July 5 2013

Don Juan in Tech Rehearsal February 2013. Photo: Manuel Rotenberg. Dancers: Max Tchernychev and Members of the San Diego Ballet. In the original Don Juan story, the Don is dragged down into Hell. In some versions, he gains redemption. The Byron version of the story is unfinished, so we have no idea as to what was in store for him. So I did put in this moment before the end of the ballet, where the Don is at least weighed down by his past indiscretions.

Don Juan in Tech Rehearsal February 2013. Photo: Manuel Rotenberg. Dancers: Max Tchernychev, Stephanie Maiorano, Joseph Hochschild, & Chris Jovilar. At the end things come back to a circular conclusion, with the Don taking up again the cloak that he removed at the start of the piece.

Daily Stuff: In the Heights rehearsal. Worked on the opening number. Will be able to finish it tomorrow I think. So I am on schedule. Wish I was ahead but "Oh well." Looks fun so far.

Went in to the office for a moment. Caught up with Melinda Gilb before SUDS rehearsal. She was kind enough to bring in a black swing coat for a cast member to borrow. it is a nice gesture since the girl in question will be playing a part that Mel created.

Then went up to New Village Arts for SUDS rehearsal. Technical rehearsal today. Cue to cue of lights, so a bit of a slow go. But we also put the actors into costumes, so were able to fix some issues there. The show is starting to have a nice recognizable SUDS quality.