They’re writing these things down nowadays.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by John Robison.

It seems like a long time since I’ve done a scripted show… although I did two last year. However, it’s been since August of 2007 since I directed and acted in “The Complete History of America, Abridged.” The other show of last summer was “Basehor The Musical 2,” which I was commissioned to write by the Basehor Historical Society. Writing a show is something that I really enjoy and detest at the same time. I love the process of creation, but don’t really like the fact that I am pretty well cut off from society and my family for large chunks of time. I seem to write best when I do a lot at once.

To date, I’ve written three full length plays, a musical, a one-act play, and now a one-act musical based around a couple’s love for the musical “Mamma Mia.” This last one just got finished this past Sunday. It was kind of a rush job… I had about a week to write it, and we’ll have a week to learn it before performing it this weekend. Just as with most of my others, I’ll be the writer, director, and male lead. It’s not that I think I’m all that, but it’s really tough to find a talented male actor of the right type that not only can sing, but is available at the right times.

So, this is the reason for the abbreviated and/or absent blogs of this two to three week period. I’m desperately trying to memorize lines (another love/hate relationship), learn songs (which I love), and learn choreography (mostly just a hate relationship).

This is why I don’t do scripted shows very often anymore.

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