I feel pretty lucky to be able to sit in the rehearsal room observing the Dress me up in your love development and rehearsal process. What a great bunch of people working together!

There are lots of sharing of personal stories and retelling the stories pulling out threads of truths and the lies. The clothes whisper feelings and rhythms and what emerges from various play is a lot of sexy and laughter, but also some sadness, and a lot of nostalgia. There’s lots of live original music in the show by Veda Hille – what a treat! She makes all the scenes just that much sweeter.

The other day we made more light pictures of messages with the slow exposure camera setting we will do live in the show. We sent them to the Tochka group who made a compilation of images, they call “pika pika” messages from all over the world in response to current earthquake and tsunami attack in Japan.

Here’s a link to the compilation: http://tochka.jp/pikapika/2011/03/we_need_your_help_1.html

In the wake of the recent disaster affecting our friends, families, colleagues and fellow people in Japan, Theatre Replacement is collecting donations (eligible for tax receipts) for earthquake and tsunami relief. All funds collected will be donated in full to reputable charities like the BC Japan Earthquake Relief Fund or the Red Cross. You can contribute through our Canada Helps account, and choose the designated fund “Japanese Tsunami & Earthquake Relief” or send in your cheque to Theatre Replacement with a note for the designated fund.