40 MORE TO GO

Our first week back after the chaos of tech week & opening and we had very responsive houses with some standing ovations. It was great to be back in the world of "La Mancha" although our 2 show Saturday was a tough one. The show takes me on a very emotional journey and I can honestly say I have never been this emotionally involved in any production I have done. Once I enter that stage I live every minute of the play - thank God that as soon as we take our final bow I am able to leave it behind me. I could never be one of those actors - the ones that have to "BE" their character 24/7.

I am having a blast with new two new girlfriends Nicole C. Julien & Jenna Johnson - they crack me up and I am so glad that we have become good friends. (And I'm not just saying that Nicole!)

I must thank my friend Kathi Duggan and her family for being the first people to come see me in the show - I am eternally grateful. I can't say this enough - please make Man of La Mancha one of the shows you see this summer - it is a beautiful production.

Not much else to report - am planning a little trip to Tahoe at the end of the month for my Dad's birthday and I am SOOOO looking forward to that.

Tomorrow I continue teaching at Hillbarn which has been fun (lot of work but fun) joining forces with the wonderful Matt Mattei. We will be working together doing a vocal performance/musical theatre workshop sort of thing - should be fun. Good God Joe Duffy cracks me up - he is just a wonderful human being filled with talent & patience (how he does it - I will never know) he is just the greatests boss.

Oh one more thing - Friday was a laid-back day at Hillbarn and we got to see the younger kids in their dress rehearsal for their original show "Kids Play" which was adorable - I was so in awe of these kids (who were so hard to sit still in class) perform on stage. It was a wonderful thing to see.

Okay that's all from me - have a wonderful week y'all and come see MAN OF LA MANCHA!!!! We still have 40 performances left.

A couple of reviews have come out but I will wait till more come out to put them in one post.

Cheers

Martin