December 15, 2021
Hatchford Hotel
- First line-reading/blocking rehearsal
- Got through most of Act I
- So many details to consider; Sabrina is kicking butt
Hatchford Hotel
December 13, 2021
Hatchford Hotel
- Finished tracks over last few days for all songs except a tiny bit of the Finale
- Renamed track files so they are prepended with their page number.
Elephants of Scotland
- Band practice
- Went over “Tempest of Tarragon” and “How to Do Nothing”
December 8, 2021
DonnCherie
- Editing and pre-mixing of acoustic guitar I recorded last night
Hatchford Hotel
- Edits and arrangements for “Werehen (pt. 1 & 2)”
- Call with Sabrina who can’t make rehearsal tonight
- Music rehearsal with the cast
December 3, 2021
Hatchford Hotel
- Reworking/editing/tidying up “Finale” for better flow and better suit each singers’ range.
- It’s a medley of all of the play’s songs so it’s a monster job.
- This weekend I’ll add “the band.”
December 1, 2021
Hatchford Hotel
- Found a few pages still that could be trimmed. Very surprised but it felt good and right.
- I printed up copies of the “final” version for the workshop performance.
- Rehearsal in the evening – still just focusing on songs.
November 29, 2021
Hatchford Hotel
- Cut five pages from Act I
- No plot points lost, maybe a cheap gag or two
- Found better jokes in a few spots
- Greg approved.
- Script is now down to 105 pgs
Adam Rabin
- I bought some new mixing software designed to help mix acoustic guitar and drums.
- Testing it on new mix of “Drive the Cold Winter Away”
Elephants of Scotland
- “HTDN” music and lyric writing continues