Day 8

Jan 30th, 2010

what a great night!!! Another standing ovation. NY audiences are really enjoying the play. NY is tricky, as these are true theatre goers. Unlike LA which is mostly a film town, theatre audiences are mostly friends, and family. It's great for me to see total strangers have that same feeling as if they were my family. This play is very important- its a part of history that is not in history books, and feel good to share my version of these incredible men. I'm sitting at Starbucks writing this and i have the " Black Angels Over Tuskegee" on the back of my computer--- and a woman just past my window-- saw the sticker, and gave a thumbs up. She say the play on Friday. WOW! Word is getting out. She talked to me for an hour about how it affected her , and her father- who was a WW2 veteran. They will be back next week she said- and bringing a group of veterans to see it. These are the type of moments that you truly appreciate.

See ya in the city

Lay

Day 7

January 30th, 2010

first preview night was awesome. A few mishaps but the audience never knew. We still have alot of work to do before the first critics come. I have never been a critic type of person. It's sad but true- especially in NY , a critic ( one person's opinion can make or break a show) All that hard work you put into from creation to fruition can come crumbling down on one person's opinion. Getting a great review is wonderful, however - when the audience leave the theater, and are moved- by what they saw- and cant wait to see it again, and again - that is my great review. i write for the people, and i hope i have been doing a good job for the past 10 years. (lol) I love what i do-- there is nothing else i would rather be doing. nothing. Its wonderful put a smile, or bring a a tear, and just allow the audience to live through your words. Its a beautiful thang.

See ya in the city

Lay