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For me, seeing Where The Girls Are come to life (26 days until opening!) is especially exciting and gratifying, seeing as it was in my car that the idea for the show was conceived in the first place. Eighteen months ago. How time flies!
Suzanna (writer/producer/performer) and I were on a road trip—I'd dragged her along with me to visit Kansas City, Des Moines, and other exotic places to do research for the novel I'm writing. Somewhere along the way, inspiration struck her, and she embarked on some research of her own. We visited libraries and bookstores, and for most of our trip back to Minnesota, she had her nose buried in one of her books—on various matters of feminism and pop music—occasionally laughing out loud due to amusement or shock over a particular passage, her highlighter at the ready, Post-It flags jutting out from the pages, utterly oblivious to the cornfields and utility poles that zoomed past the passenger window.
Next thing I knew, she had a script underway, a title for the show, music selections, a logo—and the need for an advisory board, which she asked me to join. I agreed, once I was assured I would have no specific responsibilities.
Now it's March 2007. In the past several months, I've been involved in interviewing directors, brainstorming marketing tactics, printing postcards and posters, stage-managing auditions, reviewing scripts, assisting with procuring projection images, and—as of this moment—writing a blog entry. I believe I've also committed to making both audio and video recordings, and ushering one of the performances as well. I'd complain about all the work if it weren't so much fun.
Eighteen months ago, we were flying along I35 and this show was nothing but a germ of an idea. Now, we're in full rehearsals and less than four weeks from opening. I said it before, and I'll say it again—time flies. And in just 26 days, it will become a real, live, beautiful experience that should bring joy and inspiration to lots of people. And who knows? Perhaps an imaginative person or two in the audience will become so inspired that, eighteen months from now, we'll have something else to look forward to.
Time flies, and yet I can't wait. 26 more days…
3:03 AM
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