... put on a happy face.

Looky looky. My persistently contentious relationship with fate is slowly but surely turning into a pleasantly less-craptastic liaison that what I have come to expect. In a period of great personal examination, it's nice to feel like I have a friend in fate. Life is neither good nor bad - like The King of Queens - it's just there waiting for someone to make something of it.

Google: The Musical officially is going be remounted. Where? The frickin' Guthrie. Yes, the brand new $126 million dollar Guthrie. That's a little like me getting to play running-back at the Metrodome. Or me getting to play cello at Lincoln Center. Or me getting to do high-definition porn. That is to say: it's going to be hard not to feel inadequate. Nomatter - we will grab the Guthrie by the reins and wrestle that philly to the mud.

One week and counting

Isaiah Waid: Lady Killer.

Ummm... where'd July go? I am stunned that Google: The Musical opens in one week. Tech rehearsal (our one 3-hour stint in the Rarig Thrust before we open) is on Sunday, and I feel like we are pretty much ready. The process of rehearsing the show has been, like most shows, a roller-coaster. Nonetheless, we're there and ready to throw thing up in the air and see what lands.

The cast has been a joy to work with (with the exception of Mike - he's a jerk) and the music is better than I ever could have hoped. If you haven't already, check out the website Molly made @ www.imdo.org as well as our Fringe page. From that spiffy fringe page, you can create a free log-on and schedule shows to your heart's content - which helps us stay on the top ten list. Woot!

I'll write more after tech.

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I like it.

Fringe Benefits

For the forseable future, I intend to use this site to blog about the progress of my 2006 Twin-Cities Fringe Festival show Google: The Musical. Soooo... here we go!

Google: The Musical is an entirely original musical dark-comedy being introduced for this year’s Fringe Festival. This will be huge and challenging. We promise – it’s not JUST another silly fringe “musical.” The show is a fable about the dangers of information ubiquity. The music is entirely of the electronic persuasion – there will be a DJ on stage the whole time. Oh yeah, and zombies.

Auditions will be held Sunday June 11 and Monday June 12. Experience not a necessity – just show us that you are willing to take some risks. ETHNICITY STRONGLY ENCOURAGED! The following roles have specific requirements.

• Elder Woman (50+) – A kind mentor with a curious past. This woman must be capable of singing and willing to dance in a hip-hop style (will teach).

• 3 woman and 3 men (Any age/shape/) – Relatively strong dance and singing. Multiple-character roles.

• Video game prodigy – If this title makes your thumbs tingle, audition.

Also looking for a Stage Manager and Video Guru.

Please email shammond@mn.rr.com for more information, or call 612.991.5204. If available, please include a resume/headshot.

The music of my misspent youth

The strata of my soul that this video touches is a murky depth visited only by The Greatest American Hero and my mom's grilled cheese sandwiches. Thank you nostalgia for further making me a target market.