Our first performance of "Domestic Violence, The Musical?" was yesterday, sponsored by Hands of a Friend - Genesis Shelter and DaZee's, in Green Valley, AZ, http://www.dazeesonline.com/. It was held at the Desert Diamond Casino. We had a wonderful time and met some incredible people. Patti O'Berry is the Executive Director of Hands of a Friend and was delightful to work with.
This was also the first performance of our new cast members, Kirby Soderberg and Kate Haas. They joined our veteran actors, Jori Dodge, D.J. Douglass, Danielle Wetzell and music director, Miciah Dodge. For the past 6 weeks the cast has been working under Director, David Barker. No changes to the script, but the presentation is new and exciting.
I have some clips of a couple of the songs on youtube. If you want, you can search fixthehurt1 and see Control, Documentation and Why Can't He Just Die. I taped them at a rehearsal, so the backdrop is a studio at ASU and the background laughter is Director Dave.
We will be performing "Control" for Take Back The Night at ASU on April 7. This will be my 8th Take Back The Night - 3 at UTEP and 3 at ASU and 2 at ASU Polytech. This is always an uplifting.
We are continuing rehearsals for Control.Assault.Delete, nearing completion, and should be ready for performances in May. I Have This Friend, the teen dating violence play, is still in progress, but getting closer to a finished script.
As we approach April and Crime Victim's Rights week, our calendar is filling with speaking engagements and opportunities to recognize all those who have been victims of crime.
