Performances

I've been out of touch with many people, and the reason is all the shows I've been involved with. I wish I could have stuck with 'The Full Monte', but previously was tied up in a show that the dates were up in the air and once were set up, landed over 'The Full Monte' run at Runaway Stage.

So I've also been in the Storybook Children's Theatre production of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' on Saturdays at 12pm and 2pm, which I only recommend if you have young children (it's a kids show) and do a nice little self-choreographed hip-hop style dance at intermission that is geared towards humor.

The main show I've been involved in that made me drop 'The Full Monte' is 'Let the Eagle Fly' which is a musical about the life of Cesar Chavez. It's powerful, and the actors are the best I've worked with. They are not the best dancers or singers, however their acting abilities are top notch.. better then any I've known. Great acting, musical director, lighting designer, and director. The set is also great in a format that has areas for each part of the show. Mixed with the great lighting this has become a show that has the look and feel that make it one of the best I've been a part of.

There is a lot of living history with this show, there has been visits by the writer, by the real characters from the show, from important figures in the UFW and other organizations, from members of Cesar Chavez's family.. reviews have been piling up, press has given the show pages and pages of dedication, there is a history presented in the lobby via photos from famous photographers. The whole project is very big.

I write now, the first day I'm not performing or practicing in weeks (As an example, Saturdays I have 12pm Emperor's New Clothes, 2pm Emperor's New Clothes, 5pm Nutcracker, and 8pm Let the Eagle Fly) and just to let everyone know why I haven't kept in touch, it's been the practice and performance schedule.

I also wanted to tell everyone if they want to see 'Let the Eagle Fly' to contact the box office at California Stage (http://www.calstage.org/) ASAP because this opening weekend was sell-out every night and people were turned away. Now, the ENTIRE run is almost sold out and will be completely sold out by this evening. We are selling so much we have turned the last Thursday pick-up rehearsal before closing weekend into a full performance and that added show as well as the others are again selling out this evening I am told.

I've never overlapped so many performances at once, however with it getting so close to 'Nutcracker' season, I feel the pressure by four ballet companies to get me in to dance with them. So far I'm practicing with Placer Theatre Ballet to join them again as Arabian and others I'm considering as well. I still love doing cavalier and the grand pas choreography as well as teaching it to an experienced partner and perhaps next year I can be organized enough to offer myself as a complete package to perform as caviler with choreography for my solo and the grand pas to ballet companies outside the Sacramento region like many male professionals do around the USA.

This will be my goal.