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Lost Love’s Labour?

Posted on August 15, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Can I make a Wrist to Forehead Sunday Post? I am feeling like swooning on a handy chaise lounge, dramatically posed with the back of one wrist to my forehead. Of course I have no such chaise lounge available. What I do have is a dreadful case of Post Play Letdown. Yes, it can kick in thus soon after the end of the play.

Full disclosure: I am mostly feeling happy right now. I was in a play! And people liked it! It mostly went well. I remembered most of my lines. What more could I ask for?

Me, wondering what else I could ask for.

I feel very relieved that I have no rehearsals to go to in the coming week. I feel strongly inclined to never put myself in the position of having to have to go to rehearsals ever again.

People who know anything at all about theatre people know this is a lot of hooey. Not have to go to rehearsal? That would mean I would never do any form of theatre again. That’s crazy talk!

In fact, after the performance as most of the cast enjoyed food and drink at Mangia Macrina’s Pizza in Little Falls, NY (just to sneak in a plug of s local business), the subject of murder mysteries came up. OK, I brought it up. But several people expressed interest.

And so it goes. One show ends, another one starts. How soon does it start? We shall see. As always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.

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Yes, I’m Still Talking About That Play

Posted on August 13, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Can I make my Lame Post Friday post on Friday? Well, I have five hours till midnight (although my WordPress timestamp may disagree), but the sad fact is, I got nuthin’. The happy fact is, my headache finally went away. I guess I could just continue my theme of All Love’s Labour’s Lost All The Time. Can I think of anything new to say about it? We shall see.

The King and his guys.

In the spirit of Waste Not, Want Not, I append another rehearsal shot. I hope some friends take pictures of the performance that I can steal.

I was just looking over my lines again. I had meant to study them while on breaks at work, but my headache interfered. Other days I have recited my speeches in my head while I worked (it is the sort of job where you can do that) but had not the brain power for such activities today (cue unkind remarks about my usual lack of brain power).

She’s telling him a thing or two, I think.

I am gradually internalizing the fact that tomorrow is Opening Performance. I will soon start to get all nervous about remembering all my costumes and props. My lines? Truth be known, I rarely forget them. Still, it could happen. I will look them over again.

In the meantime, I am over 200 words. Score! And Happy Friday, everyone.

Once again Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare, presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14 at 1 p.m. at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY. Admission is free.

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What’s Wrong with a Post-Rehearsal Post, Anyways?

Posted on August 11, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

I think I have time for a Pre-Rehearsal Post before my ride picks me up, but is it the best use of my time? The more I think about it, the more flustered I get. Now I am getting heart palpitations. Or is that heartburn because I ate the wrong thing for supper? As regular readers know, most of my problems fall under the heading Operator Error.

Someone’s in trouble.

I threw in a picture from last night’s rehearsal, to try to get myself back on track. Hmm… It’s no use. My brain is not responding. Not an unusual situation for me, you may justly observe.

That is where I gave into my nerves, saved what I had, and logged out. Now it is after rehearsal and I would like to finish this post before I go to bed. I am not as exhausted as I felt yesterday, so I’ve got that going for me.

An amusing pair indeed.

As I keep saying, there are many funny parts in the play. I keep sharing them with my husband Steve, with the result that he says now he does not need to go see the play. I shall not repeat the error with my blog readers.

I took a lot of shots of this scene.

Once again, Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare will be presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14 at 1 p.m. at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY, as part of Little Falls Canal Celebration. Admission is free.

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Labouring Over Tired Tuesday

Posted on August 10, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to another Post-Rehearsal Post. There will not be many more of these. For one reason, we do not have many more rehearsals. Yikes! Opening Performance is in just four days!

Regular readers know I am talking about Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare, being staged by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company as part of Little Falls Canal Celebration this weekend. I just got back from a dress rehearsal. I brought my Tablet and took a few pictures.

It was hard to get one where everybody showed.

I will need to work on getting a few shots of the scenes I am in. And maybe get a few staged shots to really show the costumes.

Another funny scene.

I am still laughing out loud over some of the bits in this play. I have some very funny castmates.

This was an earlier scene. Should I have gone in order?

I guess I do not have a whole lot else to say about rehearsal. I am going to say that is OK for a Tired Tuesday Post. For one reason, I want to go to bed NOW.

I will probably spread my pictures out over a few posts. After all, it is All Love’s Labour’s Lost All The Time.

Once again, performances are at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 at 1 p.m.

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Post-Rehearsal Monster?

Posted on August 9, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Well, I missed making a Pre-Rehearsal Post, but I hope to come up with something before heading off to bed. I am also hoping that by taking time to make a blog post, the fan I just put in my bedroom window will have time to cool that room off somewhat. It seemed a little cooler outdoors than previously. Oh, I know, I know, it could be a lot worse. At least we have fans and electricity to run them. I am not a complete ingrate.

Totally me. In more ways than one.

Full disclosure: I tend to be dramatic about many things, not just the heat. As regular readers know, theatre is my life! We had a pretty good rehearsal earlier. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures. I suppose I have not shared all I took at an earlier rehearsal. Unfortunately, they are on my Tablet, and I am on my laptop (dining room table top, as regular readers may recall) (I always feel I have to reiterate these things, like saying I am pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus when I am on the Tablet. I hope my readers do not find it tiresome).

I guess she told him!

There! I got on the Tablet and found one I like. I need to take some more rehearsal pictures. Perhaps tomorrow, when we will be in costume. I hope I have time to press my Rosaline dress. It is a little wrinkly. It is OK if my Jacquenetta outfit is a little rough; she is, after all, a base wench.

In the meantime, I am over 250 words. I find that respectable, especially for a Monstrous Monday (since I included the Wicked Witch of the West, I think we can count this as a Monstrous Monday post). I will just mention once again that my rehearsal was for Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare, being presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company, Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, 1 p.m., at Benton’s Landing, Little Falls as part of Little Falls Canal Celebration. Admission is free!

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But Is It a Reasonably Entertaining Post?

Posted on August 8, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

It’s not easy being me, but it is reasonably entertaining.

That is a favorite saying of mine (one which I made up myself, I add, because I feel rather pleased with it). I do not know if this week’s Wrist to Forehead Sunday post will properly illustrate it, but I can only try. It is after 6 p.m., late in the day for me, at least on a Sunday. It has been a stultifyingly hot and humid day (oh, stop playing that miniature violin; heat is a legitimate problem for me). I have not gotten done all I had hoped. OK, I have gotten done very little of what I had hoped. Why DO I get my hopes up? It is very silly of me.

Where was I? Ah yes, Wrist to Forehead Sunday, the day on which I feel inclined to swoon, dramatically posed with the back of one wrist to my forehead, on the chaise lounge which I hope one day will grace my house. In the meantime, a couch or bed will have to do.

I went for a run this morning (I believe I mentioned it in my Saturday post, which I made late) (why do I insist on calling attention to my numerous late posts?). I have done an unusual two loads of laundry, one clothes, one towels. I went grocery shopping. I went to the liquor (I guess I ought not count that under the heading of Useful Things). I tried to make guacamole (that might be worth a whole blog post). I chopped celery and radishes, made a salad, and fixed tomorrow’s lunch. I washed the dishes I dirtied in doing so.

Well, all of that does not sound reasonably entertaining, even to me. But here is a question: why did autocorrect change “chopped” to “stopped”? Chopped is definitely a word. Why would anybody stop celery and radishes? Points to ponder.

In the meantime, I see I am over 300 words. Reasonably entertaining words? I can only hope. I cordially invite you all to tune in tomorrow, when I hope to make a Pre-Rehearsal Post. All Love’s Labour’s Lost All The Time, remember?

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Never Mind Lame, How About Love?

Posted on August 6, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yes, I was lame enough to miss my Lame Post Friday post (and my predictive text thingy is really falling down on the job; it used to always jump right in with “Post Friday post” when I typed in “Lame”) (pecked in one letter at a time with the stylus, I like to add).

Where was I? Ah yes, posting late and lame, neither of which is an unusual situation for me. Yesterday morning I made Thursday’s post with no apology for its being late. Full disclosure: at first I typed in a couple of sentences about it but deleted them. I did not want to distract from the post, which I thought was a good, non-lame one, plugging both a local business and my upcoming Shakespeare play (alas, I did not get a lot of blogger love, but you’ll have that).

I love our cast.

Since I mentioned our Shakespeare play, I thought I’ve throw in another rehearsal shot. It took me a little time to be sure I wasn’t uploading the same picture twice. Now that I have more storage space in my Media Library, I am careful of preserving it.

I will just mention that this blog may become All Love’s Labour’s Lost All The Time. One week from today is Opening Afternoon! Hmm, that does not have the same ring to it as Opening Night. Never mind. It will be fun.

Once again, Love’s Labour’s Lost, will be presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY, August 13 and 14 at 1 p.m., part of Little Falls Canal Celebration. Free admission! I hope to see you there!

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What Post? How About Some Pics?

Posted on August 4, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

What a surprise, that I should wuss out on Wuss-out Wednesday, especially when I had rehearsal (my autocorrect keeps wanting to capitalize “rehearsal” just because I had caps lock on in a recent message I sent) (in my defense, I felt strongly about it) (and lowercase “rehearsal” is getting underlined).

Enough with the parenthetical comments, on with the post! I shall share a few more rehearsal shots. I took a bunch to submit with my article for Mohawk Valley Living magazine, and they only used one. They printed the article, yay! If you want to pick up a copy and read it, which I encourage you to do, it is available at Stewart’s shops and advertisers’ locations.

They are not playing jump rope.

This is a very funny scene, among many. I feel I don’t flatter myself, because I am not in it and so have perspective.

“He speaks the mere contrary!”

It is a little difficult, looking between my Media Library and device, trying not to upload the same picture twice. Wow, it is true what my co-workers say: I AM always whining!

I picked one with more people in it.

This is another of my favorite scenes. Full disclosure: hey are almost all my favorite scenes.

Local readers, I cordially invite you to come see Love’s Labour’s Lost, presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company, 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14, 2022, at Benton’s Landing, Little Falls NY. It is part of the Canal Celebration festivities, and it is FREE!

PS. Autocorrect wants to call it “Benson’s Landing.” Wasn’t he on a TV show in the ’70’s?

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Wuss-out? Wayback? It’s Not Even Wednesday!

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yesterday was indeed a Wuss-out Wednesday. I not only did not make my blog post, I did not do a whole lot else. I went to work, I went to rehearsal for Love’s Labour’s Lost (perhaps you read some of my blog posts about the play I am in). Oh, and I made Tuesday’s blog post before work (that was one of the posts about the play referred to in the earlier parenthetical comment). I sat on the porch with my husband and enjoyed the evening, before and after rehearsal. I consider that an important thing to do, even though it is not what one might call productive.

Never mind all that. It is time to make another Some Post, Any Post (is that a category? Perhaps it should be). How about some Mid-Week Monsters (oh why isn’t it Friday, I lament).

Isn’t she sweet?

I combine Wuus-Out with Wayback by sharing a picture from 2016. OK, not very way back. We got this lovely witch at Pumpkin Junction in Sauquoit, NY, one of your favorite places to go in October. Full disclosure: this witch is still on our porch from last Halloween. We dressed her as an angel at Christmas time. Alas, we did not take a picture of that.

A good place to obtain monsters and other Halloween stuff.

Here is a picture of the main building of Pumpkin Junction. They are only open in the fall. I will no doubt make at least one blog post about them at the time (preview of coming attractions).

I see I have somehow gotten over 250 words. Score! I need to go eat breakfast and fix my lunch. Happy Wednesday/Thursday, everyone!

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Tag Archives: Love's Labour's Lost

Lost Love’s Labour?

Yes, I’m Still Talking About That Play

What’s Wrong with a Post-Rehearsal Post, Anyways?

Labouring Over Tired Tuesday

Post-Rehearsal Monster?

But Is It a Reasonably Entertaining Post?

Never Mind Lame, How About Love?

What Post? How About Some Pics?

More a Scattered Post than a Scattered Sunday

Wuss-out? Wayback? It’s Not Even Wednesday!

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