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.