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City: Brooklyn
State: New York
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/21/2005

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Monday, June 01, 2009 
The music is all writ for Twelfth Night (see last post), and not a moment too soon -- we finished recording the score yesterday, the on-stage band (comprised of actor/musicians and, oddly, our own Tall Steve, who hadn't tapped his dramaturgical side since about 9th grade) has just committed a whole other set of Hem music to memory, and we're lugging it all up to Central Park's Delacorte Theater tomorrow. This has been a full-on festival of on-the-fly re-writes and adaptations, as we've woven our sense of what might happen into the reality of actors moving around on stage -- it's been a ton of work, and it's now honestly becoming very exciting... This week we spend 12 hours a day picking through things in about 45 second blocks for tech rehearsals, and then the show opens June 10. We'd love for you (the Hem myspace blog reading "you") to come if you're able. It runs through July 12. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance. Info at www.publictheater.org.
Don

 
Love to go, but it'd be a long walk from Florida.

So...for those of us who can't attend, will there be any way to hear the music?  Perhaps a bootleg on archive.org?  Or maybe even a studio recording?

 
Posted by Don on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 2:53 AM
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Risa Hall

 
Wow- Kudos...I once saw a musical called Shakespeare's Cabaret which had music to the words of the Bard. As I love Hem , I wish I could see it , but alas I don't get to NY until July 19th.  Best of luck with it.x
 
Posted by Risa Hall on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 1:56 PM
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Melody

 
Oh how I wish I could be there! Shakespeare and Hem in Central Park in June -- what could be better? Listened to "Funnel Cloud" on the boom box today and loved every note. What does one wish a musician under the circumstances -- break a string? Have a grand time. Enjoy being fabulous.
xox, Melody


 
Posted by Melody on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 1:56 PM
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Braden Land

 
oh man! i want to come see that so bad i might just drive up there from Nashville!  i begin brainstorming right now; how to get myself and my wife and our new puppy up to NYC sometime during the month...
 
Posted by Braden Land on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 1:39 PM
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