Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 23:00:09 -0700
Subject: PUPT: For your amusement.


On Friday I started rehearsals for Little Shop of Horrors.  Yes again. 
We had rented the plants to a Middle School, and they didn't have any
students who could lift the thing so they hired me to perform.  That's
right.  I'm performing in a Middle School production of Little Shop. 
The fellow who is doing the Voice is approaching it like it's Grunge. 
Which is kindof interesting, except that I can't tell when he's gone up
on his lines and when he's just mumbling for effect.  Enunciation is
apparently not part of the grunge scene.

Seymour can't sing a note but- is bright enough to know this and
speak-sings ala Rex Harrison.  If Rex Harrison were thirteen and
American...  Anyway the kid is actually doing a remarkably good job of
selling the songs considering that he can't sing them.

Yesterday- whoo boy - yesterday we did our invited dress rehearsal for
the third grade.  I was a little worried about how they would take all
of the killing, but needn't have been concerned.  Right after "Get It"
they all had to leave because it was time for lunch.  Who in their right
mind schedules an hour and a half show at 11:00 knowing that lunch is at
12:00?  They seemed to like what they saw at any rate.

The parent audience tonight was something else.  They loved everything. 
It was a little humbling to see these kids working their hearts out,
turning in a very mediocre product, and hearing better audience
responses than any I've seen any other production get.  I knew the show
was funny, but these people got every joke and belly laughed for all of
them.  

It's a fun break anyway.  And in case you are wondering.  The run of the
show is two and a half performances long.  We closed tonight.
-- 
Mary Robinette Kowal
Other Hand Productions
http://www.otherhandproductions.com


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