I Loved THIS PRODUCTION Because…

February 28th, 2008 by Kacee | Posted in I Love You Because | No Comments »

Well. What a great run. 

What a great sold-out, featured in the Boston Globe Sidekick, well-received by the audiences, fun-and-a-half run. 

It began with one of the smoothest, least stressful tech weeks I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing, which segued into night after night of packed houses - with waiting lists for tickets, and ended up with a solid production that the cast and crew should be quite proud of, indeed. Despite illnesses running rampant, we still pulled it off. In styyyle.  

I’m biased, again, I realize. But, truly – I had a wonderful time working on this show. My eternal thanks to everyone who worked their tails off on this grand old flag, with a particular shout-out to Joe DeMita and Music Director Jason Whiting – both of whom, I hope, will forgive me for using the phrase “shout-out,” and accept my gratitude for their patience and talent. 

‘Twas an honor and a privilege, friends - and a rollicking good time. 

Unbelievably, auditions for the next show - Fuddy Meers - are already right around the corner… a show which is CERTAIN to be aces. I’d have a hard time trying to hide my excitement for this show…so I won’t try. It’s hysterical. With a capital “hysterical.” Not to oversell it… but… it’s quite possibly the funniest play in the world.  

Are you sold? Oversold? 

Well, I know I am. 

So, as F.U.D.G.E. prepares for its next round of show-y goodness, I bid you adieu, with one final bit of advice, courtesy of I Love You Because: 

However you meet that special someone - be it through fate, indifference, careful calculations… or J-Date - make sure they can admit that you’re bizarre, and love you anyway. ‘Cause they’ll see who you really are - and love you because. 

Aw.  

Annnd scene.

I love OPENING NUMBERS and TRANSITIONS because…

January 23rd, 2008 by Kacee | Posted in I Love You Because | No Comments »

There’s nothing quite like the opening number to a musical. A good opening number, that is. It grabs your attention and sets you up for the entire show. I’m happy to say that the opening number for I Love You Because does not disappoint. It’s fun, and peppy, and funny, and preppy (preppy = preparational…which clearly doesn’t rhyme). Point is, it’s delightful.

Sunday was a “detail” day. We spent time cleaning up the music for the Opening Number (”Another Saturday Night in New York”), and working on the transitions between scenes. I love a good F.U.D.G.E. scene transition, where the cast = the crew. Director DeMita has long done transitions in this way - using the cast to change scenes - because he believes that it breaks the illusion and flow of the production to have random crew members scurrying across the stage. Not that he used the word “scurrying,” but that’s just about the right image.

And let me just reiterate how awesome it is to have our set up and functional in the rehearsal space - the transitions would have gone a LOT less smoothly without the set…and they’re pretty rough as it is. (Don’t worry, they’ll get there! And they’ll be as smooth as butter. The audience will feel greasy just watching them!)

Speaking of which, it’s looking like a lot of people want to be our greasy audience members! I’m excited to report that ticket sales are going well! Ooh… which means I need to get some tickets reserved pronto, before the house fills…

I Love the CAST AND CREW Because… they’re amazing.

January 8th, 2008 by Kacee | Posted in I Love You Because | No Comments »

The more time I spend with these people, the more impressed I am. I know I’m in the cast, and I’m part of the production team, so maybe I’m a little biased…? But… no. No, I’m not biased. It’s true, friends. These guys are great.

On Sunday we had a “music review.” It’s the first time we’ve all been together to sing through the big group numbers since our sing-through back in December — and I can’t believe the improvements. I thought people were great before… but now that everyone has learned their harmonies, and we all have a better sense of our characters, things are really coming along.

Oh, and how about the fact that the set is essentially up and ready to use right in our rehearsal space??? See, normally we’re unable to have our set up until the week of the production — as it’s the first time we have access to the theater. But now that F.U.D.G.E. has its own rehearsal studio, we don’t have to worry about sharing space with other companies, and can do pretty much whatever we want.

I hear a hot tub is next on the list of studio additions.

Speaking of hot tub! Hot dang, the rehearsals are a regular hootenanny. Nay — I say, they’re morethan a “regular” hootenanny. They’re exceptionally hootenastic.

Couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of grapes on this production vine. Simply delicious.

I Love PRESS PHOTOS Because… well… ok, I don’t Love press photos.

December 18th, 2007 by Kacee | Posted in I Love You Because | No Comments »

Yes, it’s true. I don’t love press photos, generally speaking, nor do I love being photographed. However, I do love that we have such a talented photographer, Christopher Smith, working with us, and we have the talents of Mr. Smith and Director Joe DeMita combining to create photos that are interesting, and flattering, and ef-you-en fun. We spent about half the night trying on our costumes (thanks to some awesome work by Trevor, Costume Designer to the stars) and taking pictures, for marketing purposes. Even the stage managers got in on the act. Why? Well… why not?

Anyway, I’m very much looking forward to seeing the results.

So… stay tuned for some press photos… sure to be coming sooooon.

I Love YOU Because… you’re reading this.

December 5th, 2007 by Kacee | Posted in I Love You Because | No Comments »

Howdy Sports Fans.

Or… F.U.D.G.E. theatre website blogger fans.

Welcome to the first edition of the F.U.D.G.E. blog.

No, it’s not a dessert (though… how tasty!? Chocolate WOW!) — it’s your very own behind-the-scenes look at the current F.U.D.G.E. production, I Love You Because…

For the next… oh, couple of months, I’ll be your guide to the inner workings of the F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company’s production process. Excited?

Rehearsals are already underway — and I’m absolutely delighted. The show is funny and charming, and all sorts of lovely goodness, and I’m ecstatic to be a part of it.

I think there’s a teeny bit of pressure associated with undertaking the Boston amateur premiere of this show — but if things continue to progress as well as they’ve started off, then I think we should only expect awesomeness from this production.