A HUGE thank you to all of our friends, family and supporters. You made this past weekend worthwhile! We feel so grateful to say we've had such a successful and thrilling debut in NYC. It would never have been made possible without your love and enthusiasm for our work. Thank you for thinking of us and encouraging us to take our piece to the next realm.
We look forward to what is up next for us - that is, of course, to be determined in a cast meeting coming up this Thursday night. We will definitely keep you posted!
Thanks for reading, following and, well, being as wonderful as you are.
With Love,
The Tempest Ladies xoxoxo
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
What's Past is Prologue
Hi Everyone,
We've arrived to NYC opening day and are excited and ready to roll. We can't wait to see your smiling and supportive faces sprinkled throughout our audiences this weekend. You have all been so kind and encouraging. We couldn't ask for a better base of people to build on.
We've had a busy week. We had a line through on Sunday where we literally said all of the lines of the show from start to finish out loud. We were grateful to find the words were still there and spent a lot of the line through using different voices and dialects and rapping and singing our way through the text. When we got to the goddess scene, we sounded like a party of ghouls bemoaning a deathday. It was a lot of fun and very entertaining.
On Monday, we got into the space on 43rd street and tried the muslin canvas out. We've gone from a 'full screen' space in Syracuse to a 'wide screen' space in Edinburgh and now we're working with a 'mini camcorder' space in NYC. But we've adjusted and the show is filling the space nicely. We also did a sort of delirious run on Monday night in which we marked through the show physically, hitting all of our physical cues within the space and playing any instruments we might play when we're not in the scene. The inner monologue of this experience went something like this: "Okay, lights up. And sway, sway, sway. Storm. Fall. Up. Exit center. Shake the muslin. Fall out. On stage. Lines, lines, lines - exit left. Sit on side. Play instrument...NOW - exit left. Enter center. Acting, acting, acting. Exit right. Enter right. Acting, acting, acting...Harpy." This proved to be useful as, like with the text, we were reassured to find the show was still very much present in us physically.
Tuesday night came and we did a stumble through of the show with a full run. Energy was a tad wonky, but important discoveries were made. One of those being that because we'd had a month between Edinburgh and NYC, our choices had been allowed to percolate and sink in deeper. There was a greater trust in the show and our characters and we found we are now able to play and improvise within them, which is really delightful and a lot of fun.
Wednesday we had a solid run of the show. It's running at the time in needs to and we've figured out the space. Any technical issues were sorted out - especially thanks for Holly's brother, Will, who adjusted and ran lighting through the show.
Today is Thursday - the day we open. We're thrilled to say we're sold out for tonight with limited seating available tomorrow. We're sold out on Saturday and have small groups of seats available for Sunday and Monday. If you still want to come, it's not too late! Email tempestladies@yahoo.com.
Looking forward to seeing so many of you this weekend.
All the best,
The Tempest Ladies xoxo
We've arrived to NYC opening day and are excited and ready to roll. We can't wait to see your smiling and supportive faces sprinkled throughout our audiences this weekend. You have all been so kind and encouraging. We couldn't ask for a better base of people to build on.
We've had a busy week. We had a line through on Sunday where we literally said all of the lines of the show from start to finish out loud. We were grateful to find the words were still there and spent a lot of the line through using different voices and dialects and rapping and singing our way through the text. When we got to the goddess scene, we sounded like a party of ghouls bemoaning a deathday. It was a lot of fun and very entertaining.
On Monday, we got into the space on 43rd street and tried the muslin canvas out. We've gone from a 'full screen' space in Syracuse to a 'wide screen' space in Edinburgh and now we're working with a 'mini camcorder' space in NYC. But we've adjusted and the show is filling the space nicely. We also did a sort of delirious run on Monday night in which we marked through the show physically, hitting all of our physical cues within the space and playing any instruments we might play when we're not in the scene. The inner monologue of this experience went something like this: "Okay, lights up. And sway, sway, sway. Storm. Fall. Up. Exit center. Shake the muslin. Fall out. On stage. Lines, lines, lines - exit left. Sit on side. Play instrument...NOW - exit left. Enter center. Acting, acting, acting. Exit right. Enter right. Acting, acting, acting...Harpy." This proved to be useful as, like with the text, we were reassured to find the show was still very much present in us physically.
Tuesday night came and we did a stumble through of the show with a full run. Energy was a tad wonky, but important discoveries were made. One of those being that because we'd had a month between Edinburgh and NYC, our choices had been allowed to percolate and sink in deeper. There was a greater trust in the show and our characters and we found we are now able to play and improvise within them, which is really delightful and a lot of fun.
Wednesday we had a solid run of the show. It's running at the time in needs to and we've figured out the space. Any technical issues were sorted out - especially thanks for Holly's brother, Will, who adjusted and ran lighting through the show.
Today is Thursday - the day we open. We're thrilled to say we're sold out for tonight with limited seating available tomorrow. We're sold out on Saturday and have small groups of seats available for Sunday and Monday. If you still want to come, it's not too late! Email tempestladies@yahoo.com.
Looking forward to seeing so many of you this weekend.
All the best,
The Tempest Ladies xoxo
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Aknowledgment and Praise
Thanks Jana for all of your wonderful updates! (Isn’t she doing a tremendous job keeping you all informed?) It has just crossed my mind that there is someone who also deserves praise and acknowledgment for all of their hard work on the project. As you look on our site you see our new promotional picture. That picture was designed by my 14(!) year old brother Will!
While we were in Edinburgh we wanted to get a jump start on advertising for our NYC debut. I contact Will via Starbucks wifi and told him everything we needed and he came up with this amazing design! He also designed the back for our postcard mailing making sure we had all of the necessary information but also kept to postcard regulations!
As if he wasn’t already wonderful, he has offered to fix our lighting for us on Monday and operate our board during the show. So clearly, my brother is superman. If you want to check him out here is his website: wsh5.com or follow him on twitter: WSH5.
Thought you all needed to know how amazing my brother is!!!
All for now,
Holly (for the Tempest Ladies) xoxoxo
While we were in Edinburgh we wanted to get a jump start on advertising for our NYC debut. I contact Will via Starbucks wifi and told him everything we needed and he came up with this amazing design! He also designed the back for our postcard mailing making sure we had all of the necessary information but also kept to postcard regulations!
As if he wasn’t already wonderful, he has offered to fix our lighting for us on Monday and operate our board during the show. So clearly, my brother is superman. If you want to check him out here is his website: wsh5.com or follow him on twitter: WSH5.
Thought you all needed to know how amazing my brother is!!!
All for now,
Holly (for the Tempest Ladies) xoxoxo
Monday, September 13, 2010
10 days!
We have ten more days until we open in NYC for our Off-Off Broadway debut! We are more than a little excited!
We spent yesterday evening at an alumni cocktail party, welcoming new SU Drama Department Chair, Ralph Zito. Ralph is a wonderful man and the department is very lucky to have him. The girls and I are a little jealous that we're missing out on him as head of the department. However, we were fortunate enough to have Ralph in our opening night audience in Edinburgh and are thrilled to be connected to him as recent alumni.
We had a meeting last night after the alumni gathering to update each other on the latest happenings from each of our ends.
Holly was pleased to report that Ann Clarke, the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, is giving us the box office earnings made during our time at The Fringe. This is more than generous. We are so grateful, blessed and inspired by Ann and her continuously giving spirit.
Laura and I, having talked with Lisa Nicholas, an SU alum and the Tepper Semester coordinator, were inspired to make follow up calls with the industry. This meaning that we will each take some of the contacts we have sent mass emails/mass mailings to and give them a follow up call so that they can hear our voices and know that we are really interested in having their eyes - or their assistant's eyes - at the show.
The seats are filling up FAST, which is really encouraging. We have Friday and Saturday nights sold out and the other days are at least half full - if not over half full! We're so pleased to find we will have strong audiences!
We also made a schedule for the time between now and when we open that will go something along the lines of:
A line through on Sunday, September 19th. Get into the space on September 20th to tech with lighting and the muslin piece of canvas we use as a back drop. We will rehearse 7-11pm on Monday and 7-11pm on Tuesday. Wednesday we will do one final run from 6-8pm before we open the show on Thursday, September 23rd. :) Lots to do...!!
That's the latest. Thanks for reading and hope all is well with you!
Jana for the Tempest Ladies xx
We spent yesterday evening at an alumni cocktail party, welcoming new SU Drama Department Chair, Ralph Zito. Ralph is a wonderful man and the department is very lucky to have him. The girls and I are a little jealous that we're missing out on him as head of the department. However, we were fortunate enough to have Ralph in our opening night audience in Edinburgh and are thrilled to be connected to him as recent alumni.
We had a meeting last night after the alumni gathering to update each other on the latest happenings from each of our ends.
Holly was pleased to report that Ann Clarke, the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, is giving us the box office earnings made during our time at The Fringe. This is more than generous. We are so grateful, blessed and inspired by Ann and her continuously giving spirit.
Laura and I, having talked with Lisa Nicholas, an SU alum and the Tepper Semester coordinator, were inspired to make follow up calls with the industry. This meaning that we will each take some of the contacts we have sent mass emails/mass mailings to and give them a follow up call so that they can hear our voices and know that we are really interested in having their eyes - or their assistant's eyes - at the show.
The seats are filling up FAST, which is really encouraging. We have Friday and Saturday nights sold out and the other days are at least half full - if not over half full! We're so pleased to find we will have strong audiences!
We also made a schedule for the time between now and when we open that will go something along the lines of:
A line through on Sunday, September 19th. Get into the space on September 20th to tech with lighting and the muslin piece of canvas we use as a back drop. We will rehearse 7-11pm on Monday and 7-11pm on Tuesday. Wednesday we will do one final run from 6-8pm before we open the show on Thursday, September 23rd. :) Lots to do...!!
That's the latest. Thanks for reading and hope all is well with you!
Jana for the Tempest Ladies xx
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
16 days!
Hey Everyone,
We have sixteen days till we open our show in NYC. So much preparation has already begun. I'm sure many of you have received invite emails and reminder emails. If you didn't get an email, you probably got a postcard informing you when the show is, where it is, the time and the cost (no charge). If you didn't get an email or a postcard and would like one, please email: tempestladies@yahoo.com!!
We've already sold over half of the seats for the run and have a sold out Saturday night (September 25th), which is really exciting.
We're looking forward to debuting in NYC with a piece fresh from Edinburgh and ready to roll again. One thing that made saying goodbye to Edinburgh a little easier was knowing we would get to do the show again in NYC. And here it is - smashing back into our lives! We've not a moment to spare!
The Tempest Ladies have moved to NYC. Many of us have secured an apartment and are getting settled into our new homes. This is a big step and big accomplishment for each us. It will be nice to have a stationary place to go to and from while we're moving about the city/country/world.
We're hoping to squeeze in a line-through (go through the text as everyone says their lines out loud) as a way of preparing, refreshing and discovering that the work is still there before we take the show into the new space and do some run throughs. Really exciting.
In the meantime, reserve your tickets if you haven't already! Email: tempestladies@yahoo.com or call (608) 575-8296. Hope to see you at the show!
Love,
The TLs
We have sixteen days till we open our show in NYC. So much preparation has already begun. I'm sure many of you have received invite emails and reminder emails. If you didn't get an email, you probably got a postcard informing you when the show is, where it is, the time and the cost (no charge). If you didn't get an email or a postcard and would like one, please email: tempestladies@yahoo.com!!
We've already sold over half of the seats for the run and have a sold out Saturday night (September 25th), which is really exciting.
We're looking forward to debuting in NYC with a piece fresh from Edinburgh and ready to roll again. One thing that made saying goodbye to Edinburgh a little easier was knowing we would get to do the show again in NYC. And here it is - smashing back into our lives! We've not a moment to spare!
The Tempest Ladies have moved to NYC. Many of us have secured an apartment and are getting settled into our new homes. This is a big step and big accomplishment for each us. It will be nice to have a stationary place to go to and from while we're moving about the city/country/world.
We're hoping to squeeze in a line-through (go through the text as everyone says their lines out loud) as a way of preparing, refreshing and discovering that the work is still there before we take the show into the new space and do some run throughs. Really exciting.
In the meantime, reserve your tickets if you haven't already! Email: tempestladies@yahoo.com or call (608) 575-8296. Hope to see you at the show!
Love,
The TLs
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Updates Regarding NYC Debut!
This September, The Tempest Ladies bring the show that changed their world to yours.
(If you say that in a low voice, it sounds like a really bad start to a movie preview).
We are so excited to be back in the states and to be preparing for our Off-Off Broadway debut in NYC!
We perform at:
Roy Arias Studios & Theaters
300 W 43rd St, Ste 506
New York, NY
On September 23, 24, 25 and 27 at 8:00pm
and September 26 at 2:30pm
Reservations are encouraged and can be made by emailing us at: tempestladies@yahoo.com
or by calling our lovely ensemble member, Laura Borgwardt, at: (608) 575-8296.
Thanks so much for your support thus far and we hope to see you at the show in NYC!
(If you say that in a low voice, it sounds like a really bad start to a movie preview).
We are so excited to be back in the states and to be preparing for our Off-Off Broadway debut in NYC!
We perform at:
Roy Arias Studios & Theaters
300 W 43rd St, Ste 506
New York, NY
On September 23, 24, 25 and 27 at 8:00pm
and September 26 at 2:30pm
Reservations are encouraged and can be made by emailing us at: tempestladies@yahoo.com
or by calling our lovely ensemble member, Laura Borgwardt, at: (608) 575-8296.
Thanks so much for your support thus far and we hope to see you at the show in NYC!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Let Your Indulgence Set Me Free
Hello, hello!
The end of our Fringe run has already come! Hard to believe it after so much anticipation and preparation. Rather than being sad, however, we find ourselves at peace knowing we have another run of the show to look forward to in NYC and knowing that a brief and much-needed vacation awaits each of us (in more of Edinburgh, London and Spain).
We had a great week. Met some really great people. We always had more than the "average Fringe audience" (4-7 people) at the show, so that was encouraging.
How would we describe our time here? How would we describe it accurately and with the relish and magic it deserves...
The mile was teeming with people yesterday - a sea of people if you can imagine. There was human traffic that almost stopped at times. We perched ourselves atop a cement traffic guard and handed fliers out like crazy. It was the best day we had for busking by far - so many people we hadn't met or seen before and not enough fliers! We had a good time. We scared a little boy at one point. He saw how tall we were on the cement perch and that made him nervous, but not for long as we smiled at him and got him to smile back.
We also did some touristy things amid all of the theatre going and theatre performing madness. We went to Edinburgh castle, climbed up Arthur's Seat, went on a witch hunt, and sampled whiskey. Not a bad gig, this. ;)
I realize this blog post does not even begin to do this city justice.
This is the place where people from all over gather to create pieces for which their passion cannot be greater and their need to share them cannot be stronger. This is the place where Peter Pan takes Wendy on a new adventure with the Lost Boys. Where A Rabbit can befriend Stars. Where a man can live in a taxi. Where the Portuguese have the best rhythm out of anyone. Where people can write and perform their truth. Where six girls can put on hats, become men, and play through a text so sumptuous that you will wonder why you, yourself, shouldn't become an actor and have such a good time.
I hope this gives you a small taste. And I hope we can share all of our stories with you upon returning home and that they will fill in all the gaps I leave here.
I will take a short hiatus between Edinburgh and NYC. I promise to keep you updated on the NYC preparations as they unfold.
With Love - Speak soon!
The Tempest Ladies x
The end of our Fringe run has already come! Hard to believe it after so much anticipation and preparation. Rather than being sad, however, we find ourselves at peace knowing we have another run of the show to look forward to in NYC and knowing that a brief and much-needed vacation awaits each of us (in more of Edinburgh, London and Spain).
We had a great week. Met some really great people. We always had more than the "average Fringe audience" (4-7 people) at the show, so that was encouraging.
How would we describe our time here? How would we describe it accurately and with the relish and magic it deserves...
The mile was teeming with people yesterday - a sea of people if you can imagine. There was human traffic that almost stopped at times. We perched ourselves atop a cement traffic guard and handed fliers out like crazy. It was the best day we had for busking by far - so many people we hadn't met or seen before and not enough fliers! We had a good time. We scared a little boy at one point. He saw how tall we were on the cement perch and that made him nervous, but not for long as we smiled at him and got him to smile back.
We also did some touristy things amid all of the theatre going and theatre performing madness. We went to Edinburgh castle, climbed up Arthur's Seat, went on a witch hunt, and sampled whiskey. Not a bad gig, this. ;)
I realize this blog post does not even begin to do this city justice.
This is the place where people from all over gather to create pieces for which their passion cannot be greater and their need to share them cannot be stronger. This is the place where Peter Pan takes Wendy on a new adventure with the Lost Boys. Where A Rabbit can befriend Stars. Where a man can live in a taxi. Where the Portuguese have the best rhythm out of anyone. Where people can write and perform their truth. Where six girls can put on hats, become men, and play through a text so sumptuous that you will wonder why you, yourself, shouldn't become an actor and have such a good time.
I hope this gives you a small taste. And I hope we can share all of our stories with you upon returning home and that they will fill in all the gaps I leave here.
I will take a short hiatus between Edinburgh and NYC. I promise to keep you updated on the NYC preparations as they unfold.
With Love - Speak soon!
The Tempest Ladies x
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