I don’t think I know anybody else wears so much black/dark blue. I was doing laundry today and realized that the majority of my clothes are very dark. Oh, well…at least I can pull it off!
Tag Archive for 'theater'
Likes
- Footloose
- Real Housewives of NJ & Atlanta
- Flipping Out
- Kathy Griffin
- P!nk concert
- Stage managing
- Working with awesome people (who were relatively mentally balanced)
- Iced Tea Maker
- Seeing R-rated movies
- Driving
- Getting ready for senior year
- French
Dislikes
- The Crazies (although, in the end, there was really only one crazy)
- No car!
- Not blogging nearly enough
R.I.P. SUMMER 2009!
Upon the conclusion of every year, I find it integral to reflect upon the events that have transpired over the past 366 days (leap year!). I have chosen to remember 2008 based upon the cultural facets that it defined for itself. I announced the categories nominees for my 2008 in review awards yesterday, and today I am proud to present the winners.
The winner(s) from each category are boldfaced.
See the winners after the break. Continue reading ’2008 In Review: The Winners’
Well folks, it’s that time of year again. I’m proud to present the nominees for my fifth annual (2007 2006 2005 [2004 is lost forever]) year-in-review post. This post is a retrospect of the aspects of pop culture that I feel most heavily defined 2008 and it covers everything from technology to entertainment.
See the nominees after the break. Continue reading ’2008 In Review’
SICO Retractable Insta-Theatre – This is pretty freaking cool. A theater that folds up into the wall and, when stored, takes up only four-and-a-half feet of depth? And then unfolds unto a normal proscenium theater with lighting rigging, tormentor curtains, and more? I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. I wonder how much it costs…
(1)So I’m working on my very first set design. The show is called The Rented Christmas and it might possibly be one of the worst Christmas shows ever written. But that is beside the point. I’m doing light, sound, and lighting design (and I’ve appointed myself stage manager) which is definitely a haul when one person is doing it. It is fun, though.
My color scheme for the show is very warm; plenty of goldenrods and reds in traditional Christmas style. My lighting is pretty traditional since the show is pretty realistic; Roscolux Gallo Gold #316 and a to-be-determined pinkish color are the backbone of my scheme. Most of the production takes place indoors, so there isn’t that much in terms of creative freedom. Sound design is also pretty boring, too, although I never find sound design to be particularly exhilarating (we are getting a new set of wireless systems, though, which should be fun).
Sets are where it’s it. I totally went bananas at Target the other day finding set furnishings. Since the set is stationary, I can really go into details unlike a dynamic stage setting. Like lighting, my palette includes a ton of very warm reds, golds, and some brown mixed in. Here’s a sample of the set:
That’s a sample of a credenza that we’re going to have upstage; it (and by ‘it’ I mean the set of cubbies that will be turned around into, viola!, a classy credenza) will be draped with that brown fabric and the gold tray with the red mugs (in which are two special-edition Christmas bottles of Coke) and the decorative tree will be placed on top. Surrounding will be flameless battery-powered Christmas-style candles (you know the ones that people always put in their windows?) and some nutcrackers.
And that’s just a taste of the whole set; there is a lot more great décor all over the stage. I’m quite excited to put everything together. Even if the acting isn’t that great, the technical elements will be outstanding. I am sure of it. :)
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How do I always manage to make everything work out perfectly? I always find the right things at the right price, AND I can be humble at the same time!
I can’t wait for finals to be over, so I can start preparing for my role as Lighting Designer/Master Electrician/Sound Engineer/Mic Wrangler/Technical Director. Oh my!
This week has been hella busy. End of marking period in school = tons of work to do. And by tons, I mean too much. And my too much, I mean presentations to assemble and papers to write and Cappies shows to review. And, even after ten hours of sleep and a pretty low-key day, I’m still really exhausted.
On Friday, I had a huge government test. I didn’t have any time to study this week (mediocrity seemed to manifest itself in everything that I did this week), and I got an “F” on the test (50%). Then, I went to turn in my Independent Research AP presentation and my teacher gave me that “look” and made that “noise” when she saw it. I have a feeling that it didn’t go over to well. But here’s the worst part: my horoscope had some business about something bad turning out good that day. So, uh…what happened to that? I’m not sure.
This week, WordPress 2.5 was released and I upgraded. I like a lot about the new backend. Except for the color scheme. The color scheme looks like blue pastel paint palette ate some bad Mexican food and got pretty bad indigestion all over my blog, plus some random disgusting orange business here and there, although I will say that the ‘Classic’ theme is much better.
On a closing note, I’d like to link to two blogs that I’ve been enjoying recently: The Panda Page (which is full of hilarious randomness) and The Confluence (a pro-Hillary blog that has a ton of food for thought).
Happy Saturday.