Re: Happy news!
Next show with the same group of theater kids. This time around, they're doing The Little Mermaid (the Disney one)...and this is NOT a small show. I think, when all is said and done, it's a cast of over 90 people. And they're GOOD.
And I'm loving this show for a very different reason, this time around. I'm a chronic Jack-of-all-trades (I get it from my dad), and especially in theater. They initially asked me if I would do makeup for them. Gladly. Then they asked if I'd be willing to help paint some of the set. Absolutely. Then they asked me if I could make the costumes for Flotsam and Jetsam, and make Ursula's wig (sculpted out of foam). Certainly. And I've been helping with building and dressing the set. Today, I started painting fish-scales on the leotards of all the mermaids (two sisters left, plus Ariel...) If I can figure it out, I may also be helping the tech side of the show run, because they've got a pile of very nice body mics that are broken...and while I haven't fixed mics before, I've worked on enough shows to have a pretty good idea what the problem is...and solder well enough that I may be able to fix it.
I've never been so widely involved in a production before...and while part of me is flailing to try and keep up with all of it, part of me is all kinds of tickled to finally be facing this kind of challenge.