It's coming

Well. I think I could have just single handedly killed a tree. I made so many copies and that isn't even the end of it. I got copies of music and script for all my leads in preparation for a meeting/read through/whatever else happens at my apartment tonight.

Things are going well. I have most of my chorus. If you are reading this and want to help/be in the Chorus let me know :)

I'm going to start sending e-mails for instrumental help soon so if you're reading this and that's your forte (no pun intended) let me know.

With school starting I know my faculty at school will be wanting more updates and I think they will come. Recently I got an e-mail from my wonderful adviser for this project who had some specific questions that are great for reflecting and I thought it'd be good to have them on here too since this is also serving as my "journal" through the process.

This project has been a great experience. It has been alot of work no doubt but I have enjoyed it so much. It has had it's ups and downs. There are things that have been harder than I expected and some that just came together and I can't believe how easy and quick it all happened. To be in control of the music is a huge power that is a little intimidating but I love it. It has given me a little taste of what it will be like to be in control of a classroom and the music used there. I have learned that when working on something this big you have to take risks and try it out. You have to prepare yourself for it working well or totally not working and figuring out something else. Something that has been hard is I didn't except is getting writers block. That has been the hardest thing so far, not dealing with any rehearsals yet obviously. I felt so stuck but just left it alone for a few days came back and hit the ground running finding something that'd work. I feel like the knowledge I started out with was pretty good. I have obviously learned things as I've gone through but there hasn't been anything huge that I wish I would've known earlier. However, I think that'll change once rehearsals start. I am overjoyed by this project. There is so much to do. My fear now is that I won't have everything covered because so much goes into directing and even producing a show. But luckily I have tons of people helping me with whom it would not be possible at all. So many people are staying updated and wanting me to succeed with this it really has made me even more anxious of the production to come. This type of project is unlike anything that has been done at OC right now and I feel priviledged to be the first to try it. I think it is a great project especially for education majors because it is something that we very well could have to deal with in our future job. Nothing could prepare me completely for the rest of this project and the job(s) I hope to have after. But I feel this project is helping prepare the best it can.

Tonight I plan to sit down w/ my leads and talk about some things, read through script, explain any questions they have. As always help is greatly appreciated as well as encouragement. I will survive this!