Forbidden Phoenix - Serial Story and Play
Okay, it's all seeming far too real now. There's a week to go before the Edmonton Journal starts to run the serialized version of The Forbidden Phoenix, and next week, is prep week for the play. The train is leaving the station and there is no stopping it. Am I worried? You bet!!! I'm going through the usual anxiety. Will people like the play? Will they understand the play? Is this play going to kill my career. The usual neurotic stuff.
I'm pretty sure the story starts on Wednesday, September 24, which would coincide with the Journal's Raise a Reader campaign. Everyone buy a paper next week. The proceeds go to literacy programs!
I'm going to the first day of rehearsal to meet the cast and reconnect with the crew, but I have a ton of school visits in October, so my chances of being at rehearsal every day are not good. I'll miss being a part of this process, but I've been with this play for 7 years; I think I can sit this one out.
I'll do my best to blog updates about the rehearsal and give everyone an insider's view of what happens during a production. If I write "it was a wild ride today," that's my code for disastrous day!