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"DISASTER the DISASTER" Sept. 11th, 2006 4:53p.m.
Great Idea.... name your show DISASTER, make fun of tragedy and destruction, brutality and devastation.
Laugh at Aids, polio and Nuclear Disaster.... and while you're at it, try and put on your show OUTSIDE
in an empty (dirt and rock bottomed) parking lot with nothing but a sharpened chopstick and a pack of
Bubbalicious. Go on, be a genius.
We have gotten what we deserved.. the world wide wimp of a hurricane still managed to bring our first
weekend down (which in all honesty was a blessing in disguise) because it took us a week to build a "suitable"
theater.
Outdoor theater building time line as follows:
 1. The plan....(plans). "Ok, send me the plans".... well it's really just a pencil drawing on a piece of paper...
I don't think it will help.
2. Fri. Aug. 25th Scaffolding is not exactly the same as an erector set.... or leggos...it really isn't;
and bungee cords and duct tape aren't really as great as one may think
3. Sun.
When your gut says no and your heart ignores the warning, you will regret that decision.
4. Mon.
no dead actors.....this was a good day.. is that a seam coming apart....dead silence .. it'll be fine.
5. back to #1 Tues. Aug 29th Scaffolding and physics, logic and a hella lotta rope. We really should
cover the stage. Do we even have electricity yet?
6. Weds. Aug 30th (we should really rehearse, somewhere. anywhere)
7. Thurs. Aug. 31st Ernesto, day jobs and exhaustion. Cancellation after an entire day of preparation.
Did someone figure out electric?
8. Fri. Sept. 1st. Let there be rain.
9. Sat. Sept. 2nd Coffee, morning time, and Rain, check on the situation......There's a situation.. it'll be ok?...
who said that? Who listened? How can we get it down safely (because 300 pounds of vinyl is really really
difficult to manage). Home depot to cover the stage, 38'x58', that's big enough right? More than enough,Why
didn't we do this in the first place? They don't have the big one on the online store. Oh...... Ok.
10. Sun. Sept. 3rd 6A.M. no rain, paint, red crosses for 3 hours and then wrangle everyone we know, raise
the new roof, light weight (this will have issues in the future). Success. WHAT WAS THAT??? The grommets
are ripping. Of course they are, why wouldn't they. There is a stage, a roof, walls... it is a theater.
Electric?... Who is that guy back there, are my boobs high enough?.... I'll be back.
11. Mon. Sept. 4th Remember that there was a show for which all of this was done.... show?
Whose been working on that? Oh shit!. Gotta go. By the way.... we're gonna need some extension cords.
12. Tues. Sept 5th This was a day run by rain (remember the light weight thing). Roof aka tarp aka
water balloon.. scaffolding and structure testing by mother nature. Pop a few holes, let her gush, cover
as much as you can, more dry than wet. Can't have a show in a downpour, but nothing to cry about
(at least not at this point)
13. Weds. Sept 6th Now we should actually try and tech this thing. The show.. remember? yeah.
Have we even run through the whole thing yet?
14. Thurs. Sept. 7th Everyone uses a vacation day. Set dress like crazy people. Run the show. Have a
show technical difficulties did anyone focus the lights?
it was the right projection. Thank god no-one actually thinks we open today.
Thanks shabadelphia for the love.
15. Fri. Sept 8th Showtime. I think we've all died. Shit get to the cabaret quick we have to crew their show.
15. Fri. Sept 8th Showtime. I think we've all died. Shit get to the cabaret quick we have to crew their show.
16. Sat. Sept. 9th Details, remember them. They're actually pretty important. Technical difficulties.
Shit gotta go to the cabaret space.
17. Sun. Sept. 10th Soooooo sick of technical problems. Spend all day perfecting and working on details.
is that for real. No way. It's... holy fucking shit. Downpour. Cords, projector, quick run, chairs shit,
costumes.... ugh. I think it's going to pass.
pep talk, the incredibly awesome audience will wait for
us. **BREAK**. 30 minutes of insanity. Show's up. Sound is not, throwing everyone off, the technical
difficulties resurfaced, but the show went on. Shit! cabaret space. I think we are for real dead.
Work tomorrow. No we are not crying, not yet anyway.
18. Mon. Sept 11th There's an issue over here. The roof is completely off well not completely.
Back on, back in heels, back to work. Can't wait to see what happens next........
"There will always be Cancer!" - Susie Crow Winfrey "Q" talk show host
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