Yo, everyone... (DN Angel play)

[sethbramwell]

Hey everyone...

Thank you all for doing the simply amazing job you did in making the Argentine script come to life. It was a long, long road from first outlining the plot to Friday night at Kaigi with a lot of changes, laughs, and weird accents along the way... but we did it!

Dan: BRING IT ON! XD! Here's to living in a Cuckoo Clock...
Jeanne: I always love your Kraddo!
Krystle: Who knew phones could be used for hacky sack?
Ale: Prop file. 'Nuff said. And JUMPING onto Krad to stop him? wow... "Hiwatari..." "GO!" Oh, and by the way... *click*.
Rinzey: Your list of Dark attributes will live forever. (Even if you never said hot.)
Sawyer: Here's to the perfect deadpan Riku reactions!
Rel: Oh, Towa. You sweet, ditzy bird. I still love those boots and the lil jumps to see the laptop! XD (The cuter the chick, the emptier...)
Nicoru: Wrapped in chains, choking me, and screamy madness... you are the perfect piece. (Fabulous...)
Brookie: Who knew Emiko was really Qualia? Srsly, Here's to taking charge of Dark and getting blown up... all in stride. (Not to mention relocating yourself for months to rehearse... O.o;)
Dustin & Josh: Who could ask for a better pair of Turks... (or Schrodinger-sans-cat-ears art thief?)
Tony: Oh, you master of improv. ("He tells me to hurry, then he leaves me hanging. That's just great." "Vhat?" "Nothing, Boss!")
Kallen: How'd you make the TV Announcer so epic? (Your delivery of the lines was perfect...)

Bianca & Shane: Nothing would have been possible without your tech skillz. Thank you!

Laura: Even if you weren't in the play... Thanks for your heart and all your commentary on the first read thru that I STILL listen to. ("Hey, he should have a German accent..." "I'm gonna shank Allan for that line..." "If I say Badwuf, it makes me think of Bad Horse..." "Ah, Daisuke's Mom.... She's got it goin' on." XDDD)

The chance to write a full-length stage show and see it come to life has been such an amazing opportunity and a dream of mine since High School. Thank you all for making it come true!

[Meniduull]

I'm glad we finally got to perform your play, Allan. While the Argentine script had some pretty big changes from those hot july rehearsals last year to the day of the show, the idea was an awesome one, and it was a real joy to FINALLY get to participate in a show with everyone after the fiasco that made me drop out of Ouran at the last minute when you guys performed it.

Having said that, I FINALLY got to see what everyone was talking about during our impromptu session in the staff room, and I thought I'd offer my own commentary on the show.



Dark: You shocked me more and more with your yelling as the show went on. It was perfect because it fit well with...

Daisuke: Your rants and fights with Dark sounded downright fierce. I remember some comments during rehearsals about Daisuke being the conscious, and thus sounding a little whiny, but I didn't catch that at all during the show. It was all personality (and you've gotta have a strong one to reign in Dark )

Krad: One word: Intimidating. Watching the abuse between you and Satoshi was amazing, and you sounded downright menacing when battling Dark.

Satoshi: Fierce, determined, angry are only a few of the words I could use to describe your interactions with most of the cast. While you may have sped through a couple of lines, I felt each was delivered with such passion and perseverance as I watched the performance. They certainly didn't feel rushed. At all. And the actions were awesome ;D

Badwuf: While I may have been on my game with improv, it certainly wouldn't have been any good if I didn't have an amazing person to follow my lead. Between that, the props, tapping into your sinister nature (I swore I saw Neko poke through one or twice during the show), it led to an amazing performance, despite the others have to settle for my stand-in during our recent rehearsals.

Towa: I actually completely agree with a comment Dark made. While the thoughts behind the lines were the same, the arrangement/words were so different that I found myself wondering what you were going to say next. Between that and all the busy work in the background (dusting dark's legs, jumping to see the computer, etc), the little touches added a cool flavor when you weren't being the head cuckoo chatterbox.

Emiko/Qualia: Hearing Emiko explode on stage made me grin from ear to ear, but watching it from the audience's point of view actually made me laugh. Who knew Daisuke's mom could be so scary when she was angry? I'm glad I NEVER had to interact with her....someone might have gotten hurt (probably me...) And working so well with getting wrapped up and forced onto the stage as Qualia...you were just awesome to work with.

Argentine: I know you had it hardest during the rehearsals without a Badwuf on stage, but when it came time to shine, I felt like you two had working together forever. Even knowing better, you still managed to convince me that you couldn't wait to get out of those chains to strangle Badwuf, despite them being so easily loosened. Your idea for the chain-ties was amazing.

Risa: You and Riku were so awesome at buying us time. The starry-eyed expressions when describing Dark were easily my favorite part of your scenes.

Riku: While Risa may have stalled for more time, your interactions couldn't be funnier. The irritated looks, snappy comebacks, the worried expressions for Daisuke...all perfect. There simply isn't another word for it.

Kellan: Awesome. You kept that spotlight straight on you, even when the curtains opened behind during "your broadcast". Your help backstage was great too

Martin/My Fellow Assistants: You two were so fun to work with, now that I finally got to actually play MY part. Between all the last-minute things, following my lead with certain improv lines/movements, and PULLING YOUR GUNS OUT as you shadowed the twins/Daisuke (something I didn't even KNOW until I watched it myself), you were two cool, yet bad enough dudes to work with.

Shane and Bianca: The lighting effects were perfect, despite the fact that I think they could have been brought down earlier in one scene. The sounds were all on cue, and for the improv part between scenes 1 and 2, the quick lighting adjustment was exactly what we needed! Thank you both so much for working with us!

Finally, me. No, I'm not going to congratulate myself, but I finally understood your guys' commentary in the breakroom on Saturday. I want to thank all of you for your kind words. I blocked out most of what I'd done during the show, but hearing your words of continued encouragement really lifted my spirits, even as I began to get the "con bug" that seemed to be passed around and made me feel like crud.

I had a few other misc. thoughts about the show as I was watching it. I loved all the little details everyone put in at the last minute (The boys pulling out the guns, a lot of Towa's movements, etc.). I also hadn't noticed how much Kellan's outfit, with the exception of the jacket, looked so much like the assistants' (without the guns and glasses, of course). In fact, I thought it brought a whole new look at the dialogue between Satoshi/Badwuf when Badwuf talks about "his people getting the information out via any media outlet". Completely unintentional, and probably only noticed by the people who saw the show the same time I did, but it still LOOKED like an amazing effect.



I also had a fun idea to mess with the show, if anyone else was interested. I got Allan's copies of the show to work with, but I'd like to see if we could get access to Kaigi's versions, since I heard they were HD. We could fix some of the audio and show people who didn't get to catch the show at Kaigi. Some of us could even make a commentary version as well, since we had so much happen during the show (both in front and backstage)...it'd give us a chance to promote CZP (like we need it, but still...) and it'd give an interesting behind-the-scenes look for anyone interested in running a LIVE show.

Just a random thought I've been bouncing around. We could even just do it for ourselves.

I'd also like to thank Satoshi and Krad for NOT strangling me backstage when my improv apparently made them laugh so hard they were worried the audience might hear them through our echo-y stage. Thanks for my continued existence.

I loved performing with you guys. I can't wait for the next one!

*edit* Fixed misspellings

[Meniduull]

And yes, I'm needlessly wordy. Get over it.

[ChibiNeko]

Btw, it's Kellan. Not Kallen. ^^;;;

[ChibiNeko]

Aw, thanks so much Tony! ^^

[Ale]

WARNING: TL;DR XD

My comments are more of my thanks for the awesome experiences I’ve had with you all throughout the time we started rehearsals back in March. I may occasionally reference to the show, but a lot of it is mentions of rehearsals and the kinds of things that have gone on, because I seriously haven’t really had a chance to give my thanks to all of you.


To the whole cast:
Thank you so much for putting up with my crap. I really promise to clean up my act for our next show so no one has to deal with a snappy Ale. D= Thank you all for being an awesome cast and I've had a really great time working with all of you for my first show with Cosplay Zone Productions. You really have made my first CZP year an awesome one!


And now, personal thanks:

“Bring it on!!”
I ought to beat you for that line. I was on stage and I about facepalmed when you said it. XD Let’s see… What to say… It was really nice to get to work with you. When I first joined Cosplay Zone Productions almost a year ago, you were Tamaki and I was Haruhi. And now, for my first show, you were Dark and I was Satoshi. Though we had few lines together, you helped me with some blocking that I really do appreciate, such as the very last scene with Krad where we go ahead and grab him rather than making me look constipated or something. XD You’ve been a great role model for me during this time of our show, and I thank you for putting up with me, even during my crappier times. Thank you very much, Senpai!

“DAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!!!!!”
My very first improve line was “Oh really?” because I completely froze when you skipped our lines. XD But we definitely made it passed that horrible bump, and the rest of our lines were delivered perfectly. You have been a great help to me and I’ve been so glad to work with you as my Krad. I felt like our connection as Satoshi and Krad helped us to deepen our friendship outside of the show, especially during our car rides to Mesa together. :3 And your living room is never the same temperature twice during the night! *flail* XD We may have had some tough times memorizing lines, but when it finally came to the end, we did great. And I thank you for the pants! Without you, Satoshi would have no pants! XD Thank you so very much, Jeanne. <3

“You can’t say things like that, this is a PG show!”
Oh, Krystle, where to even begin… You’ve been there a lot for me during our rehearsals for DNAngel. I had a couple of rough times and you took it upon yourself to make sure I’d be okay, and you talked a lot with me and made me feel like I really belonged with the group. You brought me forward and helped me rise up more than I had been before, and I can’t thank you enough for your help. I’m glad that our friendship has bloomed and that we’ve become really good friends over the past few months. I don’t know what I would have done without out! Thank you so much, Goldfish. <3

“I’ll wait for you, Mr. Dark, I swear it!”
I stepped into some mighty fine shoes. I will admit I never quite felt that it would be easy to step into your place as the new Satoshi when you moved on to be Risa. You were another great person to get to talk to, because there were problems that I sometimes had that I felt you could only understand, and I was really glad that you were there to listen to me and help offer solutions, even though sometimes I was still a little stupid. And I would also like to apologize for all the times I snapped at you during rehearsals for one reason or another. A lot of the time, hell, probably all of the time, it was definitely undeserved for me to snap and I really do apologize for being so bitchy at times. You really are a great person to be around and I was glad that I got to work with you for DNAngel. Your improv lines really made me laugh and I thought they were brilliant! =D Thank you so much for being an awesome friend and putting up with my bull, Linz! ^_^

“I’m not delusional.”
My Sera Myu buddy! When I first met you last year when we’d both auditioned for Cosplay Zone Productions, I was so glad to find someone who knew about the Sailor Moon Musicals. And then, we became cast mates for the DNAngel show. We had few lines shared together, but offstage, I was really glad to be able to start to get to know you and talk to you and hang out with you a few times outside of CZP. I’m really grateful for all the help you’ve been for me, whether it’s been to be my pillow when I’m sleepy during rehearsal, my text buddy when I’m bored or upset, walked with me when I didn’t want to go somewhere by myself, or my geeky bird brain, I’m really glad you’ve been around. Thank you so much, Sawyer. :3

“I hear you… I can sense it!”
On stage, we had a total of a minute of interaction time, when you spazzed out over Dark and Krad fighting. But offstage, I really enjoyed having you around and liked getting to talk to you whenever we weren’t needed on stage. I’m sad that we didn’t have a lot of interaction time together, but I hope that as I continue to be in Cosplay Zone Productions, that will change. You were always keeping my props together, which I was very happy for since I’d lose them otherwise, and I especially remember that one night before the Anime Kaigi picnic, when we were at Senpai’s until three in the morning, recording our lines for the promo. That’ll always stick in my mind. XD Thanks for being so awesome, REL. <3

“AHHHHHHH!!!!”
Yes, this is the one line I thought best suited you. <3 Ahh, what to say… We’ve known each other far longer than I’ve been in Cosplay Zone Productions, and it was nice to see a familiar face when I first joined up. Throughout DNAngel, I saw you as more of a choreographer of the various blocking that we did, helping us a lot through the opening scene and through later parts. I especially thought you were amazing by knowing a lot of the blocking people had, and helping those who were absent from previous blocking days. You really were an amazing person to have in the cast and I’m glad that we continue to be friends through and through. Thanks for putting up for me for this long, Nicole. <3

“That’s enough!” “I know what you want. Do it.”
Your two amazing lines of awesome. My darling wife. I dragged you to one of our first few rehearsals for DNAngel, and then you were sucked into the amazing world of Cosplay Zone Productions, which then dragged you away from your home for more than a month in order to be able to attend our practices, the cons, and the final product. I love you bunches and I’m really glad that you’ve been around to support me when I felt like the world was against me, especially since you’re one of the few that knows me inside and out, and cares about me a lot. <3 I lurve you, wifeh! Thanks for being the best wife out there, Brookie. <3 PS: Your “THAT’S ENOUGH” Emiko line scared the shit out of me the first time you did it… XD

“Oh, then what about your tamer?!”
Hanging up on me, pulling out guns, calling me a child… I ought to have you arrested, as I am the commander of the police force… But I suppose I can let these charges slide… Under the condition that you continue to remain awesome. Despite being gone for, like, all but one rehearsal, you did amazing on stage. Our interactions felt so familiar, even though on stage had practically been the first time we’d really worked through it. Even though crap tried to happen for you, you sucked it up and you moved passed it and had an awesome time at Anime Kaigi with us. <3 But the biggest thing is why I am thanking you. Thank you for writing such an awesome script for us to perform, Allan. <3

“Trade secret, Hermann.”
Oh, Martin, it’s because of you that everytime we go past Smith-Martin Lane on our way to rehearsal that I always secretly giggle to myself. You went from being a con-artist sort of guy, to Turk-I mean assistant for Badwuf. XD I think for the next production, you should promote yourself to a bigger role; I think you did very well for the roles you did have and think you could do awesome in a bigger role. :3 And I saw the video of when they were dressing me up with candy. I saw the candy you put on me! *shakes fist at* XD But my thanks to you comes from you being awesome and keeping Dark from dying on us. XD So thank you, Josh! =D

“Well, for the event of earthquakes, sure…”
Though you had few lines, you delivered yourself very well for your first performance onstage. And even more than that, you also did very, very well as our Mori for the Ouran Café. I felt like you stepped beyond your comfort zone and you accomplished a lot by doing so. I’m really glad that I got to meet you during our show. You are definitely a part of our crazy cosplay family. XD Thank you for stepping above and beyond your comfort zone and being awesome, Dustin.

“I like a boss that knows what he wants.”
At least, I believe this was basically the line. I still want to strangle you for all the hilarious improv you did. XD You were seriously the savior and the star of our show. You read for everyone who was gone during our rehearsals and you stepped beyond everything in order to make sure everything went right. You also were a great help in getting us Train People! =D We had a lot of really cool talks, and I’m still going to kill you for Munchkin Fu!! >.< And your performance during the show was absolutely, positively amazing and you were truly a savior. Thank you SO SO much, Tony.

“At three t.v., we just received this warning letter…”
I will admit: During rehearsals, I was really nervous about the delivery of your lines. I would hear you rush through them and I didn’t feel like it was right, because you acted like you were uncomfortable with the stage. But on the day of the show, you walked with confidence out on that stage and you slowly and calmly spoke those lines and I can’t even begin to express how happy and proud I was. I clapped quietly for youuuu! =D You were amazing, and never think that your role was small, because it was a good role and it was awesome and you delivered it so well. <3 Thank you for being epic and surprising me, Kellan. <3

“LIGHTS!”
The first time you came to rehearsal…. I had no idea who you were. XD But as time progressed, I came to get to know you a bit, and I really liked the various experiments you did with the lights… Though… I wish you could have aimed at my side of the stage when I was actually there. XD I KID! =D But I was glad that you were running our light systems, for both DNAngel and the Masquerade. You did an excellent job. Thank you very much, Shane! =D

“SOUND!”
I remember the day you came to rehearsal with Shane and took our pictures. And then, you came more and more to help out with lights, and then moved on to be the mistress of our sound system for DNAngel. I really enjoyed having you around, and I really liked the time we got to spend together, especially during the nights of Anime Kaigi, whether we were walking to Denny’s or going on an adventure to Cold Stone. =D Thanks for keeping me company, Bianca! =D

[Goldfish]

Now my problem is where to begin. To be honest I had found myself alittle nervous when the idea came to do another show. Not that I wasn't excited about it either. XD But, you all have made me proud. I can happily sit here and say yes I was in the DN Angel show and believe we all did well. Even the people I had been worry for weather it had been because of line memorization or drama has pulled through for this show. Everyone has done a good job. What else can I say? Working with this cast had to have been my favorite. We worked and got stuff done. Anyone who knows me should know I HATE wasted practices. XD

Anyways, I guess I shall follow everyone's lead and write alittle something for each of you. *cough*it might be bad *cough* j/k j/k We'll go in order of my memory...

Dark
You have done an amazing job. Even with everything you have to put up with you still find and make the time to get to practices. I love acting with you and throwing lines back and forth. I don't think people say this enough or don't really bother since you are the head of this crazy family but I am proud to be apart of this and to work with you. I've sold my soul to CZP and couldn't be happier.

Krad
You've impressed me. What can I say. Every show you somehow managed to get what needs to be done finished weather it be last minute sewing or OMG lookie we in a battle scene with flashing lights. You are a enjoy to work with and also live with. You offer up your home so people like me can stay and make sure we get to every practice we can. For that and more I am grateful.

Daisuke
You are a fun character to play. : D A character I will try out for again if given a chance. Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down *sings* rick rolled

Emiko
Mommy you is scary when angry. XD Working with you have been a blast as well as sharing the same sleeping space. You are not sleeping with one of the judges. lol Anyways, I was excited when I saw how quickly you picked up your lines. Thank you so much for joining us last minute. You pulled off your character wonderfully.

Hiwatari
It was interesting to work with you. Thanks for picking on my inner Daisuke about gay when he's not. >< lol Anyways, good job on memorizing you lines. Its been fun. ^-^ Don't be emo boy. lawls But, what more can I say that needs to be said? ^^

Risa
Its always fun to work with you. You've stepped up so much once again. You can't even imagine how much I appreciate it. You've listen to me rant and bitch as well as actually staying level headedish when people pull a stupid. You've grown a lot over the years and I'm proud to call you a friend.... Even if you are still the same size on the outside. :3

Riku
Its been a neat. You pull off your character well and your voice you used is perfect for her. Thank you for being such a good person. You improv well and welll... You is awesome. X3 Its been a pleasure working with you.

Badwulf
Oh you, oh you... Where to begin? Somehow you always manage to do amazing regardless that you live in another state and only get to practice once or twice with us all before the show. All I can say is holy cow... o.o good job. You make me proud.

Towa
You are a mother and a busy bee. You've improved over the course of this show. I'm quite happy to work with you. Your line switch ups were amazing and kept me listening from in the back. You can be quite entertaining.

Assistants/Martin
You guys did amazing. I was impressed. Each of you showed more than expected of you. Dustin I pulled you into this and you did an awesome job. I told you that you worried to much. Tony your improv was amazing. You had me hooked listening. I was amused. Josh well what can I say. You did your job and hold a gun well... o.o don't shoot me! XD anyways you all have done an amazing job thank you.

TV Person
We pulled you in near last minute and you pulled through. You acted mature and often had me thinking you were older then you are. You were a pleasure to work with.

Argentine
I saved you for last because I could. ^^ You did a wonderful job. You memorized your lines and said them with such emotion that I was in tune. You made it a billion times easier for me to react in the last scene. I loved how you played this character. :3 I only have good things to say. Regardless of practicing with and most of the time with out a body you did awesome. Even did your blocking backwards in the last bit. X3

[sethbramwell]

Is it kinda ridiculous that I wanna tear up reading these posts? (Nah, it's not.)

*Sigh* What I wouldn't give to see everyone more often. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You are my cosplay family, and I love you all.

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for always welcoming the "Vegas Wild Card" in as a part of CZP despite quirkiness, occasional drama, distance, and age difference (excluding my fellow 30-something Jeanne, of course...)

I can write as many scripts/fics/one-offs as I want for the rest of my days, but they would mean nothing without the skills and talent of my wonderful family to interpret, improve, and bring them to life, at times differently and even better than I first imagined.

Here's to all the work we've done, and all the work I pray we'll continue to do in the days to come.

[silverdreams]

The kind words in this thread! They are slowly killing me and it feels awesome!

Allan: I'm so glad we're able to work so well together on stage. Even though you weren't really at the practices, on stage it looked as if we had been face to face the entire time practicing our asses off in the same state. Your German accent and Badwuf wig made me want to giggle on stage at a few points, but I remained composed because I knew if I laughed, so would you. And then we would have had to improvise something and it would have gotten.... Well the show wouldn't have been rated PG anymore would it? It's so much fun doing shows with you. Please continue to be apart of them.

Ale: I'm happy that you were able to take on such a large role for your first show with us. You memorized every line quickly and managed to keep up with the new environment. I'm very happy that you enjoyed working with us so much and I hope you keep having fun.

Bianca and Shane: You have no idea how much I love you guys for coming in to run lights and sound. You learned everything so quickly I was very impressed. I hope you'll be willing to work with us on other shows as well.

Brookie: You were so awesome being pulled in at the last second to do not one, but TWO roles~ Both of which you performed exceedingly well! I'm so glad you agreed to be Emiko. Otherwise I would have had HELL trying to change costumes and pull the curtain at the same time. You did an awesome job at the lethargic, despondent Qualia.

Danielle: Thank you. Thank you so much for putting up with all of us and our shenanigans despite all of the troubles your going through. You did an excellent job playing Dark. I wouldn't have had the role cast any other way. May your future be bright and better than your current life.

Dustin, Josh and Tony: You guys improved so much! I'm very proud~ I'm so glad that you were able to hold your own in your first show. Some of the time you three took it over and I wanted to laugh so hard! Damn that echoing back room!

Jeanne: As feminine as Krad is, you made him very manly. Awesome job. You pulled off the "REAL MEN WEAR PINK" look very well! Jokes aside, I was deeply impressed by the cunning and sneaky way you portrayed the character. It was amazing.

Kellan: You did a wonderful job! Your line execution was great and you didn't rush at all~ You improved so much.

Krystle: You're epic, dude. For parts of the show when you were jumping around I couldn't help but picture Daisuke and Argentine fighting some zombies. Your reactions were perfect and nothing was rushed on your part. You put up with several things being a new director and I think you did an amazing job as one. I shall always be your ninja lackey.

Lins: You did great, hun. You were able to handle yourself very well when people suggested things and worked very well with Sawyer. Your costume making was impeccable. I adore the uniforms you made. Such patience. (Except for the little part at the end, but we made it through that!)

Rel: You are an awesome Towa. You have her movements and actions down pat. Even with all of your family life, you were great at focusing. You definitely had me on my toes and waiting to hear what would happen next.

Sawyer: I was so glad you could be in this show. You're perfect for your role and you did incredibly well. I'm very happy that you and Lins were able to work so well together and act like real sisters! I suppose it help that you both have sisters... Either way you held your ground against the insanity of driving all the way out to practice and the tough summer nights.


An over all BIG CONGRATULATIONS to everyone. I loved working with you all and I'm so happy you were able to put up with my stripping costume and unbearable laziness caused by the damn heat. during practice. Remind me never to wear 5 layers in Arizona ever again. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.

(Also, I alphabetized the list of people. And your names are categorized by the color that relates to your character. :3)

[sethbramwell]

Jun 13, 2010 13:34:08 GMT -5 silverdreams said:

And your names are categorized by the color that relates to your character. :3)

I'm Blue? Dah boo dee? Dah boo dah boo dah boo dee? (Hee hee, Thank you for not giggling on stage... things could have turned quite... odd. Especially considering the conversations WE'VE had about Wuffy and Argy.)

And -.-; HOW ON EARTH did I forget to mention this sooner. Thank you for reminding me, Nicoru.

RINZEY! Those Riku and Risa uniforms were BEYOND AWESOME. You managed to complete the toughest task for a cosplayer and make anime physics work in the real world. When you showed me those on Thursday night, I was floored. If I didn't say it enough at the con... BRAVO!

[CosplayZone]

Hi Guys! I just wanted wanted you to know this is the first time I have had the chance to look at anything from Anime Kaigi. (Also my first time on the boards since before kaigi, thus my first time reading all the nice feedback.)

I do have to admit that like Krystle I had my *concerns* about DNAngel, especially at Anime Kaigi. Since DNAngel was originally planned for Phoenix Comicon and the epic flying scenes with the stage's rigging system. Kaigi was much smaller and we did scale down all the backgrounds drastically but I feel like It was very well done regardless of not having large painted backgrounds. Everyone's acting was down right wonderful. (even if everyone was blind thanks to their anime wigs.)

I have to honestly say that Anime Kaigi has become my favorite Arizona Convention. The staff and people were the best I've worked with in years. I would be more then happy to re-arrange any convention contracts so we can be sure to attend kaigi next year! So yes guys it IS confirmed somehow we will be with them for 2011.


[glow=red,2,300]Dark[/glow]
Awesome character I was happy to be re-cast for him. It was amazing during the last auditions when I tried out for his role Again and I had to go up against like two or three other people for his role? Didn't Laura try out for Dark?? I don't remember who all auditioned now for him, but I DO remember the auditions for Dark ran almost 6 hours!!!! OH MY GOSH I was SO tired and we had an out of state producer auditioning us VIA web cam!! HOLY COW.. I was even asked to do Krad half way through and I was starting to sweat a bit over weather I'd get to do dark again for the play or if I would end up as someone else. Anyway, Dark was a ton of fun, he will always be close to my heart. I've played him and have been re-cast for him 3 different times in 3 different shows, 2 award winning ones and the play.. so we've had a long long trip together and I feel that I have really gotten to know this character very well. I hope to do more with him in the future even If I don't know how or when, Rest assured I will be in the audition lines reading for him. Thank you SO MUCH for letting me return to play Dark in this show.

[glow=red,2,300]Krad[/glow]
Ahh Krad, I could not do you justice when I was asked to audition for this role. I was so bad at playing him I hope those audition tapes burned in hell somewhere LOL. Jeanne you do such a wonderful job playing Krad. I remember you had a LONG audition as well and there where many others going out for this role. I remember watching you sweat over this part and wondering if you would get it.. I was sweating right next to you wondering about Dark. All in All, your personality for krad far surpasses your real height. (I'm glad we have you in heels on stage you would never know how much shorter you are then me! ) I was so shocked after Anime Kaigi when I looked *down* at you and questioned if you shrank, I really did get used to you in those heels and forgot you where not my height.

[glow=red,2,300]Daisuke[/glow]
You are probably my favorite person to work with on stage. It's been so many years we have bee on stage together and in so many various shows and what not, yet this is the first time we got to really interact on stage 100% for anything longer then interviews or halftimes. So this was a real blast for me and I really hope another show comes along we can land rolls that will allow us to interact on stage the way DNAngel has. You are an amazing actress and I just love how you gave Daisuke such a outstanding personality that is more then the whiny whip Dark has to put up with. I just love how he has grown.


[glow=red,2,300]Emiko[/glow]
HOLY WOW WHERE DID YOU COME FROM!? You where a blast to work with and talk about finders keepers huh? One day you just show up at a cosplay zone practice and a few minutes later I have you on stage without even asking what your name is. Then the next day we cast you to step in as our new Emiko, which was a pretty large role for someone we didn't ever see before! You where a God send and we are truly blessed to have had you join the team and then take on qualia at the end of the show. Thanks so much for MOVING out here for a month or 2 to work with us. We hope to bring you back again!

[glow=red,2,300]Hiwatari[/glow]
We had a lot of hiccups but I was pleased with your composure on stage and professionalism during the show. Thank you so much for playing satoshi for us. He is a tough character who is often misunderstood as "emo." We where very happy you where able to take him and give him life on stage.

[glow=red,2,300]Risa[/glow]
I love you, you are a blast to work with and I was so worried about you moving from Satoshi to Risa this show. It was SOOO weird at first while I got used to the change. I mean come on you played satoshi for two years, then suddenly your grabbing my arm with puppy eyes pleading for Darks love. It was amazing but the switch was great. You really saved everyone during scene changes with all the amazing improvs that I know the audience thought was scripted! I bow before you my friend. You have come the furthest in cosplay zone. Since when you first joined your stage fright was so much so that you would not even read a cold script in front of me. Now your one of the first to jump on stage and entertain thousands! AMAZING

[glow=red,2,300]Riku[/glow]
It's been a blast working with you. Your personality is PERFECT for Riku and the way you and Risa interacted has been spot on. You two even look alike as the twins. I also thank you for learning your lines so fast and attending most all the practices, I'm very proud of you and feel you are truly a great investment in our future shows. I hope to see you at the next auditions somewhere.

[glow=red,2,300]Badwulf[/glow]
You never fail to impress me. Seriously, Just when I think I know your abilities as an actor you just go and blow me away. I am blessed to work with you. Thank you for all your hard work. Your scripts are a lot of fun and I am glad you took over as our lead writer.

[glow=red,2,300]Towa[/glow]
I don't think anyone knows that you double as the lighting teacher. When you where not on stage at practice you where helping train our new light person how to set up and run those darn things. It was a lot of fun to work with you ON stage, since you've always been in the background. I loved the life you gave towa, your character helped entertain during the informational parts of the play. I had a blast with you.

[glow=red,2,300]Assistants/Martin[/glow]
You guys where AMAZING, I laughed so hard when I saw your costumes for the first time. Everyone did great and to be honest your some of my favorite parts of the show. The antics and everything made me really want to get to know your characters more.

[glow=red,2,300]TV Person[/glow]
I loved how you where able to keep the audiences focus while the curtains opened. I know someone else mentioned it but it's well deserved to say again. You delivered your lines very well and I hope to see you back in our next auditions for a larger roll.

[glow=red,2,300]Argentine[/glow]
LOL is the first thing that comes to mind. Everytime the first thing I think of are those few moments that felt like hours while we waited for Krad to come on stage. Our improving was so limited to what we could do or say and I could not move from my position on stage, nor could you. Yet I think we did very well and I heard the audience said they felt it was a very intense scene between us.. YET it was just us praying silently something would happen so we could really move onto the next part of the script. I don't even remember what we said but It was epic enough that you and I pulled it off. I really had fun working with you, your screams echoed backstage and it sent chills down my spine a few times. You helped make this drama amazing. It was a lot of fun since we normally do comedies, so thank you. For being the main aspect in this show that made things really dramatic.

Lights & Sound
You both are amazing for stepping in a few weeks before the show and learning everything. THANK YOU. I felt 100% safe having you both running stuff during the show. I hope you both come back next show.

CURTIANS
Everyone in the cast who opened and closed those bloody things. AWESOME, thanks.

DOOR GUARD
I never met you, but thank you!

Audience
If you are reading this, Thank you for letting us do a play for you. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did doing it.

Anime Kaigi
AWESOME PEOPLE. Thanks for doing so much last minute for a great con and asking us out.

[I'm Batman]

Jun 19, 2010 3:16:44 GMT -5 CosplayZone said:

Didn't Laura try out for Dark??

I think someone WANTED me too for some reason, XD Yours is far superior anyways though.


ALL OF YOU: I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLAY BUT I STILL THINK YOU ARE AMAZING FOR PULLING IT ALL OFF!

[ninjakittyofdoom]

hey all yes I don't post much, but I am mostly always watching. Anyways YOu are all welcome. I had a great time learning something new. I so can't wait till next time I am needed. Just hollar and I will be there. YOu all did a great job. I loved be at the con with you guys, your all so fun to hang with.