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Last night was preview for Dangerous Liasons. It went pretty well, as well as preview can go. Preview usually has the most difficult audience. Lots of time it is people who must attend the show for class and come to preview because it is half price. I got a little annoyed at the distractions during the show. People kept wanting to leave and reenter during the performance. That is distracting to not only the actors, but me and the crew in the booth.

I knew it was going to be a long, yet fun night, because I brought my red duffel bag to school today. That means there is going to be a party. After opening night, everyone goes to Coles for our opening night party. We eat, drink, talk and give out gifts. It is always fun and we usually go out after to other bars and clubs. There is lots of dancing and merriment. Wow i just said merriment. The best part of opening night is everyone gets all dressed up. Not too formal, but everyone looks their best. I always have to bring a bag full of make-up, clothes, shoes and of course my hot rollers. It’s really great that there are not many classes on Friday, because most people wont go. I luckily have nothing to attend tomorrow except the show.

Classes are going good, but I think I have senioritis already. I don’t graduate until December, but i am already getting anxious to get out of here. Which is funny because at the same time I don’t want to leave. I just have sooo much trouble getting out of bed to get to class. But the guilt I feel when I skip motivates me to get up and get moving. Maybe I should get a bed that isn’t so comfortable.

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Yesterday Abby, our publicity manager, and I set up a table in the union. This is the first time, since I came to Buff State that Casting Hall has done this. We wanted to promote our show, which opens this week. I think that having a table was pretty effective. We got a few more ushers on our list, for some reason people are not signing up. I don’t understand why someone wouldn’t want to come and see the show for free, although you do have to be early. I guess it is whether time or money is your priority. I asked Abby on a scale of 1 to 10 how good the table was and she said a 6 and I agree. It worked pretty well. I think we raised awareness about the play and our program.

I found out through this table how interesting people can be. They really did not understand what we were doing. And of course many just wanted the candy we were handing out. Note to self, bring no candy or a lot more! When we asked if people had heard of Cruel Intentions they lit up. Dangerous Liasons is the work that Cruel Intentions is based on. Of course this got everyone’s attention because when most people think of Cruel Intentions they think of girls kissing. I hate to disappoint them, but we don’t have any of that. I don’t know if I should tell them that or not. Let them come and see for themselves. After this bengal pause table experience we have decided it is something that should be done for each show, in the following years. It is a good way to raise awareness and get more people involved in our organization.

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Mme de Rosemonde is played by Dechen Garza. Come see the show!
Thanks to Mara Westerling, one of our other cast members, for the backstage pictures!

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Well, I just realized that I had forgotten to write this past week. I apologize to all you faithful blog readers. It has been hectic. Tonight is crew view for dangerous liasons. It is kind of exciting. I am ready to move on to this stage of my job. The rehearsal process gets long, for the stage manager, I am ready to do my tech work! Although, it is more difficult and I am responsible for a lot more. I think that this show will not be too difficult. There are a lot of set changes, but I don’t think the light changes are complex. I don’t know for sure though. We may be meeting this afternoon to do a dry tech. That is when the designers, director and I sit down and go through each cue, on paper, so we know what to expect the next few days in tech rehearsal. It makes me feel more stable and in control. It also makes sure that everyone is on the same page and we all understand what the others are doing.

I hope all my crew comes and come on time. I hate people who are late. It screws everything up and punishes those who come on time or even early. I also don’t really like being the one who must discipline. It is difficult to get your peers to respect you on another level when you are a stage manager. I guess I need to learn and suck it up, be mean! I don’t know. I will let you all know what happens tonight!

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