The show's been moving along very well so far, in all aspects. Rehearsals have been going very well and yesterday we had our first rehearsal since the Nextfest reading with every actor and crew member. Both Richard and Amanda were out-of-town for varying periods, so it was fantastic to have everyone in one room again. In terms of our rehearsal progress, we're currently ahead of schedule which is always a nice place to be. I've been involved in a few shows that have much last-minute scrambling in order to get everything done, so to know that we may have a little bit of buffer room helps me feel more at ease.
Outside of rehearsals themselves, much hard work has been going into preparing the advertising for a show. It doesn't matter how good a play is, if you can't find ways to let people know about it you won't have an audience. If you've been following the blog and the Facebook group, you'll have seen some of the media that Tess has created for the show. Much of my time outside of rehearsals has been spent co-ordinating these efforts by providing feedback, writing press releases, and passing on deadline information, among other things, in my many ongoing conversations with Tess.
About the only other main thing aside from rehearsals and advertising has been design. The set's been established for quite a while, but we've been taking steps on our props, sound, light, and costume design. I've starting some preliminary sound designs and on Tuesday we'll be looking at potential costume pieces. Props have been ongoing since the beginning and we have a basic idea for lighting already. It's a lot of hard work and long hours that get put in to a show, but it's certainly all worth it.
Also, while I was doing some research for the press release, I found a great blog called Polyamory in the News. It collects articles from all over the world about polyamory. There are some interesting reads in there and I'd recommend checking it out.
So, as you can see, Addition: An Unconventional Love Story is moving along at a great pace. I hope you've also taken a chance to read David Johnston's blog posts on here as well. He talks about the show from the perspective of an actor and, unlike me, who has been thinking about the show since before I put the first work on paper, he has a fresh view on Addition that's really interesting to read about. And, if you haven't already, we'd love to see you join us in the Facebook group and please share this blog and the group with your friends, so they can learn more about the show and come see it at the Fringe Festival!
Stay tuned for more media and fun behind-the-scenes information to be posted in the next few days!
Justen Bennett
Director/Playwright
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