And Now There's An Audience...
Posted on 05/21/2009 by Standupeight
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How did the past month go so fast? Where did the time go? Here we are. Tonight there will be an audience. Tonight there will be reaction (hopefully) gasps (hopefully) and applause (would be nice). It was almost a year ago that Allison and Zay went on Dragon's Den to ask for the money to create 'the Big Show' which has become Stand Up Eight. This is (hopefully) the beginning of a long journey with many more shows, and many more audiences.
Everybody Eats Fire Now!
Posted on 05/20/2009 by Standupeight
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In a moment of insanity, Lindsay the dramaturg bet the cast that when they got the tongue to tongue to tongue fire transfer for the Fire Party Act, SHE would learn how to eat fire.
So they did, and she did.
(Pssssst, she always knew they'd get it)
Zay (aka SPIKE) taught Lindsay everything she needed to know about putting a flaming torch inside her mouth.
Lindsay says..... 'the fire coming toward your face is a million times more scary than actually eating fire. It's the thought of putting fire on your tongue that goes against every human instinct. After the first tap.... which took a bit..... I knew I'd be able to do it - And now I have pictures and video!'
Not Every Day Goes According to Plan
Posted on 05/18/2009 by Standupeight
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Today was supposed to be a flying day. It wasn't.
Flying is the finale. The big deal. The big picture. The thing that's never been done. Never been staged. Never been worked on. The thing we should have started working with way back on Thursday. Didn't happen.
There are two ways to react when things don't happen when they're supposed to. You can curl up in the corner like a little girl and cry. Or you get hit with the things not happening and you move on. You find something else to do. You figure out the next step.
And if you feel like crying like a little girl, you hide in a bathroom first. That's the way men do it.
When you're creating something from the ground up, the process is not going to be perfect. This is not a well honed Neil Simon romp that has every crack smoothed to sweetness. This is not a flannel blanket. This is not a baby's bottom. This is rough. This is craggy. This is sandpaper.
Sandpaper is hard to deal with. Sure everyone would rather curl up with a nice soft blanket and just coma out on easy. Well, maybe not everyone.
Point is, flying didn't happen. And we have to deal with it. And move on. And put one foot in front of the other while walking on sandpaper. The really, really scratchy kind.
Nobody said this was easy. But hey, it's far from coal mining. And there will be a show. There will be a show.
We Are in the Building - Stand Up Eight has traveled to Dekalb where the show will be performed next week. We are in the theatre.
The next step in the adventure begins. The lights are being hung and focused. The magnitude of the trampoline and tramp wall is being dis
05/15/2009
Stand Up Eight Is Ready For An Audience! - After years of dreaming, developing, begging, and rehearsing, Stand Up Eight is ready for an audience. We would love to see you, our loyal friends, in the house. If you know others in the Chicago area who'd enjoy the show, pass this email along to th
05/14/2009
Warming Up - Everyone warms up in their own way before a run. Except the stage manager who looks askance at being on camera....
All Hail Brett - So today's post was going to be about silks. But someone (Brett) thinks there are too many pictures of silks and someone (Brett) thinks there's not enough pictures of others (Brett).
So today, we offer you a tribute of other people in Stand Up Eight
05/11/2009
Something Worth Watching - And another week begins at Stand Up Eight rehearsals. We have four days left in Grand Rapids and then the whole troupe moves to Dekalb. We work for a full week in the theatre the show will be in, which is awesome.
There are many pieces to this puzzl
And then the piano rolls in - Kim and Richard worked all day long on their acro routine for Act Two in Stand Up Eight.
It's going to take place around and ON a grand piano.
Very cool. Even without the piano and in the middle of the gym, the moves the two were practising looked
05/07/2009
The Stuntman and The Comedian - So the comedian makes it look funny.....
And the stuntman makes it look painful....
Or is it always funny?
05/06/2009
Que Pasa? - What does this picture mean? What is happening? Why is everyone gathered around? Hmmm, if only there were a video to explain the situation! Stay tuned....
05/05/2009
Fire! - Not everyone in Stand Up Eight has worked with fire before. There are some fire newbies.
In the show, everyone will have to extinguish a torch in their mouth.
And the finale of the act is a tongue, to tongue, to tongue transfer.
That's righ
What do you mean it's only been THREE days??? - Three days can feel like ninety when you're working your butt off. But, ha, it's all paying off.
There would have been pictures of newbie fire eaters Brett, Misti and Sam swallowing fire for the first time (YAY) ..... if we hadn't spent so much tim
05/01/2009
Tramp Wall, Tramp Wall, Tramp Wall! - Day Two.
It's amazing to see how in just one day those working on the tramp wall have improved.
After their time on the wall, Richard talked about the tramp wall becoming less of a work out and more fun.
We can't wait to see where they are in a we
04/30/2009
And Stand Up Eight begins! - There's nothing like diving into the deep end of the pool! Today marks the first day of rehearsal for Stand Up Eight - and the first act we worked on was the Aerial Silks Party.
The aerial silks section of the show is going to be fun, fun, fun.
