APAP weekend comes to a close and we find ourselves rejuvenated and inspired by our experience. We had a wonderful time performing our showcase. We performed our piece nine times on Saturday and four times on Sunday for wonderfully varying groups of people.
We left the performances with many APAP presenters to follow up with. We met APAP presenters from places as close as New Jersey and places are far reaching as Hong Kong. We were stunned to find we had managed to entice people from across the map to our showcase.
I think what was really rewarding for us was to be so well-received in yet another venue. We were thrilled by the responses we got from both audience members and audience numbers. I don't think we knew what to expect going into this, but we weren't expecting as much as we got and so we, once again, found ourselves extremely blessed by the continued affirmation and encouragement we found in our pursuit to move forward as a company.
It was also so important to be reminded of what a visually vibrant piece we are working with. Will, Holly's darling brother, filmed the teaser/trailer and in playing it back, we finally got to see the visual pictures we create as an ensemble. We always had an idea of what the pictures looked like, but never got to see them as a whole since we each make up an essential part of the picture. It was great to step back and see what each of us contributes to the piece visually.
We must say another huge thank you to all of our supporters. Friends, families, donors and blog-readers: we wouldn't be where we are without you and we appreciate your following us this far and seeing us even further. You're the best.
We meet tonight for an APAP de-briefing and will decide where to go next - how to take Tempest further and how to expand with new projects. Looking forward to it.
We'll be in touch!
Love,
TTL
Monday, January 10, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
APAP, Day 1
Dear Friends,
We made it through our first day of performances at APAP and had a really wonderful day. We had people in APAP badges come, which was an incredible feat by itself. However, we also found that people in general were excited to see our theater. We had friends from work show up, people waiting for auditions in other studios join us and people from off the street - innocent tourists, looking for a good time at the theater in NYC - give our Tempest a try. It was a really delightful atmosphere and we had a great time doing the show again and again and again... I think we did our fifteen minute showcase nine times - plus a warm up/run through before our 2pm opening... so 10 times, really.
We especially appreciated the little girls who came into our audience at one point. The delight on their faces was more satisfying than any of the APAP badges that graced our seats. We find we enjoy performing for kids and we realize just how family friendly our show actually is.
We had the opportunity to film our showcase thanks to Holly's brother, Will, who continues to be our techie and lifesaver. We hope to put that up under the video footage page on our site - so that you can have an idea of what we've been working on/working towards as of late.
Btw - we do have a Tempest Ladies website now that our own techie, Will created. You can visit it at: tempestladies.com
Looking forward to another day at APAP tomorrow - will keep you updated!
Best,
TTL
We made it through our first day of performances at APAP and had a really wonderful day. We had people in APAP badges come, which was an incredible feat by itself. However, we also found that people in general were excited to see our theater. We had friends from work show up, people waiting for auditions in other studios join us and people from off the street - innocent tourists, looking for a good time at the theater in NYC - give our Tempest a try. It was a really delightful atmosphere and we had a great time doing the show again and again and again... I think we did our fifteen minute showcase nine times - plus a warm up/run through before our 2pm opening... so 10 times, really.
We especially appreciated the little girls who came into our audience at one point. The delight on their faces was more satisfying than any of the APAP badges that graced our seats. We find we enjoy performing for kids and we realize just how family friendly our show actually is.
We had the opportunity to film our showcase thanks to Holly's brother, Will, who continues to be our techie and lifesaver. We hope to put that up under the video footage page on our site - so that you can have an idea of what we've been working on/working towards as of late.
Btw - we do have a Tempest Ladies website now that our own techie, Will created. You can visit it at: tempestladies.com
Looking forward to another day at APAP tomorrow - will keep you updated!
Best,
TTL
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Kickstarter and APAP Updates Galore!
Dear Friends and Followers (does anyone else think Followers sounds like you're in a cult),
We have to say a very late, but very large thank you to everyone who supported us on Kickstarter. We wouldn't be participating in APAP this weekend without you.
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Each of us took a nice break and are returning to the city with energy and enthusiasm for the fifteen minute showcase of our flagship production of The Tempest.
We have included the very best spectacle parts of our piece in the showcase, along with some rich text and new choices.
We begin with our very powerful ship image - constructed with our bodies - and move through the storm sequence, into the romance of the lovers, to the relationship between master and servant as Prospero sends Caliban out to collect wood. Caliban meets the drunks and the doubles scene ensues, which leads into the murder plot within the royal court - this is cut short with the vicious interruption of the formidable Harpy and then we move to the delight of the lovers' wedding and sail back home on the ship. It's really simple and fluid and we think that everyone who sees it will be delightfully surprised by its originality.
We have had two really wonderful rehearsals to start of the week leading to APAP. We stumbled through the entire teaser/trailer after having taken time off from working on it - and were relieved to find it in good shape. It was only a matter of taking it through the paces and smoothing out the wrinkles after that.
Yesterday, we spent a lot of time with the drunks, got distracted by Lady Ga Ga, but refocused to polish the Harpy and connect the drunk scene and the Harpy scene together with precise fluidity.
We're really pleased with where this project continues to take us and we look forward to where it goes next.
Stay tuned!
TTL
We have to say a very late, but very large thank you to everyone who supported us on Kickstarter. We wouldn't be participating in APAP this weekend without you.
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Each of us took a nice break and are returning to the city with energy and enthusiasm for the fifteen minute showcase of our flagship production of The Tempest.
We have included the very best spectacle parts of our piece in the showcase, along with some rich text and new choices.
We begin with our very powerful ship image - constructed with our bodies - and move through the storm sequence, into the romance of the lovers, to the relationship between master and servant as Prospero sends Caliban out to collect wood. Caliban meets the drunks and the doubles scene ensues, which leads into the murder plot within the royal court - this is cut short with the vicious interruption of the formidable Harpy and then we move to the delight of the lovers' wedding and sail back home on the ship. It's really simple and fluid and we think that everyone who sees it will be delightfully surprised by its originality.
We have had two really wonderful rehearsals to start of the week leading to APAP. We stumbled through the entire teaser/trailer after having taken time off from working on it - and were relieved to find it in good shape. It was only a matter of taking it through the paces and smoothing out the wrinkles after that.
Yesterday, we spent a lot of time with the drunks, got distracted by Lady Ga Ga, but refocused to polish the Harpy and connect the drunk scene and the Harpy scene together with precise fluidity.
We're really pleased with where this project continues to take us and we look forward to where it goes next.
Stay tuned!
TTL
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