Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big Pink Rose

Our Musical LIVES!

2012-01-31T01:07:00.001-08:00

The SMBPR Scoop
Greetings Friends of the musical (FOTMs),	January 2012
Did you wonder where we went? Did you wonder what happened to our show? Wonder no more.... it's ALIVE! A Long Break After we did the rewrite of The Souls of Her Feet in April, 2009, Michael and I drifted apart for a long, long time. He went on tour with a big show. I wrote two books about my former cartooning career. After a long and awkward estrangement, we reunited last December, and have been loving our collaboration! The first song we're re-writing is "A Girl Like Me," formerly the "Can't-Go-To-Prom Blues," which was the first song Michael ever wrote, to get the job, in 2005. It's a beautiful evolution, and now shows Ashley's inner struggle in a much more moving way, as she decides to take a chance and go to the prom. (You'll get to hear it soon if you are signed up on our blog.) >>>> The Big Shoe Project Kristen is trying to talk to local high school theaters about doing scenes and songs in collaboration with other schools. A year or so down the road, there could be a really fun community project taking shape. Meanwhile, Michael, who now plays a red piano on the Boulder Mall, is scoping out voice talent in Colorado to make recordings. The Book Every musical has a book, but ours has more than one. Kristen, who works in publishing, is working on a novelization of the story that will be available some time this year, Godesss willing. Calling All SMBPR Alums Have you worked on the musical, either as an actor or a volunteer? Do you have a Facebook page? Please post a link to it on our Facebook Page - and let us "like" your page. As your career gains momentum, so does this project - and it helps us all to stay connected. I recently touched base with Sherry Vine (a.k.a. Keith Levy, who played Harry in New York), who is now Lady Gaga's worst nightmare. Meanwhile, did anyone catch Jen Ponton (narrator in New York) on 30 Rock? ("Fraaazerrrr!") Or Brian Yates Sharber (original Demo recordings) as the Gay Man in Milk? It's fun to see what everyone's doing with their careers. 'Like' our page and check back for links! Thanks for being in our cult! Here's to an amazing 2012 Kristen Caven & Michael O'Dell	Singin' on the Blog We'll be doing fewer newsletters from now on (what's 'fewer' than one ever three years, you ask? Good point...) and putting our announcements on the SMBPR blog. If you get an email from Blogspot, it's because I've signed you up to the email feed. Please opt in if you want to stay in touch! Artistic Support I got the most amazing thing in the mail last fall. Friend of the Musical (FOTM) Rhonda Bryce sent this gorgeous assemblage, covered with over a dozen examples of Just the Right Shoe, who started making their collectibles the year after I wrote the first draft of the song. (Hmmm.... merchandise tie-in??) SOMEDAY... there will be a viral video of our shoe song... and everyone will be just this obsessed! A Little 'Bitch' Reply to this email if you'd like a sneak peek of a silly little video (of me playing with singing dolls) from a musical theater workshop. "purify the aaaiiiiirrrr!" (coming soon to YouTube!)
You never know where a new pair of shoes will take you....

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Big Breakthrough!

2011-12-09T12:21:00.000-08:00

Huge news for fans of the show! Mom and Dad have made up and are going to finish writing The Souls of Her Feet!

Collaboration is hard. Being an artist is hard. Thinking about doing something in a BIG way when you feel like a NOBODY is really, really hard. But we've both been doing a lot of growing up in the seven (yes, SEVEN) years we've been collaborating, and have worked out a lot of our personal and professional kinks.

Long story short: Michael and I haven't seen each other since our "Couch Reading" in March of oh-nine. We did a rewrite of the script afterwards, and then he returned to the East Coast and we both got busy with other stuff. Last week we had a huh-youge and cathartic email fight, and cleared the air for a Skype session today, in which apologies gave way to the joy of re-claiming a long-term (and fundamentally functional) relationship.

Michael got down on one knee and held up a bottle of Adderall (in lieu of a bouquet of flowers), and asked me to take him back as a writing partner. I grinned and stammered and blushed and agreed.

Friend Of The Musical (FOTM) Ana N. was the first to know, since she beeped in at that moment. She said, "Oh, goody. Does that mean you get to have make-up writing?"

Stay tuned, let's find out.

Sneak Peek Video from the New Musical!

2011-11-10T14:47:00.000-08:00

(Just kidding!)

But it's got a great feel, no?
A Big, Pink Rose is, of course, about Beauty. And there is a mouthy queen in The Souls of Her Feet... so it's not that far off!

Just the Right Shoe

2011-06-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

It's always a delight when people bring me offerings. I have a basket-full of shoe-themed notepads, napkins, and cookie cutters. I love that when people see shoe tchotchkies they think of Harry's lecture to Ashley.

But nothing prepared me for the sight that beheld me when I finally stripped through the nineteen protective layers of packing tape that surrounded a custom-cut box from my amazingly creative girlfriend (and mutual muse) Rhonda Bryce.

Fourteen exquisite, tiny designer shoes, mounted on a mirror, suspended by a big, pink rose that looks just-picked. Rhonda had been dropping hints for months about a present she was making for me... the suspense finally ended when I got the most elaborately packaged surprise in the mail.

Thank you, Rhonda! Your gift sustains the spirit of this story as it waits, like a princess by the window, for some interesting change to come.

Rhonda, please enjoy the music! (There's a little link to the lyrics too.)

My How Things Change.

2011-01-18T16:59:00.000-08:00

It's been a long dry spell for the musical. Life seems to have had other plans for Michael and I. Michael is now touring the U.S. with a company as music director, after having written many more songs for many more artists. I went and wrote a book, and now I'm working on the sequel.

As soon as I'm done, I promise, the girls will be back in action.

I now hope to bring Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big Pink Rose to life slowly as a community project entitled, perhaps, The Patchwork Princess Project. The first phase will be a competition/collaboration between local high school drama departments, with each one of them performing a song from The Souls of Her Feet. This will be an interesting way to workshop the musical, create a buzz, expose the novel to youth, and have fun!

This spring, I will be building an advisory board and finding a local theater to sponsor the project, as well as completing the novel. The project will take place in 2012.

The second and third phases of the project will involve college drama departments to workshop Mirror Imag(in)e, and local theaters to workshop The Number the Beast, respectively, in following years.

The best (and worst) compliment..

2009-09-05T21:04:00.000-07:00

Walking by my son as he was doing homework on my laptop computer, I recognized lyrics I'd written coming out of the tinny little speakers: "From the minute I get up until I go to bed at night/I have to do what they say or it turns into a fight." I stopped in my tracks. He was listening to a recording of the New York staged reading!

Surprised, I asked, "Is that the only thing I have on iTunes?"

"The only good thing," he mumbled, going on with his work. I was shocked! I was pleased! What a compliment from a 12-year-old boy!

Today, while we were cleaning house, he shut off the vacuum cleaner for a moment and told me, "I've got the B-song in my head: 'They make me clean the closet floors and vacuum every stair...'" I couldn't have been more proud... but I felt a little sinking feeling in my stomach. I mean, in the song, Ashley's singing about her really mean stepsisters. And I'm a nice mom. I'm working side by side with him. But he just seemed happy to have a song in his head, effectively whistling while he worked. He riffed on "The Big Bitch" as I turned the rugs, turning the B-word into itch and twitch as he sang. (Censoring my lyrics. Adorably.)

But later this evening, when we got into an argument about homework, he really threw it in my face. On the edge of anger, he said through clenched teeth, "I want to sing your own song at you! Your expectations are too low; your standards are too high! Or... something like that."

Ouch! The first little sting of hormonal venom! (In my defense, if you can call it that, I was actually bribing him to learn all the state capitols.)

On the one hand, I feel hugely inflated and grandly validated that my lyrics managed to get stuck in the head of a pre-teen! (Positive market research!)

Oh the other hand... oh why did it have to be my own kid?!

SMBPR Scoop #3

2009-07-30T20:58:00.000-07:00

The SMBPR Scoop
Greetings FOTMs,	July 2009
My midsummer pause gives me a moment to catch up on musical news... Queen for a Day My brother, aunt, and uncle literally bowed down to me on March 1st, after they finally got to see the musical madness that's been playing in my heads all these years. The "Couch Reading" was held in the fabulous living room of Leah and Gyorgy Vass. A huge thank you to everyone (details here) who put effort into this festive afternoon. Michael and I learned so much from our talented cast and audience. Are you a fan on facebook? Did you see it? Post a review! The morning after, we dove right into the painful process of rewriting that readings tend to provoke, like headaches after weddings. We wrote every scene on post-its and taped them on a giant piece of paper, rearranging them as confusions cleared up. Unfortunately, our newest song, Queen for a Day had to go (details here), but the new rewrite (details here) eventually came together a few months later. Now there's even a fresh rewrite of part two (Mirror Imag(in)e) waiting in the wings for music. We're Official Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big, Pink Rose now has an official fiscal sponsor. What this means is that any donations to this project may now be made payable to Fractured Atlas to be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. If you know anyone looking for an arts project to nurture, send them our way. If you'd like to make a donation to this summer's Compose-A-Thon, it will help us complete the music and scoring needed to prepare this story for the stage. Just click on the big shoe below. And so we plug away... hoping to finish by the time the economy recovers... Be well... Kristen Caven & Michael O'Dell	"Shoe Biz" SMBPR is now a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Arts donations are now tax-deductible. Since giving back is such an important part of life, THE SOULS OF HER FEET will henceforth help shoe the shoeless. Read more. Compare Notes Listen to how our "chase scene song" is evolving. Last year, "Dare to Waltz" sounded like this. Now, "The Truth or Dare Waltz" is becoming a Vienna Waltz... listen. It's barely scored yet, but ... What do you think? Tell us! Everywhere but on stage... SMBPR site SOULS site SMBPR blog SMBPR store Facebook page Are you a fan yet?
You never know where a new pair of shoes will take you....

A Compose-A-Thon!

2009-06-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

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Roll Credits!

2009-05-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

It was raining... I was drunk on champagne... there was no time or budget for a program... OKAY, no more excuses!

Here are the many people responsible for the success of the Souls of Her Feet “Couch Reading” on March 1st!

CAST
Narrator.....Me (Kristen Caven)
Ashley.....Sarah Aili
Donna.....Chelsea Robinson
Debra.....Mary Gibboney
Linda....Caitlin Ayers
Sylvia.....Caroline Altman
Harry.....Michael Strelo-Smith*
Jeff.....Edward Hightower
Coach.....Bill Fahrner
Heckler.....Claudia Bauer
Midnight Mouse.....Michael O’Dell

Piano.....Michael O’Dell

*with a little assistance from Michael O’Dell

OTHER TALENTS
Hostess.....Leah Slyder Vass
Host.....Gyorgy Vass
Head Chef.....Ana Negrao
House Mother.....mom (Louise Hart)
Food Styling.....Leah Slyder Vass
Set Design.....Leah Slyder Vass
Video......Dave Caven, Gyorgy Vass
Pre-Production Assistant.....Caitlin Ayers
Hotel.....Rich and Vicki Luibrand

CASTING
Thank you Leah for Caroline and Michael S-S; Michael S-S for Chelsea, thank you Caroline for Bill, and thank you to R.C. Staab for Edward, Sarah, and Mary!

Huge appreciation for the collaboration, encouragement, and support of my wonderful family and friends—it was HUGE to be able to share this with you. Thanks everyone for bringing cupcakes and champagne. And thanks also to the cooperative enthusiasm of this generous and capable cast! (I continue to get compliments on your talent!)

Also thanks everyone for your donations, comments and feedback—your input helped further the development of the story and music! (Especially Ed, our very elastic sounding-board.) You helped us take a very BIG STEP!

A Big Step: Fiscal Sponsorship!

2009-05-20T17:59:00.000-07:00

It has finally come to my attention that writing a musical costs a load of money. Thank goodness for Fractured Atlas, “a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists and arts organizations.” They have agreed to sponsor Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big, Pink Rose, meaning YOUR donations to SMBPR are now fully tax-deductible under their non-profit status.

So, if you’re wondering what to do with that pile of cash you’ve got laying around...

Or, if you have any best friends who are arts patrons looking for a good project to nurture along... send ‘em this link: http://tinyurl.com/SMBPRdonate

After we raise $1000 we are eligible to apply for arts grants.

Dare to Compare

2009-05-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

Listen to how our "chase scene song" is evolving. Last year, "Dare to Waltz" sounded like this...
Click here for "Dare to Waltz"

Now, "The Truth or Dare Waltz" is becoming a Vienna Waltz... it's barely scored yet, but...
Click here for "Dare to Waltz"

What do you think? Leave a comment or email us.

RIP Q4aD

2009-05-07T17:38:00.000-07:00

The best day Michael and I had this year was at the piano in January, writing Queen for a Day, Ashley's new "I want" song that started the show. It was great! With a rap section and a counterpoint with Donna. Unfortunately, it's gotta go— it didn't do the job it needed to at the reading.

It's sad when that happens! But it's part of the process, we've learned. Here's the song, for posterity's sake.

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QUEEN FOR A DAY
lyrics © Kristen Caven
music © Michael O'Dell

ASHLEY: QUEEN for a Day Queen FOR a Day Queen for A Day Queen for a DAAAY.
[Ashley picks up the books that she brought in and shelves them in silence. She picks out a few new books.]
[mocking a trumpet fanfare]
[silly singsong] Queen for a Daaaay!
[sings] If I were queen for just one day, I’d be… “mother of the nation.”
I can’t imagine what I’d say to give the world a real vacation from the troubles that it’s in

[speaks/types] Like global warming – what a nightmare, nuclear proliferation, illegal arms deals, carjacking, corporate greed, homelessness, helplessness, poverty, the spiraling costs of heathcare…[misspells and corrects typing] whoops, healthcare…

If I were queen for just a day, imagine how the world could change…
There’s so much crap to rearrange

But being queen for one short day wouldn’t give me that much power.
Change takes time, there is no way I could get that much done in only twenty-four hours!
And further…I believe in democracy so I’d change laws with hesitation,
But I’d use my aristocracy to speak my truth and offer inspiration!

What I’d do to get through to the people who are stuck like glue in their shit, and should quit, take some time to look at it—at the clutter in their minds, it’s like butter in their veins clogging up their hearts, tear away the broken chains, get a start on growing pains!

I would instate a ban on hate and try to change our fate and activate the greatness in the soul
of everyone I serve! I would preach them back to nature, so they’d learn to nurture, mend the
sutures of a family torn apart by death... I mean… a world…

[sighs, types a moment, then sings]
If I were queen…
For just a day…

When you try to clean with Drano and mix it with Liquid Plumber, (but we learn from our mistakes) or build a toxic body burden from a life in an environment filled with fossil fumes...

And the money that dad left us goes in circles back to plastic that will be here many eons after we have left the earth.

[A door SLAMS open. DEBRA and DONNA enter stage right carrying cans of soda, bags of chips, and magazines. Donna is blabbing into a cordless phone and hovers near Ashley, pawing carelessly through the stacks of laundry Ashley has just folded. Debra clears a pile of bags off the sofa in one grand swoop and flops down where it was to channel-surf. Donna talks rapidly, non-stop, her ideas clashing with Ashley’s as they sing simultaneously.]

DONNA: [speaking] If I were queen for a day, just think of everything I’d own! “Queen Donna Brown” for just a day—can you see me on the throne? (Oh, totally!)

If I were queen for a day I’d SO wear the most exquisite gowns, and ride in an open convertible (it’s gotta be red), with gloves past my elbow and wave! People would totally curtsey to me and go, “Yer Majisty this” and “Yer majesty that” And I’d be all— and it would be totally rad.

ASHLEY: [sings] If I were queen for just a day imagine how the world could change…there’s so much crap to rearrange!

[types/speaks] If I were queen for a day I’d SO call on the cities and towns to energize every constituent with love and the power to save the people who need a free lunch now and then —

[shouts at Donna] What are you, SIX?

DONNA: [ignoring her] Speaking of which, did you see in the latest issue of Mirabella they had those thigh-high stockings with the ribbing—[stops to breathe more than to listen]—no not those, those were cute too but I don’t like wide stripes, they make my legs look too fat—

[Ashley turns back to her text conversation with Linda]

DONNA: ...but the other ones with the butterflies, yeah, I almost rushed out and bought them but I’ve maxed out my credit card again and plus I probably can’t get them in my size, since my thighs are only sixteen inches [breathes] so I’ll talk to you later, K? —K! — Bye.

ASHLEY: [texts/speaks] If I were Q4aD I’d have my stepsister strangled w/ a thigh-high stocking.

Listen

"One Little Step" for Ashley...

2009-05-07T17:04:00.000-07:00

...One giant leap for SOULS!

Our "Couch Reading" did just what it needed to do. It gave Michael and I a chance to watch our play from start to finish and see how it was working. The audience loved it—we got enthusiastic reviews, but it was clear the story and music still needed development. In the following week, we ruthlessly (but lovingly) tore the story apart and pieced it back together again. The amount of exposition was embarrasing! We realized we needed to pack more into the opening scene and tighten up the plotting.

At first it was brutal. I could not figure out how to pack all the setup we needed into an efficient new opening number. Michael did his best to hold my hand through it (long-distance), and we got some great insights and advice from Ed, one of our way-too-talented cast members. Eventually the best advice I got was "Stop thinking so much." Oh, right! That very weekend I managed to weave "One Little Step," our new opening song, into an engaging opening sequence that shows how annoying the stepsisters are. Goodbye "Ashley, here's my Nancy Ganz!" Hello, "Oh my god, Ashley, you're so ADD!"

Another sad goodbye for the lyrics for "Ashley's Blues," the first number Michael wrote, but they no longer seemed relevant to a stronger heroine's story. "Girls Like Me" is now the turning point of the story, where Ashley decides to take a chance on Harry... and Jeff. Harry's first "Fairy Godwhatever" song is now called "Teen Pregnancy," in which he decides to research "late-term adoptions," and Jeff's love song is more fully developed.

Now we need to see if we can weave Michael's music back into the story. I can't wait to hear how the "Truth or Dare Waltz" fleshes out. That was one moment in the reading where everyone reported goosebumps.

Milk and Harry

2009-04-17T22:52:00.000-07:00

Even though I voted in the home office pool for Sean Penn to win the Oscar for Milk, I didn't know how well he deserved that statue until tonight. What a performance. What a story. Creepy how we seem to be re-living it this year...(creepier that Prop 8 passed while Prop 6 failed).

So it was fun to see the familiar faces on screen. There's DiFi as a baby, Tom Brokaw. There's Tom Amiano in a cameo, hollering for justice. And there's this guy who walks by the window just before the tragic Jack shows up the first time, encouraging Harvey to win. I had to stop and replay the DVD.

Sure enough, it's Brian Yates Sharber, our very first Harry! He sung the original demo of "If the Shoe Fits" and all the "Get mad, girl" lines on "The Big Bitch." (What a day that was, hearing this voice that had been in my head for so long, coming out of such a vital throat!) There he is, making his film debut in my very own living room. His name comes up in the credits as "Gay Man." (Oh, HE's the gay man in Milk! I knew there was one in there somewhere!)

So a shoutout to "Yates," you were and are fabulous. I love how each larger-than-life actor brings something new to Harry, especially as the story develops. In the novelization, for example, Harry now has six toes, an homage to Brian. He got a stage name (Carrie Daweigh) inspired by Keith Levy/Sherry Vine. And Michael Strelo-Smith's donation of a pair of converse sneakers became a magic talisman that showed me how to connect Ashley with her dead father.

But enough trivia. Let's talk about Harvey Milk. All I really registered in 5th or 6th grade was that Anita Bryant was not as good as she seemed in the o.j. commercials. Somehow, from that point on, I managed to grow up in a "hate state" without the slightest belief, ever, that being gay was wrong in any way. And somehow, even more miraculously, this character Harry found a voice and came to life. Hopefully Harry will carry ("Carrie?") on Harvey's work with his own passion for personal expression and self-fulfillment.

Here's to all the past and future Harrys, whoever you may be; May you bring hope and joy to those around you as your own wonderful selves.

"Souls" supports Soles4Soles

2009-02-28T11:07:00.000-08:00

"Ah, shoes! Magnificent shoes! The power, the pleasure of glorious shoes!" —Harry & Chorus

There are people in the world who don't have shoes. For all the love and admiration this musical has for shoes, it seems right that it should help some of them out. Henceforth, all fans and audiences of The Souls of Her Feet will be invited to donate a pair of shoes to Soles4Souls.org. This organization started by collecting shoes for hurricane and tsunami victims; they have since distributed to desperate (and barefoot) people in over 50 countries on 5 continents.

"We are footwear people to the core. We love all types of footwear, from sleek running shoes to stylish pumps, from rugged work boots to the coolest sandals on the beach. But the reward of buying a new pair of shoes simply cannot compare to the joy of giving a pair of shoes to someone in need. These shoes are treasured beyond description, and it's at that very moment that we understand just how awesome shoes can be.

Can't make it to the show? Don't want to schlep your shoes to the theater? Click here to find a donation station near you.

Don't throw worn-out shoes away, either! Nike recycles old tennis shoes. Click here to find your local drop-off location.

"Whatever you do, you're on a path, be it to town or Timbuktu, so blue, ecru, or any hue, your shoes give you direction, that is very true!" —Harry

SMBPR Scoop #2

2009-01-30T20:55:00.000-08:00

The SMBPR Scoop
Greetings FOTMs,	January 2009
Happy New Year! Here's an update about your favorite new non-princesses. Two steps back, three steps foreward If there's one thing the creative process teaches us, it's that we need to take our time. When we started writing together four years ago this May, we figured we'd be done by that December, and on Broadway the following spring. Hah! So last fall when I wrote you that we would be "forging ahead through the next two acts," well, we didn't' forge very far. There was a rewrite... but it wasn't the right rewrite... so then there was another. And now it's a whole now show! For Christmas Kristen got a copy of Steven Schwartz's bio -- and is comforted to know that even WICKED, which seemed to burst on the world fully-formed, went through the grinding rewrites and revisions we realize we are facing over the next whatever, until opening night. (Some days, just the idea that we're doing this feels to me like "defying gravity!") Read what's new in the story. Together Again Michael's relocation to New York taught us how to collaborate long-distance, but it's nothing like hanging out around a piano together! He got a gig on a new show here in the Bay Area, which means we have some time to develop all these new songs I wrote! The writing is going really well. We hope to have some new demo tunes by the end of the month. Save the date: If all goes well, we hope to cobble together a reading on March 1st to put it the new story together for the first time. If you're in the Bay Area, write me today if you are interested in seeing it, and/or can help out, volunteer your your living room (piano required), or have an 'in' with a dark theater. Cross Your Fingers Between rewrites, Kristen's been writing grants and applying for festivals. We'll post any good news as it comes in. Meanwhile, Michael is applying for the graduate program in musical theater at Tisch and hopes to start there this fall. Please keep your eyes out for opportunities to develop new musicals, and please send us your good thoughts! As our economy tanks and everything shifts around, we must remind ourselves to stay focused on our passions. Someday things will straighten out, and then... watch out, world. CHEERS! Kristen Caven & Michael O'Dell	Show "Biz" Support the arts! Have you got a tshirt yet? ENTER COUPON CODE "GRANDOPENING5" FOR A $5 DISCOUNT! Official Links SMBPR site SOULS site SMBPR blog SMBPR store Facebook page In Other News Kristen

My Favorite! Poem! Ever!

2008-12-28T18:52:00.000-08:00

This poem, from my mother's childhood poetry book, Sung Under the Silver Umbrella (1936), obviously made an impression on me. I memorized it in 6th grade, when, between doodling pictures of horses in the margins of my notebooks, I doodled pictures of shoes. (And called them "shoodles.") It would not be inappropriate to consider If the Shoe Fits an homage to ffrida Wolfe. (No, she did not capitalize her first name.) I'd love to learn more about this early-century poet/writer; all I can find online is a book she co-wrote about Oriental Rugs.

CHOOSING SHOES
by ffrida Wolfe

New shoes, new shoes
Red and pink and blue shoes
Tell me, what would you choose,
If they let us buy?

Buckle shoes, bow shoes,
Pretty, pointy, toe shoes,
Strappy, cappy low shoes;
Let's have some to try.

Bright shoes, white shoes,
Dandy, dance-by-night shoes,
Perhaps a little tight shoes?
Like some? So would I!

But...

Flat shoes, fat shoes,
Stump-along-like-that shoes,
Wipe-them-on-the-mat shoes,
That's the sort we'll buy!

Expression Session: 2009

2008-12-28T18:16:00.000-08:00

Ashley, Harry, and the gang are thrilled. So am I. Michael's coming out to the Bay Area in January to work on Fountain of Youth, a new musical about old lovers who become young again...and it changes everything. Which means, for us, some time to collaborate on our NEW SHOES! A great way to start the year.

"I love my new shoes!"

2008-12-09T16:37:00.000-08:00

I just finished the rewrite of The Souls of Her Feet. It’s been...how can I put this delicately? A BITCH!

Well, writing is always fun, but a good story takes some digging to come clear. Long story short, the rough draft fell flat with Michael and it caused a great disturbance in the force. (Oh, the agony of first drafts!) The emails we exchanged got way out of hand (you can't scan with tone) and we both nearly threw in the towel. Many brainstorms and prayers later, Ashley finally stepped up.

Yes, my heroine came across as a little weak in the staged reading, and this story is about her, so she really needed to blossom. She needed an "I Want" song. I gave her a chance to show who she is by assigning her an essay entitled “Queen for a Day.” As it turns out, Harry is now a lawyer, and I learned from Keith/Sherry that every drag queen needs a funny name, so his secret identity is “Carrie D’way.” Also, Jeff & Ashley are now friends, “just good friends” until she shows up at the prom. (“I can’t believe you’re wearing a dress!”)

So here I am at Peets, and I just wrote the last line. When it came to me, it rang bells. I wanted to stand up and applaud Ashley. Instead, I burst out laughing and crying into my hands, and when I looked up again people were politely trying not to stare. I wanted to say to the crowd, "someday, you'll understand!" I can’t wait to share….

SMBPR Scoop #1

2008-09-30T19:24:00.000-07:00

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Greetings {FIRST_NAME},	September 2008
"Well, it wasn't quite cotillion, but tonight our big debut was just a glorious beginning of all we get to do!" —Harry NY Debut a Success! We are so pleased to report that last month's New York debut was a great success! An exhausting week of casting paid off with a high-spirited and talented volunteer team, including drag superstar Sherry Vine to originate the roll of Harry. (You may have seen "her" on a recent Project Runway show) We hired a handful of professional musicians and an up-and-coming director to steer the show to its highest potential. Still, we flew by the seats of our pants (I love that metaphor!), with only one rehearsal, and for everything that could have gone wrong, it all somehow went right! Can you imagine a Broadway-style chorus in a teeny, tiny room 2 blocks from Times Square? Well, "Honey, you need to VISUALIZE!" (Click for scenes from the show.) Seeing the audience respond to the drama and the jokes was priceless! Here is some of the feedback we got: "Funny without being offensive or vulgar" "The music is amazing!" "jazzy underscoring" "The characters are funny and relatable, and there really is something for everyone, regardless of sex, age or gender." "Campy without being too over the top." "The most entertaining Fairy Godmother in the history of fairy tales!" We were also able to narrow down our target audience: Girls between 14 and 20 and their families. Anyone who liked Wicked, Legally Blond, Hairspray, or Xanadu. Fans of twisted classics Gay audiences (in both senses of the word), and Shoe-obsessed women. Perhaps the greatest thing about this experience was discovering ways to make SOULS even stronger. This fall, we will beworking on a rewrite and forging ahead with the rest of the show, including act two, Mirror Imag(in)e and act three, The Number the Beast. She is also applying for grants and looking for arts partnerships to help get the show to the next phase. In the meantime, if you'd like to help support this production (we're still paying off our credit cards), our Souls-of-Her-Feet t-shirts are a great way to show your support! (The pre-teen girls in your life can even wear the g-rated version to school.) A very special thank you goes out to everyone who helped make our debut possible--you know who you are and we love you!!! We'll write when there's more to report. CHEERS! Kristen Caven & Michael O'Dell	Show "Biz" We are still selling t-shirts to pay for our director, band, and venue! We still need to sell 22 shirts! Can you help out? If you are in the Bay Area and would like a white heart print shirt, please call 510-534-1415. To purchase another design or color from anywhere, CLICK HERE! ENTER COUPON CODE "GRANDOPENING5" FOR A $5 DISCOUNT! Official Links SMBPR site SOULS site SMBPR blog - read it! SMBPR store Facebook group In Other News On 9/11/08, Michael premiered his BRAND new 10-minute musical, American Bombshell, for the U.S.-ification of America Conference Festival at Center Stage in NYC!
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Scenes from the Show

2008-09-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

"Imagine, if you will..."
(once upon a time!!)
(Jen Ponton)

"Too bad you can't go to pro-om!"
(Juliana Marx, Cassandra Bodzak, Dina Plotch)

"Bitch!"
(Juliana Marx, Keith Levy)

"Biitch!"
(Juliana, Keith)

"Biiiiiiiitch!"
(Juliana, Keith)

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"Honey, you need to VISUALIZE!"
(Juliana, Keith)

"Lick my toes?!" "Yes. Lick. Your. Toes."
(Juliana, Keith)

"Shoe clip" (clip of the shoe song)

"I pick...you."
(Juliana, Cassandra, Dina, Robert Kalman, Alex McCorvey)

"You mean... we're not POPULAR?"
(Robert, Susan Neuffer, Cassandra, Dina)

"We'll have parties, showers, dare I dream..."
(Robert, Susan Neuffer, Cassandra, Dina)

"Big Finish"

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Cast Party

2008-08-11T16:12:00.000-07:00

It’s Her Story Now!

2008-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

“Well, it wasn’t quite cotillion, but tonight our big debut was just a glorious beginning to all we get to do!” — Harry

Somehow we made it! We managed to squeeze in extra rehearsals, pass out all of our extra tickets, transport the t-shirts from uptown within one hour and under $35, seat our audience and start the show on time.

I sat at the side so I could watch the audience watch the show, and I loved what I saw on their faces. On some, rapture, the whole way through. On some, skepticism that turned into big laughs. Some moments caused eyelids to slide south; some moments brought everyone to the edges of their seats.

It worked. The wheels stayed on. Even with the lost lines, late entrances, missed keys and mumbled words to be expected with such a short rehearsal of such a rich little piece (they hardly mattered in the moment —unfortunately they stand out on the video!), it held together. It rocked. It soared. It twinkled. Dina as Donna and Roger as the Heckler stole the show in spots, but Sherry as Harry took control and sang the place up like only he/she could.

The audience was great. Friends coming out of the woodwork, strangers appearing off the street. There were fewer people in seats than there were on stage, but we did two performances, and 32 people seemed to think it was great. We raffled off two new pairs of Bandolino Shoes! (Thank you, Kim!)

Afterwards, a reckoning. It could be improved. Some good advice about marketing from Kevin (I’ll save you $120,000 on an education from Tisch: know the audience you are trying to reach). Some wonderful brainstorming with Michael. (“Hey, let’s let Ashley IM her friends;” “Why is Sylvia such a bitch?”) A day or two of staring at the wall. Staring at the bank account. And then the new ideas start trickling in...

What's next? Maybe a music video of the shoe song with Sherry Vine. Maybe an appearance at the national shoe conventions...Kim is out there shoe-moozing! And for me...rewrites!

Lucky Stars

2008-08-11T14:11:00.002-07:00

On Sunday, Maura Tierney (E.R.) gave me a big smile as she passed me on the way to her own rehearsal in the next studio over (Three Changes by Nicky Silver). She’s cute! She’s tiny! I said, “Hi, we’re your neighbors today.” Her director (I assume) growled, “Don’t expect a fruit basket.” (Donald later said he heard him yelling at the cast) I laughed and said, “They didn’t even give us a key!”

On Monday, all the actors were thrilled to see Anthony Rapp (Rent) sitting upstairs from where we were gathered after the show. On his way down the stairs we hailed him, and then I noticed his companion was Tom Cavanaugh (Ed)! I longed to go say hi and ask for a photo but I’m shy about such things.

Still, they’re all our lucky stars.

Crossing the Border

2008-08-11T14:11:00.001-07:00

I read something once about how, when we try to realize a new idea we create a cosmic clash of energy and matter as our ethereal thoughts take on a material dimension. The material world, being made of clunky atoms and taxicabs and melted cheese and fingernails and such, resists new ideas (it’s busy, thank you) fiercely when they try to break in. This is called “trouble at the border.”

I’ve pushed enough new ideas into this world to know this. So I expected trouble. I had a continent to cross (with a child in tow) in the middle of the night, a new city to navigate, a limited bank account and a pile of information to juggle, and NO EXPERIENCE doing anything like this, much less being in charge of it!

When my favorite actress and biggest helper (Kim) found out her doctors had scheduled her for surgery a few days before our rehearsal, I took that in stride and thanked myself for casting understudies. I called Cesar, our assistant to the whoever could use him, to see if he could pick up the 30 t-shirts I’d ordered and had shipped to her, he said he could work something out. When my printer failed to print out the scores, scripts, and feedback cards they had promised me (each of the three times I had called), I figured okay, we can do that in New York.

When the kid said he was feeling a little queasy, though, getting off a sleepless night on an airplane, I didn’t consider that a major roadblock… until he started throwing up (both ends, actually) when we needed to be sleeping, causing me to wonder if we’d make it to the rehearsal at all. Then I got two more phone calls from two more favorite actors: one who had a death in the family, and one whose mother had suffered a massive stroke. Good lord! More calls to understudies.

At the last possible minute, good news: my son rallied and we made our way to the subway station. We got out at Times Square, lugging our suitcases and bags at top speeds, and got a call from Michael: the box office could not locate our keys. At that point I assessed all that had happened and told the universe: KNOCK IT OFF! I expected trouble, but this was ridiculous. I stormed in with a smile (thrilled to identify all of my cast members lolling about on the floor) and didn’t take no for an answer. My contact was on vacation across the country and they couldn’t reach her. But I booked the place fair and square, and finally we found our way in the back door of the studio. (The keys had been mis-sent to the warehouse.)

There was only one last roadblock: the actors didn’t know the music!

Musical Directors (as in Musical Chairs)

2008-08-11T13:53:00.000-07:00

I woke up last Monday determined to find a rehearsal space. (We never found the FREE rehearsal space we were hoping to find, but not for lack of trying, especially on the part of KIM.) I called to see if we could rehearse in our (not expensive but still more than we had) performance space, the North Studio of Playwright’s Horizons. While checking my email for a response, I found a message from Eric Neiman, our director, backing out of the project.

Michael, at this time, was on a flight from Florida to Vermont. I asked Eric to recommend another director, and he sent a few names. A few hours later, I was close to tears, trying to track down these new people, when I got a call from one Marc Murai. He would do it. He was delighted. I liked him. I was thrilled. Michael beeped in. He had just secured Eric Morales, a director whom he knows and holds in the highest regard. One… none… now TWO! I burst out in tears from relief. Let it be!

The Amazing Kim Chapman

2008-08-11T13:51:00.000-07:00

It was hard selecting the cast from a remote coast and without real auditions, but I did it. I picked the people who seemed to have the strongest singing resumes, since the music will make it or break it. And I sent a really nice letter to those who I couldn’t cast.

One woman wrote back the sweetest, most enthusiastic letter, and informed me that she was obsessed with shoes and had once owned 500 pairs. A few days later it became clear we couldn’t get clearance from Equity actors (too many limitations on our production), and so I had another chance to cast Sylvia. I went straight to my new shoe buddy, Kim Chapman.

This lady is insane. In a good way. Within a few days her brain had come up with 50 ways we could approach the shoe industry and its noble members for support with and exposure to “If the Shoe Fits,” our song about choosing the right shoe for each occasion. (“When you accessorize the hemisphere below your thighs…)

To quote Ashley: “It’s good to have a friend!”

Casting the Audience

2008-08-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

Eric Neiman, our new director (yay!), asked some good questions about who would be seeing this performance. I gulped. I just wanted to see it myself. He said, if we’re going to go all this way, and put in all this effort, we should really try to get some good buzz on it. And get some good, critical feedback. He suggested walking down to half-price tickets and giving away some passes. And inviting producers who might be interested in taking the show to the next step.

“You mean, after all that work,” I said, “I have to cast the audience, too?”

What a learning experience!

Here's a photo of our second audience -- I wanted to remember them!

Cast Complete!

2008-08-11T13:13:00.000-07:00

CAST
Narrator.....Jen Ponton (replacing George Adamo)
Ashley.....Juliana Marx
Donna.....Dina Plotch
Debra.....Cassandra Bodzak (replacing Sarah Packard)
Sylvia.....Susan Neuffer (replacing Kim Chapman)
Harry.....Keith Levy (a.k.a. Sherry Vine)
Jeff.....Blake McCorvey
Coach.....Robert Kalman
Heckler.....Roger Wingfield

Chorus (Understudies)
Kerri Ford (Ashley), Jen Ponton (Ashley), Giancarla Boyle (Donna), Joanna Schubert (Debra), Alex Beck (Jeff), Roger Wingfield (Coach) JenMarie Pierce, Kris Doubles

“Midnight Mouse”
Piano.....Michael O’Dell, Jess Stewart
Bass.....Brian Holtz
Drums.....Rossen Nedelchev

Other Talents
Sound Effects.....Kris Doubles
Page-turning Specialist.....JenMarie Pierce
Production Assistant.....Cesar Salazar
Raffle/Fundraising.....Kristen Caven, Kim Chapman
Cashier.....Donald Caven
Music Preparation.....Blank Canvas Music

Alex Beck is an actor/director who will be playing Sylvia Plath’s daughter in the upcoming NY Fringe Fest production of Ariel View.
Cassandra Bodzak, even though she seems like a nice girl, played Coochie Snorcher in The Vagina Monologues and lots of indie films.
Giancarla Boyle recently got off tour with Seussical!, and is our resident Lucky Yoga Goddess.
Donald Caven loves cars and would rather play with Legos than attend musical theater.
Kristen Caven can’t even begin to express her surprise and pleasure at seeing her opus performed for the first time. (Her other works still languish at www.kristencaven.com.) She would like to thank Michael for his vision and hard work, her parents, Dave for his elaborate trusswork of support, and Jenny for getting her to New York.
Kim Chapman’s first stage role was as a Japanese Sleeping Beauty. She’s worked as a shoe model, and once actually owned over 500 pairs of shoes.
Kris Doubles fell under a spell a few years back that transported him from his worn-out Broadway seat to the stage, where he went Into the Woods and to Urinetown.
Kerri Ford is famous for her talent, spirit, and sparkle, which you can soak up more of by visiting her website, www.kerriford.com.
Robert Kalman learned about coaching in DiMaggio and laid down the law as Thomas Jefferson in 1776. www.robertkalman.com
Juliana Marx is a singer/songwriter/poetist.who has acted in lots of things but lately has been bouncing off kids at Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. Watch for her auto-semi-biography, coming out in ten years.
Blake McCorvey left the comforts of the Six Flags Fiesta Texas stage to pursue his talents in New York, like fencing, sewing, doing the splits, and “blizzard” sounds.
Kevin Morales is a famous director in San Francisco’s East Bay, who’s also written 8 staged plays. Starting this fall, he will be producing his musical hit, Let’s Go to the Movies Off-Broadway.
Susan Neuffer played a nasty red-tape bureaucrat on Law and Order, but she also sang in an all-girl rock band way back when. resumes.actorsaccess.com/susanneuffer.
Michael O’Dell arranged and conducted nearly 100 shows before trying on and breaking in SHOES. Later this month he’ll be working on Becoming Britney at the the NYCFringe Festival. Michael thanks Kristen for her patience, Eric for saying no, Kevin for saying yes, Toi Lynn Wyle and Carroll Schuller for their insights, and his family for their love and support in encouraging him to find his bliss. www.blankcanvasmusic.com.
JenMarie Pierce is a karaoke superstar and has played a snake, a transvestite, and a maenad. Ask JenMarie about Tupperware™!
Dina Plotch, well known in the musical fairy tale community, has always dreamed of playing the ugly stepsister. Recent credits include; a toad, a dwarf, and a dalmation. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Bro and Boyfriend for always wishing upon a star".
Jen Ponton is a working actor, and that in and of itself is a fairy tale come true!!! Hire her for your musical or high-paying film at: www.auditionconnection.com/jenponton.
Cesar Salazar A New Jersey resident with a worse attitude than a New Yorker, Cesar hopes to astonish the world and dazzle directors with his acting skills.
Joanna Schubert is barely legal, but she’s already played a prostitute, a robot, and Rizzo in Grease, as well as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Roger Wingfield played Jesus Christ and can burp on command.
Keith Levy was raised by a very nice Amish family before running away to Las Vegas to become a showgirl. Now, “Sherry Vine” is a NYC downtown darling and a world-renowned drag superstar. SEE HER SHOW! www.sherryvine.com

Evite

2008-07-18T22:15:00.000-07:00

"The Souls of Her Feet"--Staged Reading at Playwrights Horizons

There's a cast that just oozes talent. There's musicians. There's even a drag queen superstar playing Harry: Sherry Vine!

There's two seatings, back to back. 40 seats each. We're hoping to amuse, delight, and get some honest feedback from the NYC theatre community!

Check it out! Click here.

Playing God

2008-07-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

The cool thing about being a writer is playing God. You get to make up a world, put people in it, and then throw problems at them to see what they do. They ask for help, and you give them what you think they need, whether it's the butt-kicking they feared or the reward of their dreams coming true.

So, I'm in a new place right now. I stumble around in a daydream most of the time. But now it seems my dreams are coming true. Michael and I have gotten everything on our list that we've asked for, starting with an auspicious location (Playwright's Horizons).

That being said, I feel totally out of my depth. This week, I found myself knee-deep in headshots and resumes sent by various strangers, all of them incredibly beautiful, interesting, and talented, all of them totally capable, I'm sure, of reading the lines on the pages that I wrote. But creating a cast is something like creating a family, and I'm feeling not just a little pressure to put some care and consideration into this.

Not that I have time... we're taking the kid to Disneyland in a week on a family road trip planned long before THIS silliness came up...

So, at this point, we've got Ashley. And 3 completely fabulous possibilities for her understudy (I'm doubling the cast to build the chorus). We've got the Coach (but he doesn't know it yet.) We've got three possible Jeffs, four possible stepmothers, 8 great candidates for the stepsisters, and a dozen more fabulous and gorgeous women I want in the chorus (not because I need them or have room for them to stand but because I like them)!

And they're all in New York. And I'm here in Oakland.

So I'm being creative: Juliana Marx (our Ashley) is interviewing the Jeffs on the phone to do a chemistry test. I've set up a way for the stepsisters to record lines over the phone. I'm surfing the web looking for drag queens to play the central role (apparently they don't read Craigslist). I'm trying to set up a meeting with our director (who by some miracle also lives in Oakland), to help make these decisions. Because I'm not great at deciding. I want and love and am so grateful to everyone and so excited at this point that I'd rather just dance around barefoot and burst out with spontaneous hoots and giggles.

But no. I have to play God.

I have to decide the shape of this family. I have to decide the fate of all these wonderful actors (who have now all become characters in my head), without knowing if they need to have their asses kicked or their dreams come true. (Neither of which is likely to happen... it's JUST a staged reading...)

But you can see what's happening.

This is the imaginary meeting the material. This is the swirling eddy of sand, slime, and water that lies at the border of creation. This is what it's all about. There will be much more swirling, much more muck, much more confusion, and ... I'll probably forget to write someone back, or tell someone something important, or I'll say things the wrong way and piss off the best one.... or we'll get the perfect cast and sit down and read this thing and go: "Yeah, right!")

If anyone knows this, God does: creation is messy.

So if anyone is reading this (I know, you're auditioning for 17 different things and have probably forgotten you submitted), know I'm pondering your face and hope to announce your fate very soon...

Kristen

p.s. not to offend those atheists and Pastafarians out there, but "playing Flying Spaghetti Monster" didn't have the right ring.

Staged Reading: August 4th, NYC

2008-06-26T19:31:00.001-07:00

Good news!

We are planning a staged reading of the first play in this trilogy in Manhattan ("on the fringes of the Fringe Festival") on Monday, August 4th. What we will need to do this, (with no budget), are:

• A venue, whether a theater, an auditorium, a conference room or a living room. (around 7-9 Monday evening)
• A rehearsal space for Sunday afternoon (3 hours)
• A director
• 10-12 actors who can sing the following roles:
- ASHLEY, a sweet but stressed-out high-school senior (singing)
- DEBRA and DONNA, her snarky stepsisters
- SYLVIA, her bitchy stepmother
- HARRY, her "Fairy" Godfather/mother/whatever (singing/pontificating)
- JEFF PRINCE, a high-school senior (singing)
- COACH PUPKIN, the squash coach
- CHORUS GIRLS N' GUYS (singing) / PARTY GUESTS

If you know of anyone in New York Area who might like to participate in this fun project, would you please let them know about us? We are especially looking for actors who are professional but need resume experience. (i.e. are great but can do this for free.)

Also on our wishlist:

• Access to people who could potentially help us (we think Sarah Jessica Parker or Cynthia Nixon might LOOOOVE the big shoe number… or maybe corporate sponsorship from Manolo Blahnik or Nancy Ganz?)
• Producers, agents, angels, managers,—potential partners who make things happen!
• Suggestions for festivals/competitions for musical comedies/romances
• Grant funding for writing the next 2 installments in the trilogy

Please visit our website to learn more! (You can support our cause by signing up for the mailing list, commenting on this blog, and buying the t-shirt!)

http://www.thesoulsofherfeet.com

Thanks for your support and encouragement!

Kristen Caven
and (the amazing, talented) Michael O'Dell
kbc@littlepig.com
michael@blankcanvasmusic.com

The Birth of a Musical

2008-06-26T19:29:00.001-07:00

In 2006, I put a notice out for composers to collaborate on my three-part musical, "Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big, Pink Rose." (Which, years before, was supposed to be an opera, but that's another story.) Four composers replied, but only one of them (the amazing, talented, and ever so clever Michael O'Dell) was so taken with the material he dashed off a song instantly. The first time I heard "Can't Go to Prom Blues" (played back in the nasally clarinet voice of Finale Notepad), I went "huh?" (In my mind, it had the same tune as "Tale as Old as Time" sung by Mrs. Potts...)

Then we met, and he appeared to me burly and beast-like, but kind, with wild Beethoven hair, and the vampire-like complexion of someone who worked nights writing and directing music. We drank some coffee and compared our top fives and found we were compatible. And then we got to work.

This was early May. "I'll write a song a week," he said, "And have it done by August." I widened my eyes and nodded slowly, sincerely, supportively, but thinking of the TEN YEARS IT HAD TAKEN ME TO WRITE THE LIBRETTO!

Four months and many meetings later, he had written four songs. Four GREAT songs. The first draft of the first act was complete! But he felt discouraged for not having met his writing goal. I rolled up the manuscript and beat him about the head and shoulders for being so negative. Then we did some math: Four songs in four months. Only sixteen more songs to write. We could be done by January, 2008.

Well, that was ridiculously far off. Michael started cranking it out again. Four months later, we met at the home of a friend well-endowed with pianos, and he sketched out the next two acts while I sat there going "huh?" and "woah" and "cool." He had just returned from a long east-coast writing odyssey. (While waiting for news of songs, I'd gotten to work on the novelization... but that's another story.) For the rest of the Spring of 2007, we worked on rewrites. But then... radio silence.

In January of this year, 2008, that is, I was moping around without much hope. Michael had gotten sick, moved away, fallen off the face of the earth, etc., and the fate of my poor, peculiar princesses was once again in limbo. I was feeling like I was going through composers like tanks of gas, each one getting this project farther down the road, but never all the way home. (Michael was not the first one I'd used up. (Another story.)

I finally got back in touch with him and said (choke) "farewell...." But then, a miracle happened. Like Snow White coming back to life, or Sleeping Beauty waking up, he was better! He was back! (Although in Florida.) Plus, he was now a communicative blogger! He was ready to write some more!

We re-framed our focus towards finishing ONE act at a time. To both of our surprise, a new song emerged (thanks to the outrageous, gender-bending Harry/Godfather), and evolved more collaboratively than ever over the few months.

And then, something truly phenomenal happened: we discovered we would both be in New York at the same time. Hey, we thought, let's get together and have coffee. Cool. Hey, let's get together and do some writing. Cool. HEY. LET'S GET TOGETHER AND PUT ON A SHOW!

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