Broadcasting Resumes!

Hi there kids,

I'm happy to announce that regular broadcasting is resuming here at The Most Wonderful Blog of the Year! There has been a bit of a break but there are three very good reasons for that: 1. writing the show was more important than writing about the show 2. a whole lot of life happened 3. it was a billion and a half degrees outside until yesterday (seriously, you try thinking about christmas and the creative process in that heat and see how holly-jolly your ass feels).

Now that show has some wind in its sails, these fine people are manning its metaphorical ship:

Director / Sound Designer - Justin "Jolly" Laughlin
Stage Manager - Amanda "Santa's Little Helper" Silva
Asst. Stage Manager - Ruben Tadeo "Santa's Little Helper's Helper" Garcia
Set Designer / Costume & Props Mistress - Sophie Bolles "Of Jelly"
Lighting Designer - Jules "Jingle" Vaquera
Board Operator - Matthew "Merry" Arch

The show breaks down like this:

On Christmas Eve, George Moore's household is bursting with the holiday spirit with lavish decorations, plenty of food, and joy for all around. It seems to be the ideal Christmas; however, when George's estranged brother, Billy, unexpectedly shows up with a sack of stolen cash, the foundations of this winter wonderland begin to crack. As the brothers confront each other, secrets on both sides are revealed which might make this Christmas their last.

Some exciting shit, huh? 

So, the script for the show has been written and the actors have been cast. I'll talk about a bit about the writing process in the next post. The auditions were group cold readings. It was great to see different groups of people read the scenes and bring a variety of choices to them. So much so that I expanded certain characters based on what I saw. After much talking with Justin, debating, bribing and threats we convinced these talented actors and actresses to fill out our cast:

George Moore - Robert "Cupid" Jerdee
Billy Moore - Benjamin "Blizten" Scharff
Karen Moore - Mary "Comet" Goodhue
Emily - Ellie "Dasher" Leeper
Bob - Bryan "Vixen" Ortiz
Jake "Lollipops" Marley - Bill "Donner" Gundry
Chris - Joshua"Prancer" Thomas
Kelly - Sarah "Dancer" Goodwin


Between now and the run of the show, I'll be conducting interviews  with the cast  and crew to help you get to know them and the show better. 


That's all for now. Since this is a short post and a picture is worth a thousand words, here's a thousand words on the show:

Yeah, it's something like that.


Linkage:
Tickets are already on sale here.
The Facebook event page for the show.
Follow me on Twitter and use the hashtag #MWTY for quotes and other tid-bits about the show.

FUN FACT: The first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to his people was King George V.


Next Time: From wacky sit-com parody to "Oh shit, I care about the characters. Now what?"