More final arrangments . . . *SIGH*

I did well on the weekend, indeed, finishing "In a United State," "Thinking of Learning," and "Glorious Cacophony" arrangements. They sound schweet! Today and through Sunday I'll be tackling final versions of "Traditions," "International Day," tweaking the arrangement of "Gypsies Are. . .", and maybe making other small adjustments here and there if I have time. And then . . . the overture!!
Soon the crew will begin posting their fascinating reports, so stay tuned.
Thai Wang did a lovely redo of the poster, and picky me, I'm nearly satisfied. Wish there were a Chinese title, and a reflection on the crystal ball, but. . .that's me.
The chorus is doing better and better, and so are the other singers. The actors' practice I saw last Wednesday was promising, too, so here's hopin' it's a grand show.
Anything you want to ask the cast or crew? Let us know here.
Chris

Making Final Arrangements?

Hello all, Chris here. I've sworn to finish the arrangements for all the show's songs this weekend. . .for the fourth weekend in a row! But I think it will be done this time.
Today I finished two whole songs: "Thinking of Learning" and "In a United State."
Tomorrow, a big day: "Glorious Cacophony" (partly finished now), "Traditions" (started), "International Day" (finishing up), and tweaking "Gypsies Are" and possibly improving my own version of "I Need to Talk to You" (the band plays its own arrangement, but I still like mine best).
Also I want to finish the overture soon--but let's be realistic here! The other tunes would be QUITE enough for one day of slaving over hot software.
These songs will be ready for you to enjoy from the Parts Page and from Studeous, if you're a cast member of part of the backstage team; otherwise, there's only a month left till you can hear the whole show! (Geez Louise! Better get crackin'!)
Tomorrow the band will play "New Class Clown," or at least they said they would. They played both "Heroine" and "I Need to Talk to You" in fairly good sounding arrangements last weekend. I'm not sure WHOSE arrangements they are but it at least sounds listenable, if not what I had in mind. . .(*sigh*)
Hope you're all doing well. I was singing along with "In a United State" just now and it sounds sweet!!

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Now playing: In a United State (Chris O'Brien)
via FoxyTunes

Progress Reports

Well, we've been gradually learning our parts and beginning work on the backstage details. It appears that the band will be much less active in our performance than originally planned. These hardworking volunteers have a lot on their respective plates! So part of the accompaniment will be live, while other parts will need to be prerecorded. Hope I'm up to it! The chorus is sounding better and better and I believe they are getting more confident. They are even volunteering for solos! That's great.
We will be practicing on Nov. 24th in the Student Center Theater for the first time. Expect delays! The actors are supposed to be "off book" by Nov. 17th--that means they may no longer hold the script during practices. Ergo, they have to have their parts memorized! A big challenge for some characters, you bet! These people are making excellent suggestions for minor cuts to the script--and I want to encourage that!
The performance, it seems, will be on December 30th. Not much time remains to us and I still have not seen any backstage work such as costumes, sets, props, sound effects, etc. I hope these are nearly ready!
Soon I hope to have some guest posts by backstage leaders, actors, singers, and such. That should be good reading!
I myself am nearly exhausted. Too much pressure and too many projects!!
"Break a leg" everybody! (That means that I wish you the best of luck; we don't say "g**d luck" in the theatre!)
The poster looks pretty good, right? However, there are still some suggestions I have. Also, my name is wrong. . . comments?
Chris O'Brien