A LOT has been going on in the last couple of months. I mean honestly, when isn't there a lot going on in my life?
I'm STILL doing my show "American Fork Idol" at the Desert Star Theatre in Murray. We close next weekend finally. These runs are long, but I've certainly had such a blast doing the show. I should do a behind the scenes video sometime and show you how fun and crazy the cast is backstage. Oh what the audience doesn't see. It's great! It's one of those bitter-sweet type things you know (in regards to the show closing). I will miss all the peeps, but it will be fun to move onto the next production and have something fresh and new.
What is the next show? Well, I'm musically directing and conducting the orchestra for Seussical: The Musical at the Sandy Amphitheater. This is my 3rd Season with Sandy, and I love working for them. The best part of my contract is getting to conduct the orchestra. What an amazing and rewarding feeling to be the leader of such amazing instruments and music. So so cool. For those of you unfamiliar with Seussical, it sounds kind of cheesy I know. However, the production was written by the same team who wrote Ragtime in which many of you have seen me in. It is such pretty, clever, memorable music and I am happy that I finally get to work on it.
I've also joined forces at Rodgers Memorial Theatre in a different fashion (other than Directing/Designing). I'm now lending my expertise and serving on their marketing committee. Committee makes it sound like a large group of people, but it's really just two of us. Our team is responsible for making sure the current theatre operations get marketed better, and then we are also preparing to open the new theatre and heading up the marketing efforts for that. The new theatre breaks ground on Thursday morning @ 10am in Centerville, and will open for its' first production January 2011. This has been a LONG process in the making, and I'm so excited that it's actually a reality. We submitted a proposal to the Eccles Foundation in hopes of obtaining more funds needed to keep the project going. This is HUGE for Davis County, and I am glad I get to be apart of the original team to make it happen.
Amongst all these major commitments of mine, I have managed to have some more quality time with Bailey, my dog, and to see and spend time with friends. I started going back to church regularly, and it feels good. I transfered my membership from my home church in Layton to a great congregation in Murray. I've even started writing music again and finished a song last night. I'll post lyrics and music soon.
Haha, anyway, that's the update for now. I'll write more again soon, I promise!
-T
