Apr 25, 2010
Two more weeks to go!
Bye! Good bye! See ya'! So long! Ciao! Au revoir! Adios! Ta-ta! Cheerio! You might "wonder" what I'm doing. Well, I just wanted to see how depressing it's going to be when I finally have to say farewell to the opera. Do you realize It's almost over!!! (Buu-juu!)
Let me see if I can give you a quick update of the last few weeks. Well, just before leaving on Spring Break, we finally met with the Puerto Rico Chapter representative for Habitat for Humanity, Amanda Silva. Now our relationship is finally official! WOOOO-HOOOO!(you don't see it but I'm jumping around!)We discussed several additional ideas to make more money for this cause during the evening of the Gala Performance as part of the Historian Exhibition.
Then, upon returning from Spring Break it has been non-stop building...producing and producing. I missed two work days because I was sick. The bad thing was, Ms. Susan told me that the Whole Company kind'a fell apart when I wasn't there. On the bright side...they needed me! That's a sign I've been doing a good job... THANK GOD!
It has been exciting to see how costumes and sets have taken shape. I couldn't believe carpenters used an electric saw...oooh, dangerous! So skillful!
Lights are done...and they are awesome! Now they have to go over the electrical design...what a jigsaw puzzle that's going to be. There are so many light cues to go over!
Public service announcements and press releases have been sent. Did you know, our PR team called the press and nobody took them seriously because they were kids. They just thought it was another sell! We don't need to sell our play...it sells itself. Our families alone fill the theater! WE WANT TO BE COVERED! So, we changed our strategy. We sent press releases with the title "Cobertura...NO VENTA" (Coverage...not sale), to see if it improves the odds of the press coming to see the play and/or interviewing us about the educational benefits of this project. We believe the message of our play is important as well as the job we've done. People should get to know about it; it's an example for other youths.
We also began selling tickets. The PR team has been very responsible delegating tasks and showing up in the afternoons to sell. Our sales have gone very well these first three days. We're hoping to make more money through the sale of advertising in our playbill and collecting additional donations for Habitat for Humanity. You are all welcome to give your donations directly to Habitat for Humanity and let them know EAG Kids Opera Company in Puerto Rico sent you.
We are down to our last rehearsals. This week we finally put together music and acting. Let's see how that goes. Getting performers to remember their lines and movements hasn't been easy. It hasn't been easy either for composers to complete and fine tune musical compositions. So, I wonder what's going to happen when we put these two groups together. I'm praying everything goes well...better yet...I KNOW IT WILL...IT HAS TO!
Well, that's all for now. I hope to write to let you know how it went in our tech rehearsal two Saturday's from now. But for now, I have to work on my speech for the performance opening. Suddenly, I'm really nervous...I HAVE TO READ THIS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE! YIKES!
Wish me luck!
Let me see if I can give you a quick update of the last few weeks. Well, just before leaving on Spring Break, we finally met with the Puerto Rico Chapter representative for Habitat for Humanity, Amanda Silva. Now our relationship is finally official! WOOOO-HOOOO!(you don't see it but I'm jumping around!)We discussed several additional ideas to make more money for this cause during the evening of the Gala Performance as part of the Historian Exhibition.
Then, upon returning from Spring Break it has been non-stop building...producing and producing. I missed two work days because I was sick. The bad thing was, Ms. Susan told me that the Whole Company kind'a fell apart when I wasn't there. On the bright side...they needed me! That's a sign I've been doing a good job... THANK GOD!
It has been exciting to see how costumes and sets have taken shape. I couldn't believe carpenters used an electric saw...oooh, dangerous! So skillful!
Lights are done...and they are awesome! Now they have to go over the electrical design...what a jigsaw puzzle that's going to be. There are so many light cues to go over!
Public service announcements and press releases have been sent. Did you know, our PR team called the press and nobody took them seriously because they were kids. They just thought it was another sell! We don't need to sell our play...it sells itself. Our families alone fill the theater! WE WANT TO BE COVERED! So, we changed our strategy. We sent press releases with the title "Cobertura...NO VENTA" (Coverage...not sale), to see if it improves the odds of the press coming to see the play and/or interviewing us about the educational benefits of this project. We believe the message of our play is important as well as the job we've done. People should get to know about it; it's an example for other youths.
We also began selling tickets. The PR team has been very responsible delegating tasks and showing up in the afternoons to sell. Our sales have gone very well these first three days. We're hoping to make more money through the sale of advertising in our playbill and collecting additional donations for Habitat for Humanity. You are all welcome to give your donations directly to Habitat for Humanity and let them know EAG Kids Opera Company in Puerto Rico sent you.
We are down to our last rehearsals. This week we finally put together music and acting. Let's see how that goes. Getting performers to remember their lines and movements hasn't been easy. It hasn't been easy either for composers to complete and fine tune musical compositions. So, I wonder what's going to happen when we put these two groups together. I'm praying everything goes well...better yet...I KNOW IT WILL...IT HAS TO!
Well, that's all for now. I hope to write to let you know how it went in our tech rehearsal two Saturday's from now. But for now, I have to work on my speech for the performance opening. Suddenly, I'm really nervous...I HAVE TO READ THIS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE! YIKES!
Wish me luck!
Apr 5, 2010
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Le-EAG Restaurant: Opera fans welcome!
Good Day. Welcome to Le EAG Restaurant by the "Atlantean Sea".(All frenchy-like) May I show you to your table?(You sit comfortably). Madame, Monsieur..Would you like me to go over the menu with you? Well, we have a great variety of gourmet dishes. Even our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are gourmet. Let me begin...
The first dish on the menu is "Le second newsletter a la DONE". It is an extravagant meal with a pinch of mua', a dash of Millan and perfected in the hands of our PR chefs.
The next dish on the menu is "Performer measurements fini"; an exquisite combination of Costume Designer skills with a side dish of performer "sized" patience.
This dish is followed by "Saturday un-rehearsal" with another side dish of performer patience sauteed with a Stage Manager sweet sauce created by Chef Gonzalez. Though a good dish, it is the least preferred on the menu. We chop 8 ripe performers into 15 pieces and stuff them with repetition, let them boil with a dash of tough direction letting the flavor mesh until perfection. It might not seem that appetizing but I assure you it is genius.
The next dish is "Poster a la Carte". Simple but utterly extraordinare. Made from scratch with two basic ingredients, Public Relations creativity and imagination. Special honors to Chef Zapata and Chef Liam. This plate is a masterpiece in teamwork!
Our last plate on the menu is "Flat Brulet" with a side dish of "Electric Le-lights". Built with care by our team of Chef carpenters and electricians, this meal will make you light up and stand tall.
If you have yet to make up your mind I assure you all our ingredients are fresh with expiration dates of May 11, 12 & 13. After which, our dishes will no longer be available.
So, have you made up your mind? Are you ready to order? What shall it be? We are definitely looking forward to serve you...Bon appetite!
The first dish on the menu is "Le second newsletter a la DONE". It is an extravagant meal with a pinch of mua', a dash of Millan and perfected in the hands of our PR chefs.
The next dish on the menu is "Performer measurements fini"; an exquisite combination of Costume Designer skills with a side dish of performer "sized" patience.
This dish is followed by "Saturday un-rehearsal" with another side dish of performer patience sauteed with a Stage Manager sweet sauce created by Chef Gonzalez. Though a good dish, it is the least preferred on the menu. We chop 8 ripe performers into 15 pieces and stuff them with repetition, let them boil with a dash of tough direction letting the flavor mesh until perfection. It might not seem that appetizing but I assure you it is genius.
The next dish is "Poster a la Carte". Simple but utterly extraordinare. Made from scratch with two basic ingredients, Public Relations creativity and imagination. Special honors to Chef Zapata and Chef Liam. This plate is a masterpiece in teamwork!
Our last plate on the menu is "Flat Brulet" with a side dish of "Electric Le-lights". Built with care by our team of Chef carpenters and electricians, this meal will make you light up and stand tall.
If you have yet to make up your mind I assure you all our ingredients are fresh with expiration dates of May 11, 12 & 13. After which, our dishes will no longer be available.
So, have you made up your mind? Are you ready to order? What shall it be? We are definitely looking forward to serve you...Bon appetite!
Mar 13, 2010
Keeping On Track
Hellooo! It's me your usual P.M.. Boy, have we done a lot these past two weeks!With the little time we had to work, it's amazing that we're right on track. We had two days off. I thought this was going to affect our schedule, but we aced the work like eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Yeah, I know this doesn't make any sense so I just better get started.
Last time I told you about our cast selection, well they had their first reading and quickly began having blocking rehearsals. These are when the director runs through lines blocking movements with performers.
Another important step taken was the presentation of designs by our set and costume designers and make-up artists. Though they had to fix a few things and give the designs some finishing touches, these were great! After designs were approved they went back to work planning the building process. Set-designers met with carpenters to plan construction and costume & make-up began creating their list of materials.
The other exciting thing that happened was that composers presented their first songs to performers,the director, stage manager and myself. I have to say, the compositions were awesome. Wow, do we have talented composers!I can't tell you which is my favorite song.They're all great! You've got to come and hear them! Now all they have to do is fix the pitch to fit the performers voices. Other than that they're done.
Well, now I have to go. I probably won't get to write next week because we have to take some tests called ERB's. Boooring! We take these every year. So, in the meantime you'll have to survive with this little bit of info. But...don't worry, be happy...I'll be back soon! Keep enjoying life...that's what it's all about!
Last time I told you about our cast selection, well they had their first reading and quickly began having blocking rehearsals. These are when the director runs through lines blocking movements with performers.
Another important step taken was the presentation of designs by our set and costume designers and make-up artists. Though they had to fix a few things and give the designs some finishing touches, these were great! After designs were approved they went back to work planning the building process. Set-designers met with carpenters to plan construction and costume & make-up began creating their list of materials.
The other exciting thing that happened was that composers presented their first songs to performers,the director, stage manager and myself. I have to say, the compositions were awesome. Wow, do we have talented composers!I can't tell you which is my favorite song.They're all great! You've got to come and hear them! Now all they have to do is fix the pitch to fit the performers voices. Other than that they're done.
Well, now I have to go. I probably won't get to write next week because we have to take some tests called ERB's. Boooring! We take these every year. So, in the meantime you'll have to survive with this little bit of info. But...don't worry, be happy...I'll be back soon! Keep enjoying life...that's what it's all about!
Feb 27, 2010
Exciting Week of Progress
Greetings and welcome! How are you? Good day, bonjour,buenos dias, shalom, hey, hi, howdy, was'sup, what's happening? This is PM talking to you on the latest news this week.
Well, have these past two weeks been exciting or what? Last week we came up with a logo for our company and a title for our opera. This week, we created and posted our first promo teaser, set designers, make-up and costume presented their designs, we created a company WEB page and our first newsletter FINALLY went out YES,YES,YES! Sorry, I just got a tinsy bit too excited. well, that's how I am; enthusiastic about everything.
In the newsletter there's an article that includes thoughts of some company members about these three questions: What is an opera? What were your thoughts when you first heard you would be creating an opera? And, what do you want to learn from your job?
Our Historian, Millan, read, selected and edited answers and...BOOM!...BAM!...KAZAM! He was ready to type the newsletter. You can read our newsletter on our new WEB page at tasisdorado.info click on our opera teaser and...WAM!...You're there!
Do you remember last week's blog? I told you I would let you know about the characters of our play and who plays them. That's another thing we did this week! We finally selected our cast. That means we're ANOTHER step further in the production process of our opera! Oh my gosh! The opera is like my baby. It's growing up so quickly. Now i know how parents feel when their babies grow up. So sad! Sorry, I lost it there a bit too. I'm pretty random also.
Anyway,the time you've been waiting for...Ladies and gentlemen...our final cast is...drum roll, please...du gu du gu du gu du gu du gu:
1. Guillermo Jimenez as Atlas
2. Ana Santiago as Aslyne
3. Aishling O'Regan as Marvella
4. Luis Sierra as Pasud
5. Felix Maldonado as Adonis
6. Robert Longo as Poseidon
7. Miguel Valenzuela as Ruler #1/soldier
8. Javier Cuevas as Ruler #2/soldier
Yeah! Finally! I can't wait 'til opera day!
Unfortunately, I have to end this happy subject to go to a not so happy one...laziness. Some of our company members have been "slacking off". It isn't fair because they've been making the responsible people work harder; more work for less hands. UNFAIR! But this doesn't just affect the job group but the whole Company.
By not working, being distracted or distracting others, job tasks and the production calendar are delayed. For example, handing homework late delayed the newsletter. Because of the situation, we had to have a Company Meeting to discuss the situation. This is why the team leaders and I are keeping an eye on a few people. Well, we're working on that.
With that I've finished this weeks blog entry. I hope you enjoyed it. Please, don't be afraid to post your comments. It will help me know how I'm doing. Until next week! Bye!
Well, have these past two weeks been exciting or what? Last week we came up with a logo for our company and a title for our opera. This week, we created and posted our first promo teaser, set designers, make-up and costume presented their designs, we created a company WEB page and our first newsletter FINALLY went out YES,YES,YES! Sorry, I just got a tinsy bit too excited. well, that's how I am; enthusiastic about everything.
In the newsletter there's an article that includes thoughts of some company members about these three questions: What is an opera? What were your thoughts when you first heard you would be creating an opera? And, what do you want to learn from your job?
Our Historian, Millan, read, selected and edited answers and...BOOM!...BAM!...KAZAM! He was ready to type the newsletter. You can read our newsletter on our new WEB page at tasisdorado.info click on our opera teaser and...WAM!...You're there!
Do you remember last week's blog? I told you I would let you know about the characters of our play and who plays them. That's another thing we did this week! We finally selected our cast. That means we're ANOTHER step further in the production process of our opera! Oh my gosh! The opera is like my baby. It's growing up so quickly. Now i know how parents feel when their babies grow up. So sad! Sorry, I lost it there a bit too. I'm pretty random also.
Anyway,the time you've been waiting for...Ladies and gentlemen...our final cast is...drum roll, please...du gu du gu du gu du gu du gu:
1. Guillermo Jimenez as Atlas
2. Ana Santiago as Aslyne
3. Aishling O'Regan as Marvella
4. Luis Sierra as Pasud
5. Felix Maldonado as Adonis
6. Robert Longo as Poseidon
7. Miguel Valenzuela as Ruler #1/soldier
8. Javier Cuevas as Ruler #2/soldier
Yeah! Finally! I can't wait 'til opera day!
Unfortunately, I have to end this happy subject to go to a not so happy one...laziness. Some of our company members have been "slacking off". It isn't fair because they've been making the responsible people work harder; more work for less hands. UNFAIR! But this doesn't just affect the job group but the whole Company.
By not working, being distracted or distracting others, job tasks and the production calendar are delayed. For example, handing homework late delayed the newsletter. Because of the situation, we had to have a Company Meeting to discuss the situation. This is why the team leaders and I are keeping an eye on a few people. Well, we're working on that.
With that I've finished this weeks blog entry. I hope you enjoyed it. Please, don't be afraid to post your comments. It will help me know how I'm doing. Until next week! Bye!
Feb 12, 2010
Two more weeks of hard work
Hi guys! It's Patrick. From now on I will be calling myself PM (Production Manager). I just want you to know that I'm the one that's gon'na be writing on the blog. So, I probably won't introduce myself anymore. Well, let's get started...
This week, we finally chose a logo for our company and the title for our opera. There were three really good logo ideas but we had to choose one. The final logo is really pretty. It has the letters "E.A.G.". In it we used our design motif colors and line representing our theme "WONDER". It has orange and yellow and, with the chosen line, we created a blue wave that goes over the letters. In a way, This also represents our opera because it is about what happens to Atlantis. But, I can't talk much about this...So, you can see our logo in our 1st Newsletter which will be coming out this week. I'll see if I can post it.
Now, for the title. There were actually more choices for title than for logo, but logo's are harder to make. After a lot of brainstorming, the final title options were: "The final story of Atlantis", "Final Story of Atlantis", The True Story of Atlantis", "Atlantis: The True Story", "Atlantis: The Final Act" and "Atlantis: The Final Act?"
THE ONE THAT ONE WAS...."ATLANTIS: THE FINAL?"
I had a feeling it was going to win; only because of one thing...the question mark (?). The one without the question mark was pretty good, but it tells you that it is "the final act", the end of the story. So, you'd be thinking: "Oh, so it's the "normal" story of Atlantis and I know what's going to happen." But, with the question mark, we're letting you know there's something more to this story. Then you'll be thinking: "Oh, I don't know what will happen, I should see the play and find out." Pretty smart of us...right?
Now I have to go, but...stay tuned... because next week I will tell you how it went with our final character auditions. I'll tell you what people got what parts and the reactions on their faces. This is going to be so funny!
Bye!
This week, we finally chose a logo for our company and the title for our opera. There were three really good logo ideas but we had to choose one. The final logo is really pretty. It has the letters "E.A.G.". In it we used our design motif colors and line representing our theme "WONDER". It has orange and yellow and, with the chosen line, we created a blue wave that goes over the letters. In a way, This also represents our opera because it is about what happens to Atlantis. But, I can't talk much about this...So, you can see our logo in our 1st Newsletter which will be coming out this week. I'll see if I can post it.
Now, for the title. There were actually more choices for title than for logo, but logo's are harder to make. After a lot of brainstorming, the final title options were: "The final story of Atlantis", "Final Story of Atlantis", The True Story of Atlantis", "Atlantis: The True Story", "Atlantis: The Final Act" and "Atlantis: The Final Act?"
THE ONE THAT ONE WAS...."ATLANTIS: THE FINAL?"
I had a feeling it was going to win; only because of one thing...the question mark (?). The one without the question mark was pretty good, but it tells you that it is "the final act", the end of the story. So, you'd be thinking: "Oh, so it's the "normal" story of Atlantis and I know what's going to happen." But, with the question mark, we're letting you know there's something more to this story. Then you'll be thinking: "Oh, I don't know what will happen, I should see the play and find out." Pretty smart of us...right?
Now I have to go, but...stay tuned... because next week I will tell you how it went with our final character auditions. I'll tell you what people got what parts and the reactions on their faces. This is going to be so funny!
Bye!
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