Night of the Living Dead: LIVE in Ottawa!

It's crunch time. We've been rehearsing for over a month now, and it's come down to the last 2 full days of rehearsal before the big shows! It's really hard to believe.

Periods of stress and self-doubt have made way for a growing admiration and confidence in what we are doing.

I'm surrounded by extremely talented people. Voice actors, musicians, and Mike Dubue, the guy that got it all together. He transcribed the script, he hired us all and has been tirelessly meeting with us, listening to us, giving us feedback at every rehearsal, wrote the entire musical and foley score. It's pretty unbelievable.

The rehearsal today was a strong affirmation that things WILL be okay, and things WILL come together in a pretty slick manner. Using a microphone for the first time wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. And trying to fight through lines and timing (synching to on-screen) is becoming easier, a better flow. I have become the crazy person that starts singing in the grocery store to warm my vocal chords; the person who starts rambling lines to no one. I don't care if others see me as crazy, it's my process and it helps me. It's what I do to get where I need to be.

I hope I get the opportunity to do something like this again. The challenge of getting into a character's head, but having to emote the same way that someone else did 40 years ago is incredibly hard! Judith O'Dea, my hat's off to you! You really blazed a trail for females in cinema!

Off I go to sleep. Hopefully no nightmares of opening night, like I've been having since I agreed to this project 2 months ago. Just a normal dream of animals, friends, travel.

Tomorrow is another day, another rehearsal, another chance to tighten my act up and be amazed by who I am surrounded by, and the opportunities others entrust in me. Thank you!

If you are reading this and wondering more info, here's a link to the Facebook invite. Please come!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=389883522463&ref=ts

For those who aren't on Facebook, here's the info

Night of the Living Dead LIVE!
Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa Ontario
Friday March 26 and Saturday March 27, 2010
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm sharp.

Each show will give you the live theatre experience! An original film print of Romero's 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead will be screened without sound. Filling in the audio will be a live orchestra, live sound effects, and live voice actors (that's me!). It hasn't been done before, and Romero and O'Dea have given us their blessings. Come out and experience this wild idea, live!

"They're coming to get you, Barbara!"