to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die 11/5 '14
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Somewhere in California, three women are memorizing* lines that I wrote. they're rehearsing and they're gonna act it out onstage. I have proof.
Copyright Jules Dee Photography, this is Jeanette Godoy and Katie Ventura, rehearsing Pretty Petty Things.
*I assume. we all know that off book is a lie.
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It's a neighborhood that's gentrifying, which means that it has been considered a sketchy neighborhood. So I think if I flag a cab at the airport and say, "Can you take me to Boyle Heights?" they're going to either say "hell no," or charge me triple. Then there's getting *back* to the airport without missing the flight.
Maaaybe I could find a trustworthy Uber driver who's willing to do both trips?
Maaaybe I can get someone affiliated with the production to tell me who to call or help me make some kind of plan or tell me who not to call? if I contact the producer and say, "hey, I'm going to fly out to see the show!" are they going to have someone with the time, energy and inclination to make sure I can get to and from the airport safely, on time?
This also all depends on the incoming flight being on time. I don't care so much about the outgoing flight; if I end up spending the night sitting on the floor in LAX, so be it.
Why not go completely bananas and spend two days in Los Angeles? If Dr. Fig still lived there, I would have.
Reality check: It's a ten-minute play. They're only performing for one night. I sent the producer an e-mail with lots of love and enthusiasm and encouragement, and asked him to please donate my comp ticket allotment to the cast. As much as I want to see it happen, I can't justify it.
There was some talk about the show being broadcast via Skype, or maybe on Howlround.tv (in the way that the One-Minute Play festivals have been in the past). I'm hoping for the latter, because it would have more reach in terms of marketing the show. Since it's such a particular strain of culture (Mexican-American Morrissey fans, putting on a show?), I think the idea of the event itself is so interesting that I'm shocked this didn't end up in American Theatre magazine or something.