I've been so busy spreading the word about other people's shows here that I haven't had time to say anything about the one I'm most closely involved in: The Real Dream Cabaret's Super Intense Decision Show, which runs tonight through Sunday afternoon at Squeaky Wheel (175 Elmwood). Opening night has come and gone now, so maybe instead of plugging the show in the usual way, I'll give you a brief peek behind the scenes and encourage you to come see one of our remaining performances this weekend. Clicking one of the links above will give you all the info you need.
First, let me state the obvious: Squeaky Wheel is an oven in August, particularly if you're wearing several layers of costume. (I dread to think what my colleague's "Gay Sasquatch" outfit is going to smell like, come Sunday afternoon.) But we have found ways to incorporate the heat factor into the Super Intense Decisions the audience must make, and I don't think the end result is all that unbearable, even on what may have been the hottest night of the year. We originally joked about doing the entire show from a wading pool filled with ice cubes. We didn't end up going quite that far, but it's still mighty tempting.
Tonight was a typical RDC opening night: rough, sometimes painfully so from our perspective, but not a total disaster. Okay, so three people did bolt out the door at a key moment, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves as they did, and it made sense given what was happening onstage at the time. (Hope that doesn't scare anyone away--but hey, we take this "super intense" thing quite seriously.) With a show as audience-driven as this one, it's hard to know how things are going until they're... gone. And one of my favorite things about our way of working is the ability to fine tune from night to night. Granted, tomorrow night's audience may not make the same decisions as tonight's did, and that can change the course of the show pretty dramatically.
The live show this time is built around the DVD project we've been working on for at least a year now. (Like our live performances but even more so, the DVD is radically different every time you watch.) It was great to see the video finally complete, and if all goes well we'll have copies to peddle soon enough, meaning that folks can enjoy the RDC house style in their own homes.
With air conditioning, if they so decide.
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