August 5, 2008
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Good People Who Got What They Deserved
Congratulations to all the folks at Maurer Productions ! They have garnered 17 Perry Award nominations; 9 for their production of Driving Miss Daisy, a show I "reviewed" in this blog, and 8 for "Dancing in the Rain," a show I regrettably missed seeing. I am particularly impressed by Dan Maurer being nominated in his first show as a director. For a full list of the people nominated from Maurer, go to the link above. I just want to say that these are not only highly talented people, they are some of my favorite people with whom to work. They consistently attract the highest caliber actors and technicians because they are friendly, respectful, and know their onions. I'm looking forward to auditioning for them in the near future.
In other news, I auditioned tonight for King and I for Playful Productions at Kelsey. I drove 85 miles each way from the shore to do so. These are also people with whom I'd love to work again. Constant readers will recall I did my first show at Kelsey for Playful. I think my singing was pretty good at the audition but then we had the dreaded dance audition. Now as a dancer, I'm a pretty good singer. With remedial help I can dance, but I am not enough of a dancer to pick up moves after being shown a few times in a group. I need TLC and one on one, after which I can dance. I've actually danced in a number of shows and none of the reviewers guffawed so I manage.
I know I could do a strong lead in King and I. It calls for a dominant lead and I am that. Hopefully the crew at Playful comes to the same conclusion.
Comments (1)
Hi John - Thank you so much for the kind words. Both shows were a great joy to all of us and we are very proud of each and every one who was involved.
Hope to see you at the La Mancha auditions!
Diana M.
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