Friday, January 29, 2010
Hey 14/48er's. The link for photos from the Into The Fire/Over the Rainbow weekend will only be available for another week, so get them while you can at the link below.
Monday, January 18, 2010
14/48 Over The Rainbow Weekend Photos by Auston James
Hello 14/48ers. Here is a link to the photos from the Over The Rainbow/Into The Fire Weekend. I think I got shots of just about everybody, so if you can't find one of yourself be sure to check the Tech Albums, you might be in there. If you use a photo, I'm grateful for a photo credit. Love you all, Auston http://gallery.me.com/austonjames
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Post Everything
The thing about 14/48 is that it happens and then it's gone, which makes recapping the event after it's all said and done kind of pointless.
You weren't there? Well, you didn't get to see David Schmader's stunningly spot on ode to bad theater experiences, for one thing. You also didn't get to see that entire cast nail it, every single one of them, with all due kudos for the direction. The next thing you missed was Keira MacDonald in Marcy Rodenborn's* Birds Fly. Then Scotto Moore's scifi hilarity. Then a double date with your subconscious.
And that's just the first act. Then there's the second act.
After all of that has taken place, there's the massive hanging out of everyone involved, past and present. The history in the room. The new connections made. The people who worked vigorously for well over 48 hours, dealing with all of the stresses and pressures; they finally get to release. What they all have in common is the shared experience with everyone else in the room.
Veteran and Mazen Award Winner Charles Smith looks at the scene around him and remembers when it was being done at Seattle Mime on the top floor at Oddfellows Hall.
Paul Mullin congratulates Jonah Von Spreecken on his virgin weekend, Schmader gets talked into one last shot of Jose Cuervo, and Tim Moore rounds up the band so that cigarettes can be had. And there are the Sanders, and Fullerton, and Davidson, and Toms, and Moon, Wooster-Brown, Viertel, Tagavilla, Middleton, Poole, MacDonald, Jordan, Janusz, Keene, Walsh, Hyland, James, Lass, O'Connor, Belyea, Witmer, Gonzales, Butler, Van Heel, Harris, Ahiers, Bell, Schwartz, Jensen, Rodenborn, Lloyd, Kuhlman, La Plant and on and on and on and on.
It's a blast, and telling you all about it now serves no one.
It happens and then it's gone. Until July.
You weren't there? Well, you didn't get to see David Schmader's stunningly spot on ode to bad theater experiences, for one thing. You also didn't get to see that entire cast nail it, every single one of them, with all due kudos for the direction. The next thing you missed was Keira MacDonald in Marcy Rodenborn's* Birds Fly. Then Scotto Moore's scifi hilarity. Then a double date with your subconscious.
And that's just the first act. Then there's the second act.
After all of that has taken place, there's the massive hanging out of everyone involved, past and present. The history in the room. The new connections made. The people who worked vigorously for well over 48 hours, dealing with all of the stresses and pressures; they finally get to release. What they all have in common is the shared experience with everyone else in the room.
Veteran and Mazen Award Winner Charles Smith looks at the scene around him and remembers when it was being done at Seattle Mime on the top floor at Oddfellows Hall.
Paul Mullin congratulates Jonah Von Spreecken on his virgin weekend, Schmader gets talked into one last shot of Jose Cuervo, and Tim Moore rounds up the band so that cigarettes can be had. And there are the Sanders, and Fullerton, and Davidson, and Toms, and Moon, Wooster-Brown, Viertel, Tagavilla, Middleton, Poole, MacDonald, Jordan, Janusz, Keene, Walsh, Hyland, James, Lass, O'Connor, Belyea, Witmer, Gonzales, Butler, Van Heel, Harris, Ahiers, Bell, Schwartz, Jensen, Rodenborn, Lloyd, Kuhlman, La Plant and on and on and on and on.
It's a blast, and telling you all about it now serves no one.
It happens and then it's gone. Until July.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Last 7:00pm Meeting in January 2010
If you've been following the festival for awhile, you should know the War Cry of 14/48:
Artist Liaison: 8 o'clock show?
All: OPENING NIGHT ENERGY!!!
Artist Liaison: 10:30 show?
All: CLOSING NIGHT ENERGY!!!!
Artist Liaison: If you think you're talking too loud?
All: SPEAK UP
Artist Liaison: and if you start feeling tired?
All: RAISE THE FUCKING STAKES!!!!!
Therese Henning, owner of the Seattle Body Bar, is providing massages for artists through the 8pm show.
Tech was a real bitch with the light board losing all pre-set cues from last week and last night. Derek Van Heel restored EVERYTHING in 40 minutes. That's why tech started late. It was a technical error. Nobody had anything to do with it. If you could have fixed the board in under 40 minutes and you didn't have the exact tech experience you wanted, then you may bitch.
Otherwise, say "Thank you Derek Van Heel for staying calm and professional. If I can write you a letter of recommendation to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' MFA Lighting Design Program to which you're applying, I'd be happy to help you."
Play #4 has live fire in it. Murphy is in charge of the fire extinguisher. Do not fuck with it, do not fuck with her during show #4.
Artist Liaison: 8 o'clock show?
All: OPENING NIGHT ENERGY!!!
Artist Liaison: 10:30 show?
All: CLOSING NIGHT ENERGY!!!!
Artist Liaison: If you think you're talking too loud?
All: SPEAK UP
Artist Liaison: and if you start feeling tired?
All: RAISE THE FUCKING STAKES!!!!!
Therese Henning, owner of the Seattle Body Bar, is providing massages for artists through the 8pm show.
Tech was a real bitch with the light board losing all pre-set cues from last week and last night. Derek Van Heel restored EVERYTHING in 40 minutes. That's why tech started late. It was a technical error. Nobody had anything to do with it. If you could have fixed the board in under 40 minutes and you didn't have the exact tech experience you wanted, then you may bitch.
Otherwise, say "Thank you Derek Van Heel for staying calm and professional. If I can write you a letter of recommendation to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' MFA Lighting Design Program to which you're applying, I'd be happy to help you."
Play #4 has live fire in it. Murphy is in charge of the fire extinguisher. Do not fuck with it, do not fuck with her during show #4.
That Time is here... 6:13pm
It is that time after dinner has started, tech is almost done. Anyone who has done tech sits and eats. Catch up on the shows and the weekend. The next gig... but no one really talks about what's coming...
No one wants to REALLY talk about what could happen. Just the funny stories which you've read below. I think if someone totally unaware of 14/48 walked into this room, that person would think "This is a room full of spies. They're all on the same team. They're all good guys. But they're getting ready for the Final Battle."
No one wants to REALLY talk about what could happen. Just the funny stories which you've read below. I think if someone totally unaware of 14/48 walked into this room, that person would think "This is a room full of spies. They're all on the same team. They're all good guys. But they're getting ready for the Final Battle."
The Beige One Signing Off
Pretty good day today, only downside is missing the tech for show #1.
But tech is over, things are basically set. All that's left now is the band meeting and then the shows. I plan to be back in time for the 10:30p show, which promises to be a massive release for all of these people.
It's dinner time, and everyone is eating the delicious food brought in from Bizarro's restaurant. For dessert, the cast enjoys pies and brownies cooked especially for this occasion by Carol Roscoe (thanks, Carol! Flipping great, and the apple/cheddar pie is...I'm drooling again.)
Okay, been a great time this weekend, but I gotta eat, and then stage manage K Brian Neel's Vaud Rats for closing night. I now leave you in the very capable hands of Andy Jensen and Austin James.
TTFN!
tbo
But tech is over, things are basically set. All that's left now is the band meeting and then the shows. I plan to be back in time for the 10:30p show, which promises to be a massive release for all of these people.
It's dinner time, and everyone is eating the delicious food brought in from Bizarro's restaurant. For dessert, the cast enjoys pies and brownies cooked especially for this occasion by Carol Roscoe (thanks, Carol! Flipping great, and the apple/cheddar pie is...I'm drooling again.)
Okay, been a great time this weekend, but I gotta eat, and then stage manage K Brian Neel's Vaud Rats for closing night. I now leave you in the very capable hands of Andy Jensen and Austin James.
TTFN!
tbo
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