... the sound disappeared! HAHAHAA! OMG I WAS SO SCARED! it was probably for maybe 2 seconds, but it felt like FOREVER! I just kinda went into my jazz hands and kept goin with it! UGH! but i couldn't help but laugh cause one of the genterns on my side.. it may have been Elisabeth yelled "OH SHIT!" hahahah!!! hilarious. But the sound came back, and everything was grand!
CHROMAGGIA... now... i'm in this scene for like... 2 seconds. BUT CAMILLE... OMG YOU ARE SO AMAZING! you are just EPIC! i love you so much and your portrayal of Mag is flawless. I know you know this, but I just wanted to say it. YOU ARE AWESOME.
PIECE DE RESISTANCE was great in its 30 seconds of stage time. haha! I think the spotlight made it my way, so thats good!
THE WHOLE OPERA SCENE was sooo so so so SO epic! The only thing that I didn't like was that I was earing ear plugs the whole time so I couldn't fully hear my cues. BUT i needed them in so I could still hear after I shot the gun. The scene was spectacular! everything went great. During the black out, I ran to the side stage, grabbed my LOADED gun (that I decided I didn't want in my pocket during the whole scene), and waited for the scene to start back up. As soon as I reached into my jacket to grab the gun, my heart started POUNDING. i was TERRIFIED of that thing! hahah! BUT I WAS SO FUCKING EXCITED FOR IT! During the scene, everytime Catt and I would pass the gun, my heart stopped thinking it was going to go off. I just prayed that it went all right! Its about 5 seconds until I have to steal the gun and cock it, everything dissapeared. haha! all I could focus on and think about was how I was going to do this. AND I didn't realize that the hand that i use to cock the gun, was preoccupied with holding my will. so i was like.. this isn't going to work. SO I grabbed the gun, tried to cock it, but it wouldn't go. SO i tried to press the realease button, but that wouldn't go. So I was sad. I was like.. well... the gun isn't going to work. Whatever.. we didn't have a shooting gun during any of the other shows, soooo its really not that big of a deal. I aimed NEXT to Tim (not at him... Brandon Lee... enough said) and PRETENDED to shoot. BUT pulled the trigger anyway maybe a quarter of a second AFTER Rotti does in the movie, AND IT SHOT! OMG IT WORKED! I WAS SO HAPPY!!! yes, it was a little later, but It still totaly worked! I was exstatic! FUCK YEAH! bomb ass shit.
so then we finished up TO A STANDING OVATION, bowed, met some fans, I went around for a couple hours gathering garbage before I realized Terrance's line was FINALLY short enough for me to stand in, got my cane signed, my picture with him, we chatted breifly, and we were on our way!
YOU GUYS! we did VERY well last night. SO SO SO WELL! thank you to all for making this amazing! Thank you Tim and Ashley for your HUGE amount of support and professionalism, thank you to the rest of the exec team for kicking SO much ass! Thank you to Chris and his helpers for kicking even more ass! Thank you to the rig guys, YOU'RE AMAZING! Thanks to all the actors in our show! WE ALL DID SO WELL!!!! THANK YOU TECHIES! we'd be completely lost without you! You're amazing. KIM RAPP needs her own THANK YOU because, not only is she the best fan, but shes just awesome in general. Thank you Terrance, Spooky, and Stephanie for EVERYTHING. BUT MOST OF ALL, THANK YOU, FANS! your support has been EPIC and THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving Amber's Sweets a name! I LOVE YOU ALL and I can't wait to do this again in August with the amazing Alisa Burkett!
<3 Bubbles
<3 Justin Boeser
<3 The Queen Of Hell
<3 Rotti Largo
Hugs, Groping, and Bloody Kisses (by Kim Rapp)
Wow... where to begin? I was so stoked for the last month about the show, so when it came time to actually gather up the baked goods I decorated for the Sweets and bring them to the theater for the show, I could barely do anything but mentally squeal as I drove over. I was directed to the back door by Felicity and Ashley, so no need to wait outside this time while the box office stared at me as I was holding 7 pounds of sugary goodness. Anyway, I step into the back door hallway and I run into Meg, Kitty and Ron. We chit chatted as the Sweets were doing their last rehearsal run through before the show. It was productive, we discussed underwear and glow jewelry :)
So, once they ran the credits and everyone took their bows I scurried into the theater and set down the cake and cupcakes. I felt that same "heart in throat" feeling I always get when I step into The Colonial for Repo, and I don't think you could have removed my smile with a chisel. I feel like I belong with the Sweets and all of the Repo ilk. I got a lot of hugs and even through the chaos of preparing for the show they took the time to stop and talk to me. I was being very smart and staying out of the way, but they came to me anyway :) I basically stood around to watch the hustle and bustle as everyone tried to get their stuff together. Ron kept me company when he wasn't busy as we spoke about the show and the excitement in the air. I advised Andy (a few different times :)) to breathe as she sprinted around the theater, so she could save her energy to be super-techie.
Anyway, after a bit I went up to retrieve my VIP pass (later I found out the guy wasn't paying that much attention to my ticket and gave me the regular VIP instead of the gold I ordered) then came back down to chit chat. It was basically a lot of standing super close to my seat so I didn't get run over. Shortly after they opened the doors I saw some people with a gold VIP badge that had The Molting on it too... I went "Um, aren't I supposed to have that same one?" I went back to nicely get my badge changed out for the correct one, and the awesome SHFF guy that did it for me was so cool. As he was getting the right one I realized I had run into SpookyDan in the lobby. I spoke to him, telling him it was great that he joined us again and it was good to see him. We chatted for a couple before I saw that TZ was in the middle of the line coming into the lobby. I kind of had the freeze-up reaction, but I relaxed quickly. I wasn't going to choke like I did in October :)
I let it slip to Spooky that I had choked in October when I met TZ so of course, when Terrance comes near us Spooky tells him to go to me and takes my camera. Yeah... I still had some awkward left, I had this goofy laugh going on in my head. Just SUPER happy it didn't come out of my mouth, heehee. Anyway, I left the lobby after talking to Jessalyn for a moment and getting my picture with TZ. We had more chit chat before it was time to start the show, and I was already having fun. (By the way, whomever picked the playlist for the pre-show has fantastic taste :)) A Repo mom also gave me a job! She gave me a couple stuffed animals and told me I could lob them into the audience during Seventeen (she let me pick one to keep and I could throw the other 2 so I own the lion care cousin now).
As the show started, we had Stephanie do a great intro. She had 2 audience members come up and tear open a male and female set of pinatas as a contest. The first person to find the Repo organ got a swag bag. I was so jealous, the girl that went up was sitting next to me and she won a bunch of stuff. It was her first time there, too.
So, Stephanie called our very own Amber (Jessalyn) to the stage to swear us in to the Church of Repo, then we got to see the very first of Terrance's art tutorial videos. We were privileged enough to be the first to witness it, apart from his and his business partner/friend Shem's eyes. It got a big reception, it was hilarious! It is still so refreshing to see people like Terrance and Shem as humble as they are. They understand the fandom and embrace us all.
When they announced the show I was already on the edge of my seat. I love watching Morhighan as the violinist at the start. Something so simple as gracefully crossing the stage while playing a beautiful instrument before the blood starts to fly is like a calm before the storm. It was also great to watch Felicity actually get to panic-walk around the stage while waiting to be offed. The true pace setter of the movie though... oh my Cthulu... was the headshot. That gun goes off and -SPLAT!- I felt the cold, multiple wet drops hit my skin. I was so happy I cheered without hesitation, I had been waiting for spray since December! The best part was the arc of the blood was amazing looking and I had worn a white shirt hoping for the spray that hadn't ever happened before. The floor was covered in droplets, it looked like the nightclub from Blade... awesome.
I have to tell you too... Catt... Kit and Angela sat right next to me and I was dying. I laughed so hard I almost fell off my seat, because the "How to survive" tips were on the screen while we waited for the show to start and when Angela saw the "Spray Zone" message she sounded concerned. Kit told her, "Oh, the spray never happens". Yeah, needless to say I had a great reason to laugh :)
Justin and henchies were awesome as always, and it always makes me giggle at how manly Bubbles is as Rotti until the credits roll and he turns into Charlie's Angel with that gun *laugh* Epic. Eevee and Morhighan, you two are so badass and each show you maintain that unity and total chill that you embody as henchies.
Dani and Catt did a brilliant job on "21st Century Cure" and even the laser pointer was done well! They didn't miss a beat, and pulled off the number brilliantly. I think everyone yelled "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
By the way, even though there are callbacks I am almost always so into the show I don't say anything except some singing and of course obvious things like "Pavi, shut the fuck up!" Anyway, the one callback I did do got some laughs... whoever came up with saying "You let Buffy die twice!" is genius :) Anyway, my seat-mate Mone't was the lucky one that got the pill bottle this show. Her's had a GeneCo pharmacy label on it!! Lucky! I did bring my pill bottle from the December show though and finally got Catt to sign it :) '
When it came to "Legal Assassin" I was amazed at how well Tim pulled off his Nathan-ness. He always does a great job but I felt like Nathan stepped off the screen and his emotions were so well expressed to us. You could feel his pain, and it is always amazing when Theresa comes to him as Marni and escorts him to his kill. I love the look of terror on "Gregory's" face, it's very believable. Also... Tim you still scare the crap out of me with your faces :)
It seemed like everyone in the audience sang the jingle before "Mark It Up", and "Mark It Up" itself was sooo much fun. We apparently, as an audience, love to say "fuck". Michelle did a great job of writhing around bleeding while Jeff and Tristan pulled off the brothers incredibly well and Felicity and Elisabeth made me wish I was a Gentern. Heehee.
Of course the continuation of "Things you See in a Graveyard" was great, my favorite part is always the muffled singing being conveyed as the henchies covering Rotti's mouth.
"Thankless Job" comes up and of course you can't help but laugh at airplane arms mixed in with a heart tossed into the audience. I love the way Gregory slid down the board after being shredded up and made into a meat puppet. Tim, again you have a great talent for exhibiting the same character dichotomy that A.S.H. does as Nathan, bravo.
Meg, I wish I could do cartwheels like you! Sanitarium Square is always great (I love the Screw GeneCo sign, I need to make my own!) and even though there is a lot going on in the scene you can still focus on the parts that are meant to be watched at certain times. Of course, watching Jeff do a spit take then stab Billy to the ground is always amusing. I love the Largo children and their performances!
I love Inopportuned Phone Call, I just don't envy the headache Trevor might have after hanging from that rig and thrashing around so vigorously. I noticed too, even if it isn't true Tim seems to be getting along better with those glaring L.E.D. lights in the helmet. It looks awesome as he is tearing Trevor up. Don't worry though Trevor, we love you for your spine :)
Okay, I finally got video this show of "Zydrate Anatomy" and I even panned a bit to catch everyone. All of you were so in tune and I must admit... Bubbles I totally love watching you twitch! You just look like the perfect junkie, it's great :) I did post my videos on Youtube as NYBlood80, so feel free to go looking for my stuff. There are videos from last show, too. "Zydrate Anatomy" was very well done, and by the end I was certainly craving my own hit of Z.
I was so excited through the whole show up to intermission. The lights went on and I was still grinning like a fool. As everyone used intermission to do their thing I stood to stretch my legs. Multiple people approached me, asking if I got sprayed. Like an excited little kid, my eyes lit up and I nodded emphatically as I showed my bloody shirt. I got the same responses back, they were all just as happy as I was! Some people light up at Christmas time, I light up when I get splattered with gore. It was pointed out that the blood hit the ceiling, so I don't think it could have been much better. I talked with my companion, Mone't, as we waited for the show to start back up. I think she saw exactly how much I geek out over Repo! but I don't think she holds it against me :) Dwight came up and asked me if he could pull me out of my seat for "We started this Op'ra shit" and I flipped out. Of COURSE he could!! He was originally going to just jump in my lap like last time, but if he's leaving I guess he's doing it with a bang :) (So says his eunich freestyle during "Blame Not My Cheeks"). I was so stoked when the show started up again, I got to hurl stuffed animals AND dance in front of the stage? WHOOT!
"Night Surgeon" was great, I was kind of hoping with all the vigorous slashing there might be more splatter for me (heehee!) but there was no disappointment to be had. Everything about it, right down to the menacingly wielded butter knives, was perfect.
I finally got video of "Chase the Morning" as well, I am so happy I did too. I wanted to catch Theresa's glow in the dark performance and the great scene between Catt and Camille. Everyone screamed for the Marni material just like they did last show when the glowing was introduced. It's an amazing effect! The confrontation between the 3 right after was just as great, it always feels so real.
"Seventeen" is so much fun, and now they gave me stuff to throw. I don't think I could have been happier, dorky I know. Ashley did her friggin awesome Joan Jett, and Catt threw a great "concert" :) I might have to make my own Shilo poster to bring to next show or something. Christopher is so adorable! When Nathan slaps Shilo, Mone't and I had to bust out the "You got knocked the fuck out!" of course.
"Happiness is not a warm scalpel" and "Gold" were great as always. I LOVE that you guys added the shots to the song. Spooky was next to me when that happened and when I started laughing I found out he had filmed that particular event and thought the reference was great too. Bubbles, you did a great job and I didn't see you break one of those glasses :-P
I will say "At the Opera Tonight" was a blur, because I got drawn in enough to just know it was seamless and worked very well. Everyone did their parts amazingly, and the thrown burritos certainly were an interesting touch.
Okay I have to say... I don't even dance when I am alone.... so in front of people is something I would never ever do (as outgoing as I am, I'm still somewhat self conscious). When "We Started This Op'ra Shit" came on and that music hit me... Dwight grabbed my hand as Bandleader and brought me in front of the stage with one other fan. We danced and danced and testified and I felt like a completely different person. It was something I'd like to sincerely thank Dwight for, because it made me feel so alive. I needed to do that, I needed to Testify. I don't think I'll be so self conscious now, especially after I got to do that. It held some sort of symbolism for me, and oddly enough I think you guys understand :)
Oh my... okay, "Blame Not My Cheeks" was awesome, even if the dress did get somewhat destroyed. I loved the spin and bloodied face and Dwight breaking the stage with moves that needed to be caught on camera! Stephen and Dwight... your replacements will have huge codpieces to fill and I think you know how I mean that.
"Chromaggia"... There are no words except "perfection" and "awe". It was beautiful, it was perfect, and it captured everyone. I didn't hear anyone during that number, I could just imagine everyone watching the beauty of the performance. Camille, your Mag is a true homage to Sarah Brightman and I hope some day she gets to see you do what you do.
"Let the Monster Rise" was great, I think there's some pleasure in whacking Tim with the shovel but maybe it's just me. I was concerned when Catt's very vigorous throw took the helmet right off the stage. I don't imagine everyone respects the rules, so I was happy to see how fast Ron was to get to the helmet so some dick didn't snatch it up. The brawling between Tim and the GeneCops is always great too, and I'm always convinced someone got hurt.
I will say near the end I had the same reaction as I did to "At the Opera Tonight". All I could do was watch the last confrontation, but the part that stood out was the use of the real gun with the blanks :) I know that was a powerful choice, and it was done very well. I heard the collective yelp out of the people around me, so I can tell you it worked wonders.
For "Genetic Emancipation" we all stood as Shilo walked up the aisle, and we did it row by row. It was quite an effect and I know she realized it. It floored me to see it, so I can imagine how Catt must have felt to have it done for her.
Of course we all yelled "Epilogue" and brandished our Zydrate for Dani, then we gave the Sweets a standing O during the credits.
Okay this is long enough so I will sum up. Plenty of fun, lots of hugs and kisses, tons of autographs and I finally got some pictures of myself with Terrance. I kind of wish the pictures could have been better (I feel I looked ehhh in them) but I'm just happy to have them. I also had fun post show with some of the cast, and I want to thank the Sweets for embracing me and thinking past fan and into part of the family. I also found out last night that apparently quite a decent amount of people agree with my guy that my boobs are awesome, seeing as how that was the first place to be taken up when I asked people to sign my t-shirt.
I got a decent amount of action *laugh* Right guys? Okay... My fingers are tired now. I love you all, and I can't wait to see you again. Hopefully, I can hang out with some of you before the August show. I know I will see some of you at my birthday, but for the rest... see you when I see you :) Everyone was absolutely amazing, and they all made the air electric. A special thanks to TZ for coming to support the Sweets, for sharing the Sacramento vibe, and for making the night special!
Much love, Super Fan! <3
P.S. - I heard a few ideas I'd totally be into last night. Making me a Super Fan Repo! cape, spraying me with blood next show.. and I'm sure you guys have other twisted ideas! TESTIFY!
So, once they ran the credits and everyone took their bows I scurried into the theater and set down the cake and cupcakes. I felt that same "heart in throat" feeling I always get when I step into The Colonial for Repo, and I don't think you could have removed my smile with a chisel. I feel like I belong with the Sweets and all of the Repo ilk. I got a lot of hugs and even through the chaos of preparing for the show they took the time to stop and talk to me. I was being very smart and staying out of the way, but they came to me anyway :) I basically stood around to watch the hustle and bustle as everyone tried to get their stuff together. Ron kept me company when he wasn't busy as we spoke about the show and the excitement in the air. I advised Andy (a few different times :)) to breathe as she sprinted around the theater, so she could save her energy to be super-techie.
Anyway, after a bit I went up to retrieve my VIP pass (later I found out the guy wasn't paying that much attention to my ticket and gave me the regular VIP instead of the gold I ordered) then came back down to chit chat. It was basically a lot of standing super close to my seat so I didn't get run over. Shortly after they opened the doors I saw some people with a gold VIP badge that had The Molting on it too... I went "Um, aren't I supposed to have that same one?" I went back to nicely get my badge changed out for the correct one, and the awesome SHFF guy that did it for me was so cool. As he was getting the right one I realized I had run into SpookyDan in the lobby. I spoke to him, telling him it was great that he joined us again and it was good to see him. We chatted for a couple before I saw that TZ was in the middle of the line coming into the lobby. I kind of had the freeze-up reaction, but I relaxed quickly. I wasn't going to choke like I did in October :)
I let it slip to Spooky that I had choked in October when I met TZ so of course, when Terrance comes near us Spooky tells him to go to me and takes my camera. Yeah... I still had some awkward left, I had this goofy laugh going on in my head. Just SUPER happy it didn't come out of my mouth, heehee. Anyway, I left the lobby after talking to Jessalyn for a moment and getting my picture with TZ. We had more chit chat before it was time to start the show, and I was already having fun. (By the way, whomever picked the playlist for the pre-show has fantastic taste :)) A Repo mom also gave me a job! She gave me a couple stuffed animals and told me I could lob them into the audience during Seventeen (she let me pick one to keep and I could throw the other 2 so I own the lion care cousin now).
As the show started, we had Stephanie do a great intro. She had 2 audience members come up and tear open a male and female set of pinatas as a contest. The first person to find the Repo organ got a swag bag. I was so jealous, the girl that went up was sitting next to me and she won a bunch of stuff. It was her first time there, too.
So, Stephanie called our very own Amber (Jessalyn) to the stage to swear us in to the Church of Repo, then we got to see the very first of Terrance's art tutorial videos. We were privileged enough to be the first to witness it, apart from his and his business partner/friend Shem's eyes. It got a big reception, it was hilarious! It is still so refreshing to see people like Terrance and Shem as humble as they are. They understand the fandom and embrace us all.
When they announced the show I was already on the edge of my seat. I love watching Morhighan as the violinist at the start. Something so simple as gracefully crossing the stage while playing a beautiful instrument before the blood starts to fly is like a calm before the storm. It was also great to watch Felicity actually get to panic-walk around the stage while waiting to be offed. The true pace setter of the movie though... oh my Cthulu... was the headshot. That gun goes off and -SPLAT!- I felt the cold, multiple wet drops hit my skin. I was so happy I cheered without hesitation, I had been waiting for spray since December! The best part was the arc of the blood was amazing looking and I had worn a white shirt hoping for the spray that hadn't ever happened before. The floor was covered in droplets, it looked like the nightclub from Blade... awesome.
I have to tell you too... Catt... Kit and Angela sat right next to me and I was dying. I laughed so hard I almost fell off my seat, because the "How to survive" tips were on the screen while we waited for the show to start and when Angela saw the "Spray Zone" message she sounded concerned. Kit told her, "Oh, the spray never happens". Yeah, needless to say I had a great reason to laugh :)
Justin and henchies were awesome as always, and it always makes me giggle at how manly Bubbles is as Rotti until the credits roll and he turns into Charlie's Angel with that gun *laugh* Epic. Eevee and Morhighan, you two are so badass and each show you maintain that unity and total chill that you embody as henchies.
Dani and Catt did a brilliant job on "21st Century Cure" and even the laser pointer was done well! They didn't miss a beat, and pulled off the number brilliantly. I think everyone yelled "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
By the way, even though there are callbacks I am almost always so into the show I don't say anything except some singing and of course obvious things like "Pavi, shut the fuck up!" Anyway, the one callback I did do got some laughs... whoever came up with saying "You let Buffy die twice!" is genius :) Anyway, my seat-mate Mone't was the lucky one that got the pill bottle this show. Her's had a GeneCo pharmacy label on it!! Lucky! I did bring my pill bottle from the December show though and finally got Catt to sign it :) '
When it came to "Legal Assassin" I was amazed at how well Tim pulled off his Nathan-ness. He always does a great job but I felt like Nathan stepped off the screen and his emotions were so well expressed to us. You could feel his pain, and it is always amazing when Theresa comes to him as Marni and escorts him to his kill. I love the look of terror on "Gregory's" face, it's very believable. Also... Tim you still scare the crap out of me with your faces :)
It seemed like everyone in the audience sang the jingle before "Mark It Up", and "Mark It Up" itself was sooo much fun. We apparently, as an audience, love to say "fuck". Michelle did a great job of writhing around bleeding while Jeff and Tristan pulled off the brothers incredibly well and Felicity and Elisabeth made me wish I was a Gentern. Heehee.
Of course the continuation of "Things you See in a Graveyard" was great, my favorite part is always the muffled singing being conveyed as the henchies covering Rotti's mouth.
"Thankless Job" comes up and of course you can't help but laugh at airplane arms mixed in with a heart tossed into the audience. I love the way Gregory slid down the board after being shredded up and made into a meat puppet. Tim, again you have a great talent for exhibiting the same character dichotomy that A.S.H. does as Nathan, bravo.
Meg, I wish I could do cartwheels like you! Sanitarium Square is always great (I love the Screw GeneCo sign, I need to make my own!) and even though there is a lot going on in the scene you can still focus on the parts that are meant to be watched at certain times. Of course, watching Jeff do a spit take then stab Billy to the ground is always amusing. I love the Largo children and their performances!
I love Inopportuned Phone Call, I just don't envy the headache Trevor might have after hanging from that rig and thrashing around so vigorously. I noticed too, even if it isn't true Tim seems to be getting along better with those glaring L.E.D. lights in the helmet. It looks awesome as he is tearing Trevor up. Don't worry though Trevor, we love you for your spine :)
Okay, I finally got video this show of "Zydrate Anatomy" and I even panned a bit to catch everyone. All of you were so in tune and I must admit... Bubbles I totally love watching you twitch! You just look like the perfect junkie, it's great :) I did post my videos on Youtube as NYBlood80, so feel free to go looking for my stuff. There are videos from last show, too. "Zydrate Anatomy" was very well done, and by the end I was certainly craving my own hit of Z.
I was so excited through the whole show up to intermission. The lights went on and I was still grinning like a fool. As everyone used intermission to do their thing I stood to stretch my legs. Multiple people approached me, asking if I got sprayed. Like an excited little kid, my eyes lit up and I nodded emphatically as I showed my bloody shirt. I got the same responses back, they were all just as happy as I was! Some people light up at Christmas time, I light up when I get splattered with gore. It was pointed out that the blood hit the ceiling, so I don't think it could have been much better. I talked with my companion, Mone't, as we waited for the show to start back up. I think she saw exactly how much I geek out over Repo! but I don't think she holds it against me :) Dwight came up and asked me if he could pull me out of my seat for "We started this Op'ra shit" and I flipped out. Of COURSE he could!! He was originally going to just jump in my lap like last time, but if he's leaving I guess he's doing it with a bang :) (So says his eunich freestyle during "Blame Not My Cheeks"). I was so stoked when the show started up again, I got to hurl stuffed animals AND dance in front of the stage? WHOOT!
"Night Surgeon" was great, I was kind of hoping with all the vigorous slashing there might be more splatter for me (heehee!) but there was no disappointment to be had. Everything about it, right down to the menacingly wielded butter knives, was perfect.
I finally got video of "Chase the Morning" as well, I am so happy I did too. I wanted to catch Theresa's glow in the dark performance and the great scene between Catt and Camille. Everyone screamed for the Marni material just like they did last show when the glowing was introduced. It's an amazing effect! The confrontation between the 3 right after was just as great, it always feels so real.
"Seventeen" is so much fun, and now they gave me stuff to throw. I don't think I could have been happier, dorky I know. Ashley did her friggin awesome Joan Jett, and Catt threw a great "concert" :) I might have to make my own Shilo poster to bring to next show or something. Christopher is so adorable! When Nathan slaps Shilo, Mone't and I had to bust out the "You got knocked the fuck out!" of course.
"Happiness is not a warm scalpel" and "Gold" were great as always. I LOVE that you guys added the shots to the song. Spooky was next to me when that happened and when I started laughing I found out he had filmed that particular event and thought the reference was great too. Bubbles, you did a great job and I didn't see you break one of those glasses :-P
I will say "At the Opera Tonight" was a blur, because I got drawn in enough to just know it was seamless and worked very well. Everyone did their parts amazingly, and the thrown burritos certainly were an interesting touch.
Okay I have to say... I don't even dance when I am alone.... so in front of people is something I would never ever do (as outgoing as I am, I'm still somewhat self conscious). When "We Started This Op'ra Shit" came on and that music hit me... Dwight grabbed my hand as Bandleader and brought me in front of the stage with one other fan. We danced and danced and testified and I felt like a completely different person. It was something I'd like to sincerely thank Dwight for, because it made me feel so alive. I needed to do that, I needed to Testify. I don't think I'll be so self conscious now, especially after I got to do that. It held some sort of symbolism for me, and oddly enough I think you guys understand :)
Oh my... okay, "Blame Not My Cheeks" was awesome, even if the dress did get somewhat destroyed. I loved the spin and bloodied face and Dwight breaking the stage with moves that needed to be caught on camera! Stephen and Dwight... your replacements will have huge codpieces to fill and I think you know how I mean that.
"Chromaggia"... There are no words except "perfection" and "awe". It was beautiful, it was perfect, and it captured everyone. I didn't hear anyone during that number, I could just imagine everyone watching the beauty of the performance. Camille, your Mag is a true homage to Sarah Brightman and I hope some day she gets to see you do what you do.
"Let the Monster Rise" was great, I think there's some pleasure in whacking Tim with the shovel but maybe it's just me. I was concerned when Catt's very vigorous throw took the helmet right off the stage. I don't imagine everyone respects the rules, so I was happy to see how fast Ron was to get to the helmet so some dick didn't snatch it up. The brawling between Tim and the GeneCops is always great too, and I'm always convinced someone got hurt.
I will say near the end I had the same reaction as I did to "At the Opera Tonight". All I could do was watch the last confrontation, but the part that stood out was the use of the real gun with the blanks :) I know that was a powerful choice, and it was done very well. I heard the collective yelp out of the people around me, so I can tell you it worked wonders.
For "Genetic Emancipation" we all stood as Shilo walked up the aisle, and we did it row by row. It was quite an effect and I know she realized it. It floored me to see it, so I can imagine how Catt must have felt to have it done for her.
Of course we all yelled "Epilogue" and brandished our Zydrate for Dani, then we gave the Sweets a standing O during the credits.
Okay this is long enough so I will sum up. Plenty of fun, lots of hugs and kisses, tons of autographs and I finally got some pictures of myself with Terrance. I kind of wish the pictures could have been better (I feel I looked ehhh in them) but I'm just happy to have them. I also had fun post show with some of the cast, and I want to thank the Sweets for embracing me and thinking past fan and into part of the family. I also found out last night that apparently quite a decent amount of people agree with my guy that my boobs are awesome, seeing as how that was the first place to be taken up when I asked people to sign my t-shirt.
I got a decent amount of action *laugh* Right guys? Okay... My fingers are tired now. I love you all, and I can't wait to see you again. Hopefully, I can hang out with some of you before the August show. I know I will see some of you at my birthday, but for the rest... see you when I see you :) Everyone was absolutely amazing, and they all made the air electric. A special thanks to TZ for coming to support the Sweets, for sharing the Sacramento vibe, and for making the night special!
Much love, Super Fan! <3
P.S. - I heard a few ideas I'd totally be into last night. Making me a Super Fan Repo! cape, spraying me with blood next show.. and I'm sure you guys have other twisted ideas! TESTIFY!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Repo!: A Night in the Front Row (by Kim Rapp: Uber-Fan)
Okay so cast members do their notes about their night and their performance.. now it's my turn :)
First off let me start by saying the Sweets love their fans. They take time when they can to take pictures with them, and value them all greatly :) So I like to name myself as one of their biggest fans, of course besides their families and friends they've had forever.
I planned out a treat for the cast by picking up the stuff to make sugar cookies and tubes of icing to decorate some of them with (I let Ashley and Tim know I was going to come early with the cookies so I didn't have to lug them in alone).
So I get to the theater around 6:30 and it must have looked hilarious, I'm standing with my Evil Dead lunchbox jammed onto my hand so i could carry the trays and I'm in front of a dark theater (I was there before tickets were on sale and before the lights were on). I'm waiting and the people inside the box office were just kind of looking at me. I wasn't sure who knew besides Ashley that I had arrived, so I wasn't going to try and barge in until it was okay for me to make an entrance. The one side door opened and Jessalyn, Dwight and Stephen came out as Amber and the Eunich Valets and Dwight said "Ooo those are for me right?" I don't think he expected me to say yes, they're for you guys hehe. They walked in but I didn't follow because I still wasn't sure if I should be in yet.
One of the theater people lets me in and I texted Ashley to let her know I was waiting in the lobby. I was greeted by Ashley and Dani (he looks awesome, especially up close). Ashley gave me a big hug and helped me carry the cookies in (totally <3 her!). So we walk down the aisle carrying the trays and she actually gets on the mic and announces that Kim the awesome fan has brought treats. They were so appreciative, I was actually a little surprised. It's my nature to do nice things for people I like, so I didn't think too much of the gesture :) For me, it's normal. I saw Andy and gave her a huge hug (<3 Andy!) and met her hubby Ron. I got to watch some of the rehearsal in the dark (part of the time people were telling me how good the cookies were, I'm so happy they liked them!) and I had Dwight "assert" himself on me as the bandleader during rehearsal lol (he came down the aisle and just totally attacked me, it was awesome I was laughing so hard). I claimed my seat and watched the hustle and bustle of pre-show tension, I was so excited for the night to come. I snapped a few pics of Tim (check it out, he looks like a dentist!), Tristan, Catt and a couple others.
The Queen of Trash was hosting, I always loved going to Trash Film Orgy and enjoying her hosting. The insult contest was pretty funny, I didn't feel too bad for Jesse since I had seen them talking in length and knew they were probably friends. I applaud his bravado for volunteering hehe. I had a couple good insults too, but didn't get a chance to earn a t-shirt. She did a great job, and it was fantastic when Darren and Nancy hit the stage to perform for us :) I about fell off my seat when she sang "Chase the Morning" which I believe is a reaction a lot of us had :)
I got video of Darren and Nancy doing "Folding 3 foot penis cards in NYC", which will probably get uploaded soon if the audio is okay. It was hilarious! After they performed, I could feel the excitement in the audience... everyone waiting for the show to begin. I still get goosebumps when I come to a show :D Jessalyn swore us all into the First Church of Repo as some of the audience got sprayed with Supersoakers to be baptized. I thought it would be great if they were filled with the stage blood, but of course as I think I overheard someone saying, "People would probably get pissed off if they had blood in them." I for one would have welcomed a bloodbath :) Hell it's fun, lickable, and washable! (The second being the most fun of all!)
Amber's Sweets were amazing as always, and they threw in 2 deleted scenes (NTAB and CUATMNP which I believe I recorded both of those in entirety as well) and those turned out insanely awesome. I swear I smiled this really dorky horror happy smile through the entire shadowcast. Dwight filmed me a couple times, introducing me as Kim, the biggest fan. I'll wear that title proudly, thank you :) It was awesome to see how they did things and how well the show went. Everyone, from Felicity as the first blood of the film to the little kid jumping around on stage during Seventeen, was absolutely eye-poppingly amazing! I wanted to take that kid home, he was so adorable. I even got a lapdance from Dwight as the bandleader after he literally caught amazing air leaping off stage during "We Started This Op'ra Shit!"
The costumes, the acting, the props... the lucky chick behind me that caught the Legal Assassin heart... well okay, I wish I had caught the heart but I did get some of the blood it was coated in! Everything was the best yet, and I know they're striving to make it even better for the next show in May (if it's even possible to keep upping themselves they will do it!)
After the show, I got pictures with a lot of the cast. I want to especially thank Jeff, just for having the patience to deal with my blurry camera when he was so tired (he took a couple of my photos for me, thanks Jeff! :)) I got some really great pictures, a lot of hugs (<3 you Catt, looking forward to seeing you again!), and some great memories. I was going to let Darren sign my chest again, but the Sweets had to clean up the awesome mess that was made during the show so we all had to scoot. In the lobby as I left I ran into Dani and he smiled and handed me some zydrate. Getting zydrate from GR is better than getting flowers!
So... to every Sweet: I had tons of fun, I'm a true fan, I love Repo! and I love the Sweets! You guys are all amazing, and I can't wait to make my presence known at the next show in May. TESTIFY!
P.S. - Andy was awesome in helping me show some fan-dom love with the jacket she made for me, hell yes!
P.P.S. - Yes I'm bringing treats again in May. I'm doing more than one upping myself, but you'll all see that for yourselves then. I already have the most awesome idea. *rubs hands together evilly*
First off let me start by saying the Sweets love their fans. They take time when they can to take pictures with them, and value them all greatly :) So I like to name myself as one of their biggest fans, of course besides their families and friends they've had forever.
I planned out a treat for the cast by picking up the stuff to make sugar cookies and tubes of icing to decorate some of them with (I let Ashley and Tim know I was going to come early with the cookies so I didn't have to lug them in alone).
So I get to the theater around 6:30 and it must have looked hilarious, I'm standing with my Evil Dead lunchbox jammed onto my hand so i could carry the trays and I'm in front of a dark theater (I was there before tickets were on sale and before the lights were on). I'm waiting and the people inside the box office were just kind of looking at me. I wasn't sure who knew besides Ashley that I had arrived, so I wasn't going to try and barge in until it was okay for me to make an entrance. The one side door opened and Jessalyn, Dwight and Stephen came out as Amber and the Eunich Valets and Dwight said "Ooo those are for me right?" I don't think he expected me to say yes, they're for you guys hehe. They walked in but I didn't follow because I still wasn't sure if I should be in yet.
One of the theater people lets me in and I texted Ashley to let her know I was waiting in the lobby. I was greeted by Ashley and Dani (he looks awesome, especially up close). Ashley gave me a big hug and helped me carry the cookies in (totally <3 her!). So we walk down the aisle carrying the trays and she actually gets on the mic and announces that Kim the awesome fan has brought treats. They were so appreciative, I was actually a little surprised. It's my nature to do nice things for people I like, so I didn't think too much of the gesture :) For me, it's normal. I saw Andy and gave her a huge hug (<3 Andy!) and met her hubby Ron. I got to watch some of the rehearsal in the dark (part of the time people were telling me how good the cookies were, I'm so happy they liked them!) and I had Dwight "assert" himself on me as the bandleader during rehearsal lol (he came down the aisle and just totally attacked me, it was awesome I was laughing so hard). I claimed my seat and watched the hustle and bustle of pre-show tension, I was so excited for the night to come. I snapped a few pics of Tim (check it out, he looks like a dentist!), Tristan, Catt and a couple others.
The Queen of Trash was hosting, I always loved going to Trash Film Orgy and enjoying her hosting. The insult contest was pretty funny, I didn't feel too bad for Jesse since I had seen them talking in length and knew they were probably friends. I applaud his bravado for volunteering hehe. I had a couple good insults too, but didn't get a chance to earn a t-shirt. She did a great job, and it was fantastic when Darren and Nancy hit the stage to perform for us :) I about fell off my seat when she sang "Chase the Morning" which I believe is a reaction a lot of us had :)
I got video of Darren and Nancy doing "Folding 3 foot penis cards in NYC", which will probably get uploaded soon if the audio is okay. It was hilarious! After they performed, I could feel the excitement in the audience... everyone waiting for the show to begin. I still get goosebumps when I come to a show :D Jessalyn swore us all into the First Church of Repo as some of the audience got sprayed with Supersoakers to be baptized. I thought it would be great if they were filled with the stage blood, but of course as I think I overheard someone saying, "People would probably get pissed off if they had blood in them." I for one would have welcomed a bloodbath :) Hell it's fun, lickable, and washable! (The second being the most fun of all!)
Amber's Sweets were amazing as always, and they threw in 2 deleted scenes (NTAB and CUATMNP which I believe I recorded both of those in entirety as well) and those turned out insanely awesome. I swear I smiled this really dorky horror happy smile through the entire shadowcast. Dwight filmed me a couple times, introducing me as Kim, the biggest fan. I'll wear that title proudly, thank you :) It was awesome to see how they did things and how well the show went. Everyone, from Felicity as the first blood of the film to the little kid jumping around on stage during Seventeen, was absolutely eye-poppingly amazing! I wanted to take that kid home, he was so adorable. I even got a lapdance from Dwight as the bandleader after he literally caught amazing air leaping off stage during "We Started This Op'ra Shit!"
The costumes, the acting, the props... the lucky chick behind me that caught the Legal Assassin heart... well okay, I wish I had caught the heart but I did get some of the blood it was coated in! Everything was the best yet, and I know they're striving to make it even better for the next show in May (if it's even possible to keep upping themselves they will do it!)
After the show, I got pictures with a lot of the cast. I want to especially thank Jeff, just for having the patience to deal with my blurry camera when he was so tired (he took a couple of my photos for me, thanks Jeff! :)) I got some really great pictures, a lot of hugs (<3 you Catt, looking forward to seeing you again!), and some great memories. I was going to let Darren sign my chest again, but the Sweets had to clean up the awesome mess that was made during the show so we all had to scoot. In the lobby as I left I ran into Dani and he smiled and handed me some zydrate. Getting zydrate from GR is better than getting flowers!
So... to every Sweet: I had tons of fun, I'm a true fan, I love Repo! and I love the Sweets! You guys are all amazing, and I can't wait to make my presence known at the next show in May. TESTIFY!
P.S. - Andy was awesome in helping me show some fan-dom love with the jacket she made for me, hell yes!
P.P.S. - Yes I'm bringing treats again in May. I'm doing more than one upping myself, but you'll all see that for yourselves then. I already have the most awesome idea. *rubs hands together evilly*
"Don't Worry, I'll fix it, You'll look fine": A Tale of Blue Satin and Fake Blood - Part 2 (by Felicity Hatfield)
The day of the show, I woke up very groggy. I went to sleep around 5:30am, had a pretty terrible night's sleep and all in all, I had about 2-3 hours of sleep under my belt. Great. I focused my eyesight and looked at the clock. It was 10:09am. Call time was at 10. Shiiiiiiiiit. I call out "Trevor!" No response. I stumble out of bed, confused, only to find that the house was empty. I called Trevor. He told me that he wanted to make sure I overslept because I really, really needed it. He also said that he made me food and he will be there soon to pick me up and take me to run any errands that needed to be done. I love this man. I started to assemble all my costumes and discovered that my beige bustier, which I wore in pretty much every scene was missing. Alright, trip to Target it is!
Once we got to the theater, everything was in pretty good shape. Everything except for that %$@#-ing Sanitarium Square dress. Luckily, my gamble paid off. My handsewing angel, Coralee was more than happy to take care of the rest of the dress. This meant that I could sit in the corner of the theater alternately trying to nap and crochet a few more flowers. I was so sleep deprived, pretty much everyone I talked to that day asked me if I was sick or stoned. (granted, the latter wouldn't have been a bad idea) Luckily, the stress hadn't really set in yet.
Run-throughs went fairly well after the few technical issues were fixed and then it was time for...THE SHOW!
After getting into my costume for the first victim, Art tosses me a heart for Tim to rip out. While the special effects are really cool, I'm actually a little relieved that it's only going to be a heart and no blood. I show Tim where the heart is and all is well. Then, I'm walking across the stage and Eric, our special effects guru stops me and says, "Oh hey, ready to get rigged up?"
Damnit.
So the neck prosthetic and the blood packs are set up and placed appropriately and I go up to the loft to put as many clothes on to stop me (and my bra, which is used for the opera dance) from getting too messy. As I'm going back down those really steep stairs in high heeled boots and very precariously placed blood packs, I muse that if I fell down the stairs now, people would undoubtedly find me in a pool of blood with my heart on the ground, even if I just sprained my ankle. Camille cracks up.
The show starts and I have the pleasure of watching Darren and Nancy open the show with a kick-ass musical performance. I had NO idea that Nancy was the voice of Marni and Catt and I nearly peed ourselves when she sang "Chase the Morning"!!!!!
The opening graphic sequence starts and I am SO excited! The special effects are in place, everything is worked out, it's all ready to go! I open the door to the theater, scream my lungs out and flail through the audience towards the stage. Eric meets me at the stage, plugs me into the neck rig and I discover that I'm now essentially on a leash and can't reach the part of the stage where Tim usually kills me. Great. It's dark and his Repo helmet makes him nearly blind. I try to find a happy medium, hoping he will see me. He comes out on stage, finds me and proceeds to slit my throat.
The shock and horror on my face when he slit my throat was Not. Acting. It was the rush of freezing COLD blood drip down my chest, down my back...everywhere. Then Tim goes to rip out my heart and I feel the blood pack pop inside my shirt. Well. There goes my insurance against getting my clothes bloody! I run off stage and my worst fears have come true. I am soaked in blood. Every inch of my chest, back, neck, hair...EVERYTHING! Eric rips off the neck rig (ow.) and Tyler grabs me some baby wipes. Pssh, that was like trying to clean up after a flood using an eyedropper. I rip off my clothes and run upstairs where a bunch of very caring cast members all grab paper towels and baby wipes and clean me up as best they can while trying to contain their laughter. I get mostly cleaned up except for my hair (thank goodness I had dyed it black so no one could see the blood) and my bustier and bra...both of which I have to wear for the rest of the show. Panic sets it until I realize that my red fishnet shirt will cover it up for Zydrate Anatomy and that I had brought a white tank top so I could wear that for the opera dance. Crisis averted!
The rest of the show went off without a hitch, the audience was SO into it, ESPECIALLY when it came to the deleted scenes. I mean, when they realized that they were about to see Come Up and Try my New Parts on stage, the noise and the energy could be felt for miles around!!!!
During intermission, I started to change into my stuff for the Seventeen crowd. I was putting my gentern outfit on underneath so that it would be faster to change later. From the VIP room, I saw my friends, Erin, Amy, Angelique and Andy, who had come to see the show, talking to Tristan. I yell down and Tristan to go ahead and molest them to which Erin pauses and responds , "MOLESTIFY!" Which cracked me up! I looked at my pristine, white gentern outfit, and my still bloody hands and realize that everytime I change, I risk ruining the outfit. I asked Andie if I could just forgo the 17 crowd and get into gentern gear. She agrees that that would be a good idea. This meant I could watch Chase the Morning and 17 from the VIP room....which was AMAZING. Chase the morning took my breath away with Theresa's lighting and the staging and WOW!
During the opera dance, Darren got up on stage with us to dance! Yay! However, he didn't realize that we were doing Buon Giorno right afterwards so he got caught on stage! Heh!
Standing ovations, bows and a load out later....we were done! Time to party! (which is a whole 'nother story...)
I love my cast, my director, my execs and my boyfriend....who fed me, drove me everywhere, calmed me down and made it so I could get this done!
TESTIFY!
Once we got to the theater, everything was in pretty good shape. Everything except for that %$@#-ing Sanitarium Square dress. Luckily, my gamble paid off. My handsewing angel, Coralee was more than happy to take care of the rest of the dress. This meant that I could sit in the corner of the theater alternately trying to nap and crochet a few more flowers. I was so sleep deprived, pretty much everyone I talked to that day asked me if I was sick or stoned. (granted, the latter wouldn't have been a bad idea) Luckily, the stress hadn't really set in yet.
Run-throughs went fairly well after the few technical issues were fixed and then it was time for...THE SHOW!
After getting into my costume for the first victim, Art tosses me a heart for Tim to rip out. While the special effects are really cool, I'm actually a little relieved that it's only going to be a heart and no blood. I show Tim where the heart is and all is well. Then, I'm walking across the stage and Eric, our special effects guru stops me and says, "Oh hey, ready to get rigged up?"
Damnit.
So the neck prosthetic and the blood packs are set up and placed appropriately and I go up to the loft to put as many clothes on to stop me (and my bra, which is used for the opera dance) from getting too messy. As I'm going back down those really steep stairs in high heeled boots and very precariously placed blood packs, I muse that if I fell down the stairs now, people would undoubtedly find me in a pool of blood with my heart on the ground, even if I just sprained my ankle. Camille cracks up.
The show starts and I have the pleasure of watching Darren and Nancy open the show with a kick-ass musical performance. I had NO idea that Nancy was the voice of Marni and Catt and I nearly peed ourselves when she sang "Chase the Morning"!!!!!
The opening graphic sequence starts and I am SO excited! The special effects are in place, everything is worked out, it's all ready to go! I open the door to the theater, scream my lungs out and flail through the audience towards the stage. Eric meets me at the stage, plugs me into the neck rig and I discover that I'm now essentially on a leash and can't reach the part of the stage where Tim usually kills me. Great. It's dark and his Repo helmet makes him nearly blind. I try to find a happy medium, hoping he will see me. He comes out on stage, finds me and proceeds to slit my throat.
The shock and horror on my face when he slit my throat was Not. Acting. It was the rush of freezing COLD blood drip down my chest, down my back...everywhere. Then Tim goes to rip out my heart and I feel the blood pack pop inside my shirt. Well. There goes my insurance against getting my clothes bloody! I run off stage and my worst fears have come true. I am soaked in blood. Every inch of my chest, back, neck, hair...EVERYTHING! Eric rips off the neck rig (ow.) and Tyler grabs me some baby wipes. Pssh, that was like trying to clean up after a flood using an eyedropper. I rip off my clothes and run upstairs where a bunch of very caring cast members all grab paper towels and baby wipes and clean me up as best they can while trying to contain their laughter. I get mostly cleaned up except for my hair (thank goodness I had dyed it black so no one could see the blood) and my bustier and bra...both of which I have to wear for the rest of the show. Panic sets it until I realize that my red fishnet shirt will cover it up for Zydrate Anatomy and that I had brought a white tank top so I could wear that for the opera dance. Crisis averted!
The rest of the show went off without a hitch, the audience was SO into it, ESPECIALLY when it came to the deleted scenes. I mean, when they realized that they were about to see Come Up and Try my New Parts on stage, the noise and the energy could be felt for miles around!!!!
During intermission, I started to change into my stuff for the Seventeen crowd. I was putting my gentern outfit on underneath so that it would be faster to change later. From the VIP room, I saw my friends, Erin, Amy, Angelique and Andy, who had come to see the show, talking to Tristan. I yell down and Tristan to go ahead and molest them to which Erin pauses and responds , "MOLESTIFY!" Which cracked me up! I looked at my pristine, white gentern outfit, and my still bloody hands and realize that everytime I change, I risk ruining the outfit. I asked Andie if I could just forgo the 17 crowd and get into gentern gear. She agrees that that would be a good idea. This meant I could watch Chase the Morning and 17 from the VIP room....which was AMAZING. Chase the morning took my breath away with Theresa's lighting and the staging and WOW!
During the opera dance, Darren got up on stage with us to dance! Yay! However, he didn't realize that we were doing Buon Giorno right afterwards so he got caught on stage! Heh!
Standing ovations, bows and a load out later....we were done! Time to party! (which is a whole 'nother story...)
I love my cast, my director, my execs and my boyfriend....who fed me, drove me everywhere, calmed me down and made it so I could get this done!
TESTIFY!
"Don't Worry, I'll fix it, You'll look fine": A Tale of Blue Satin and Fake Blood - Part 1 (by Felicity Hatfield)
(I'm splitting this up into two parts: the first focusing on costumes, the second, focusing on the day of the show)
The title of this diary comes from the phrase that I found myself muttering over and over and over again at tech to people I had just passed out costumes to everyone only to find out that the fit wasn't well...workable. I think I need a t-shirt for this next show with that on it; it might save my vocal cords!
My February Repo journey began a long time ago. Wayyyyyy back in December when I got a text from Ashley asking if I would be willing to make the Blame Not My Cheeks dress. That behemoth of blue satin? I mean, I could sew (amaturely) , sure, but...really? Well, why the hell not, I'll give it a shot! I'll count on my $100 sewing machine and my OCD to figure something out! Besides, I'll be able to focus solely on that and the gentern dresses and I have, what? 2 months? Pshh, it'll be great! And so I started about a month of researching patterns, discovering that NO ONE made panniers anymore (panniers are the schmancy term for those big hips) and that I'd have to look at old pictures of french clothes from the 18th century to figure out a pattern! Finally, after 2 rough drafts (one made of bamboo...long story) , I had finally made hips I was happy with. And, I had another month to finish the actual dress! Win!
And here's when it all came crashing down.
About now is when I found out that a ton of costumes from the last show needed to be remade/ refitted/repo-ed/refixed. My reaction? See the title.
Jessalyn came over about once a week to help me with sewing. I taught her how to use her own sewing machine so that she could work on stuff at home, which was great! As the show crept closer, I was in pretty good shape except for one thing: The Sanitarium Square bubblegum dress from hell!
While this dress looks like a mu mu with little poofs on the bottom, as I started to make it and sketch it out, I realized that there was WAY more to this dress than meets the eye! For starters, the pattern on the dress was really hard to find in a store! Trevor drove me from store to store looking for this pattern (thanks, babe!) until we finally found something that was workable. About 2 weeks before the show, the realization set in that we needed more baubles on the bottom of the dress. I enlisted the help of some of the crafty cast members (THANK YOU Justin, Elisabeth, Coralee, Trevor, Ashley...umm...I know there are more of you!) and started to crochet my ass off. But due to logistics, I wouldn't have all the flowers from the cast members until tech! Ack!
Tech came and while we were waiting around for Ashley and Art to get out of the mud (no, really...I'm glad you guys are safe but damn! what a story!) I enlisted the help of people for sewing tasks. Coralee and I started to sew on the flowers to a strip of white felt and Kitty sewed on a crapload of snaps to various costumes. As it turns out, I'm a crappy handsewer. I mean, just terrible! So when I got home to finish things up, my side of the dress where I sewed the flowers on looked like crap while Coralee's side....well, kicked ass and was exactly what I wanted it to look like! I decided to take a gamble...hoping that a.) Coralee would be there tomorrow to finish it up and make it look good and b.) she would be willing to do so! I mean, worst comes to worse, I could do it, my day would be a little more frantic and we'd still get SOMETHING on stage, right? So I focused my energy on fixing the fit of most of my other costumes and went to sleep around 5am.
To be continued...
The title of this diary comes from the phrase that I found myself muttering over and over and over again at tech to people I had just passed out costumes to everyone only to find out that the fit wasn't well...workable. I think I need a t-shirt for this next show with that on it; it might save my vocal cords!
My February Repo journey began a long time ago. Wayyyyyy back in December when I got a text from Ashley asking if I would be willing to make the Blame Not My Cheeks dress. That behemoth of blue satin? I mean, I could sew (amaturely) , sure, but...really? Well, why the hell not, I'll give it a shot! I'll count on my $100 sewing machine and my OCD to figure something out! Besides, I'll be able to focus solely on that and the gentern dresses and I have, what? 2 months? Pshh, it'll be great! And so I started about a month of researching patterns, discovering that NO ONE made panniers anymore (panniers are the schmancy term for those big hips) and that I'd have to look at old pictures of french clothes from the 18th century to figure out a pattern! Finally, after 2 rough drafts (one made of bamboo...long story) , I had finally made hips I was happy with. And, I had another month to finish the actual dress! Win!
And here's when it all came crashing down.
About now is when I found out that a ton of costumes from the last show needed to be remade/ refitted/repo-ed/refixed. My reaction? See the title.
Jessalyn came over about once a week to help me with sewing. I taught her how to use her own sewing machine so that she could work on stuff at home, which was great! As the show crept closer, I was in pretty good shape except for one thing: The Sanitarium Square bubblegum dress from hell!
While this dress looks like a mu mu with little poofs on the bottom, as I started to make it and sketch it out, I realized that there was WAY more to this dress than meets the eye! For starters, the pattern on the dress was really hard to find in a store! Trevor drove me from store to store looking for this pattern (thanks, babe!) until we finally found something that was workable. About 2 weeks before the show, the realization set in that we needed more baubles on the bottom of the dress. I enlisted the help of some of the crafty cast members (THANK YOU Justin, Elisabeth, Coralee, Trevor, Ashley...umm...I know there are more of you!) and started to crochet my ass off. But due to logistics, I wouldn't have all the flowers from the cast members until tech! Ack!
Tech came and while we were waiting around for Ashley and Art to get out of the mud (no, really...I'm glad you guys are safe but damn! what a story!) I enlisted the help of people for sewing tasks. Coralee and I started to sew on the flowers to a strip of white felt and Kitty sewed on a crapload of snaps to various costumes. As it turns out, I'm a crappy handsewer. I mean, just terrible! So when I got home to finish things up, my side of the dress where I sewed the flowers on looked like crap while Coralee's side....well, kicked ass and was exactly what I wanted it to look like! I decided to take a gamble...hoping that a.) Coralee would be there tomorrow to finish it up and make it look good and b.) she would be willing to do so! I mean, worst comes to worse, I could do it, my day would be a little more frantic and we'd still get SOMETHING on stage, right? So I focused my energy on fixing the fit of most of my other costumes and went to sleep around 5am.
To be continued...
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