jMcJohnson

For a grad project, this guy invented a Wes Anderson Film Festival…he created everything from scratch; identity, promo materials etc.

Honest and for true; one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

via www.joannagoddard.blogspot.com

The past three and a half weeks have been filled with fun and merriment and awesomeness, but I for one, am exhausted. It’s the good kind of exhausted, though. The exhausted from working really hard, laughing really hard and having a ton of fun.

Ryan and I are still in Florida as we are doing TWO, count ‘em TWO teen Lovewell programs this summer. Are we crazy? Possibly. Actually, I am less worried about getting two programs done and more worried about the fate of my back after 7 weeks on a dorm mattress. Ouch. I am also not terribly excited about the 48 hour turnaround time on our move to Lawrence at the end of July (packing AND moving in that time frame); but I am living this all one day at a time, therefore that will not be discussed at this moment.

We just finished creating and producing “Daybreak-The Musical Documentary of John Delaney” (our first teen show) and I have to say…it was good. It was really super extra good. In fact, I hope as many of my pals can see it as possible because it’s one that I am really, really proud of. I love every Lovewell show I work on like it was my own child (mostly because I feel that the excitement and pain of birthing these shows is akin to childbirth ((ok, not really, but still)) ) but this one has a special place in my heart. Not because of any extra thing I or any of the staff or students did or did not do, but because it was just a really magical process this time. Every process gratifying, but this one just had that…unquantifiable thing that makes it extra meaningful.

The show is about the death penalty and is just filled with amazing songs and monologues and characters that really explore the topic from all angles (truly, all). We waited a little longer to start writing this time, and I think that having a really strong idea for what the show was supposed to be really helped. And the students felt it too. That extra awesomeness. The kind you can’t capture if you try. It only comes around once in a while (and I have no idea why) but I felt really lucky to be a part of it.

Anyway. It was cool.

More to come. Happy 4th of July.