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AFAWK lives and baby’s first play
Sunday was a really big day. My friend Kelly took on a huge project: directing the musical “Anything Goes” for her old high school in Ridgewood, New Jersey. 50 kids moving and shaking on stage and she was at the helm. We couldn’t miss it, but we’re definitely not ready to leave Eva with a babysitter, so I stood in the back of the sold-out house and Eva saw her first play! We only had to leave once because the little monster got hungry right before the big number that ends the first act, we made it back in time for another big number, “Gabriel Blows”. I’m so proud of Kelly! Those kids were great! And it’s a little hard to tell with a 5-week-old, but I think Eva really liked it.
After the play, we stayed at the theater and were joined by our friend and “As Far As We Know” director, Laurie Sales. AFAWK is an original play that I have been involved with for over three years. Various incarnations have been workshopped through the Drama League and performed in the 2007 Fringe and Fringe Encores. This latest version is very different and seems to be headed in a really great direction, if not almost finished as a result Laurie’s hard work. The name has been changed as well to “Missing: Captured.” I have helped develop the character Captain Evans since the start and read that part again on Sunday with Kelly and several other actors Kelly and Laurie know. It was great to do a little bit of acting again. It’s been a few months! My husband took care of Eva who made it to page 95 before she needed to be fed. Thanks, Eva, for letting mom do her thing! I’m not sure what is next for the play, but I’ll write more when I know.
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April 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Thanks, Sara. It was so good to have you there. Baby’s first play- I’m honored! Really, baby’s first TWO plays! Keeping fingers crossed that AFAWK now Missing/Captured is accepted to SPF!!!