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Patty has her first day of school in Cardiff today!

Yesterday, Kali fixed our novel by basing the magical system on the sub-prime induced economic collapse and the European credit crisis. I am not even kidding. Unrelatedly, we're also writing a pitch for a miniseries, because she had and idea and I went "but update it and set it now, right?" So hey, we get to come up with a snazzy name for our collective efforts too. We're going to have one more meeting before I go to CH so we can map and then get to work while I'm away.

Meanwhile D&J is has a full outline, an ACT II opener tentatively titled "It's a Cop!" and a plot-critical reference to Australia that's so wrong it's right. No, no really. Poetic too.

Meanwhile, our fundraising video also has an outline, and that will be shot over the weekend. Also getting my hands, finally, on the disc of D&J that I forgot existed to edit into it. I'm hoping we'll be able to have our Kickstarter fundraising page up by the middle of next week.

Treble Entendre is getting closer to having logos and website. Yay.

My singing for Inception: The Musical is getting better. Next time: a bigger drink first. 90% of the problems are all in my head right now.

It may suck, but it's still progress, part 1: "Gay-cure" group Exodus International no longer sponsoring Day of Truth event.

It may suck, but it's still progress, part 2: While more Americans oppose marriage equality than support it, the percentage in opposition has, for the first time, dropped below 50%.

The student targeted for harassment because he's gay by the Michigan ADA speaks out.

Race and the empty seat.

Are any of my fellow New Yorkers going to Click + Drag this weekend? I'm thinking of stopping in after my class reunion.

For all y'all that missed it in comments yesterday, ladyofthelog remarked, brilliantly, that all White Collar fans should mentally replace the individuals in the photo I posted yesterday with Neil Caffrey and Peter Burke. She is entirely correct.

Comments

[mithrigil.livejournal.com]

As am I actually--hi, composer in the house. But while I definitely want to see a production of INCEPTION: THE MUSICAL done with a traditionally gendered cast, it;s mostly just to make sure that I wrote the voice parts correctly and applicably. After that, I'm entirely open to Takarazuka treatment and other nontraditional casting. Lord knows we need the opportunity.

But personally I am more about writing better roles for women, intended from the start to be performed by women, rather than keep contributing to the really screwy gender dynamic in the theater. The next thing I work on with RM is going to be really focused on the women, 5W/1M and the M is a secondary character. And I've been planning for years on adapting Neil Gaiman's The Dream Hunters to a Takarazuka-style format.

[airspaniel.livejournal.com]

Hi! Wow, awesome. ^_^ And yeah, that totally makes sense. As versatile as a woman may be, the range and timbre of the voice is not at all the same as a man.

I fully agree with and support the initiative to create better roles for women from the outset, as it is something that is sorely needed. I like to fuck around with gender in the theatre, but it should be something that is done for fun or for experiments' sake or just because, and not to make up for the fact that there's mostly shit out there for women to do as women. I'm really happy the two of you are working towards fixing that, and I'll support you in any way that I can.

And I've been planning for years on adapting Neil Gaiman's The Dream Hunters to a Takarazuka-style format.

I just swooned at my desk. Swooned.

[rm.livejournal.com]

When we do auditions for the D&J workshop, I'll totally want you to come in, if you've room in your schedule. Won't be for a bit (a) things need writing, b) things need funding, although that's in hand and c) hey, I'll be in Europe until the end of Nov).

[airspaniel.livejournal.com]

I'd love to. Just tell me where, when, and what to bring. And hey, man, no worries. I have to learn how to run a post-production facility in three months or less, so, y'know, I'm keeping busy. ^_~

Also, if you guys need posters or postcards or anything like that, my dad does run a graphics shop and I can get you ridiculous deals. I know that's distant future, but just so you know. The offer doesn't expire.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Cool deal. Thanks. There will totally come a time when, and less time spent with VistaPrint, is better time in my life.

[mithrigil.livejournal.com]

I like to fuck around with gender in the theatre, but it should be something that is done for fun or for experiments' sake or just because, and not to make up for the fact that there's mostly shit out there for women to do as women.

...So there's this other thing with theater-and-gender-roles I've been meaning to do, and if RM's comment is any indication you're also a musical theater person and a singer, and I'd like to pitch this at you to see if you have any ideas for songs/further study/applicability. Is there someplace I can e-mail you the pitch?


And re: the Dream Hunters, I like to think if I pitch it just right I can cast my dream actress-with-genderfuckery as, well Dream.

[airspaniel.livejournal.com]

Dude, totally. Totally. Especially since, between rm and chuckro and jethrien, my flist has collapsed to a singularity with your name on it. ^_~

airspaniel [at] gmail [dot] com



Man, I like the way you think. ^_^

[mithrigil.livejournal.com]

Sent along, and the feeling is entirely mutual.