After a series of circumstances and discussions, the local theatre company and I have mutually decided to forgo a full production of Alice at the moment and instead develop it in a series of workshops this summer that will culminate in a public reading. I love the idea because it gives me time to really develop it before a full production occurs. At this point, I’m moving forward with it as a straight play so that I can get the story and characters tighter and more together before adding music. Of course, there’s always a possibility of a full production next season with this company, but I’m not even thinking about that right now. I’m focusing on the current development with the project, and I’m floored with everything that’s happened so far.
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Wonderful News!
At last, my version of Wonderland will be coming to life! The world premiere of “Alice” will occur this May here in my hometown! Everything about this production is going to be amazing; the director is a close friend of mine who was in the first show I ever did and I’ll probably working with a cast filled with some of the greatest people in my theatre family. Words can’t describe how insanely excited I am about this show! This is a concept I’ve been working on for over two years now, so to finally see it realized is going to be unbelievable!
In the meantime, I’m still tightening up the story, developing the characters, rewriting dialogue, everything that’s generally involved with editing a show. The only difference is that I’m going through this writing process at lightning speed! Anyway, I just wanted to post with the great news.
A Sleeping Show Returns
You may recall that nearly two years ago, when I started this blog, I mentioned a show I was working on called “Wonderland” that was going to be a re-imagination of the classic Lewis Carrol stories. Eventually, I abandoned the concept, but it has come up again in conversation with a local theatre company that’s looking for a spring show. They’ve expressed interest in it, so I wrote up the show’s outline in three days, retitled the project as “Alice” and sent it off to them. They’ve said it will be a little while before they make a decision on what they want to do, so in the meantime I’m going to start on the script so that if they do choose “Alice”, I’ll have a head start.
If “Alice” gets the green light, the company and I have both agreed that (though I still want to do it as a musical) it would be best to put it through this first run as a straight play, due to time constraints. I’m looking at this as a good thing, though, because it gives me time to build the characters and story before adding in the added element music would bring. As for the music itself, I’ve turned away from the idea of electronica and have decided to do it with more straight up rock. And I’m not talking “musical theatre rock” like RENT or next to normal, I’m talking U2, Green Day, Coldplay, Pearl Jam rock.
As for edge, I will still be working on the show, but I may take a break from it if “Alice” gets produced. Nevertheless, I still love the characters and the story, so it will simply be put on the back burner for now.
I’m really excited about this opportunity, and it’s really rewarding that a show that I’ve been building on for two years might finally get a chance to be produced!
