Cast Profile 1: Sara B

   There are three reasons I am starting with myself:

1. I don't want to use anyone else as a guinea pig

2. I am lazy

3. I am super psyched to show you my costume and uke

Name: Sara Barad

Special Skills: Ukulele-playing, melodic mischief

Interesting Fact: Sara's shirt is made out of a pair of pants and her pants are made out of a shirt.

Favorite Thing About Devising: The process is never over! 

Least Favorite Thing About Devising: There is not really a boss to tell people to shut up.

What She Wishes She Could Add to Her Costume: A Dog-Shit Necklace

Opening Weekend is Over!

As those of you who read the title of this post know, opening weekend of The Heyokah Project is over!  I cannot believe how fast it went; it feels like just four days ago that we were running the show for the first time!

Oh... wait... we were...

The birth of this show was a painful, sleep-depriving, fight-inducing process, but now we have a beautiful new creation to share with the world. 

Our first four shows have been delicious, and we have received exciting feedback from all of our audiences!  Here are some of the highlights:

"I saw this live theater performance opening night. Not only is it worth the price of admission, it will stir your soul. If you live in and around Colorado Springs give yourself a gift and go see it!" - Isaac Ring


"Wonderful show!  A must-see!" - Terri Harrison

"I laughed, I cried....no, no I really mean it! I laughed, I cried! Great opening night show!  Bravo to cast and crew and master deviser Bill Bowers" - Jim Jackson

So now you might ask, "why is Sara still writing this blog?  I thought that the show was finished..."  

And we would reply that "The show is not actually finished."

I think that one of the most exciting things about new work is that it can continue to grow and change based on audience feedback.  None of our four shows this weekend were exactly the same; we changed the ending between the first and second show, we changed the second act transitions between the second and third show, and we changed several of my entrances between the third and fourth show!

This is so much fun!  Come see it!  And ask questions and give us feedback!  Your comment may change the show!

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Less than 24 hours!





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Just got home from rehearsal.  Going to bed.

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FINAL COUNTDOWN

It's the final countdown!  Da-na-na-naaaa
                                                 Da-na-nuh-nuh-nuh
                                                         Da-na-na-naaaa
                                                                Da-na-nuh-nuh-nuh-nah

It is also 2:38 AM and I just got back to my dorm after spending 11 hours in rehearsal and 3 hours painting the set.  And tomorrow will probably be just as intense.  So I am going to bed.  Sleep is important during hell week.

Sleep well.

Catch-up

I apologize for my lack of posting in recent days.  I realize that this probably seems like the most exciting part of the process and you are probably all about to die of suspense, but you really haven't missed much.

Bill came back and left
Jim cut some stuff from the show
We all are working on our costumes
We just started painting the set
I wrote some new songs
The first act almost has all of the transitions it needs...

And that's that.

I got a question the other night about whether or not the cast was out of our "emo phase," and the answer is "yes and no..." Which is probably not very helpful.  But growth hurts.  So we are still hurting and having quarrels and pouting and kicking, but that's not a bad thing.

We can see the light (very dimly and far away) at the end of the tunnel, and I have no doubt that we will reach it by Thursday night (hopefully...).

a Ukulele, a Suit Coat, and a Sheep Walk into a Bar...

I was going to try to turn this into a joke, but nothing is coming to me so I will settle for a riddle.

What do a ukulele, a suit coat, and a sheep have in common?

They are all being used in The Heyokah Project!

I know that is cheesy, but I'm tired.  As Kaleena so wisely put it, "It takes a lot of energy to be creative for five hours each day." And that's true.

Today we welcomed Bill back into our lives, reviewed most of the solo pieces, modeled our costumes, and revisited three of the ensemble pieces. 

Perhaps because I feel so drained, I cannot think of anything else to tell you, so I will ask:

Do you have any questions?  Is there any subject that particularly interested you? Anything that you would like to hear more about?

White Underpants

Today we decided that we will spend the first half of the show in white boxers.  "Why?" You might ask.  "Because we want to." will be our answer.

Simplicity is a beautiful thing.