-A spectacular Del Close Marathon
-A weird and wonderful five-day vacation to Los Angeles
-A majestic three-day vacation to Acadia National Park
-A sweaty photo shoot for Michelle Barbera’s sitcom pilot
-The angsty completion of two very different drafts of my own television pilot script
-A sad farewell to Jason and Jessica, now Boston expatriates
-A celebratory engagement brunch with my two families
-Two birthdays, a handful of headshots, and giddy wedding planning shoved into every nook and cranny….
September’s calendar is forecasted to be less dense, but a return to the ImprovBoston Mainstage will keep me busy, as will more writing/revising, the kickoff of work’s main stage season, and a quick GRE prep course (like, barf).
I hope to be able to codify the month of August into some interesting reading. I’m writing like crazy, but none of it seems to be in blog format. So, until I can summon the strength to reflect, here are some pictures from August…
Acadia at Dusk
Acadia at Noon
Code Duello @ DCM10
Code Duello @ DCM10 Pageant costume fitting Pageant choreography rehearsal
“This Blue Earth” photo shoot
Two and a half years later, the internet has caught up with my desire to host streaming videos of any length. This is Matt and I’s first performance—ever—of Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr. Only a few weeks earlier our costumes were on order, the structure was up in the air, and I was still pushing for the title “Burr and Hammy: Founding Friends!“
On opening night we were blessed with a warm, excited audience and some nervous energy that, thankfully, translated into quick wits. Although the structure of the show has stood the test of time, the pace, mood, and content have evolved considerably. Our first run’s rapid-fire tit-for-tat has made way for a more varied, dynamic pace. On some nights the impetus for the duel unspools slowly, over the course of twenty minutes; on others, we find a point of contention in the first scene and attack it with everything we have. We’ve had good shows, great shows, bad shows, and wonderful audiences for all of them.
I’m amazed that video allows me to remember opening night so vividly. I’m also proud of how far we’ve taken a concept that, admittedly, was first proposed as a joke (thank you, Matt).
