VPKs

I've just finished re-editing the film segments of South, implementing some last minute changes for my co-director.

After blowing its top, the Sanyo projector that we usually use for our screenings wasn't available for any of the Savannah performances; the dealers who sold the projector assured us that the equipment would be returned to us in time for the Charleston run - knowing full well that it would take days (at least) to get a new part from Japan...

We hired a different, bulkier machine for the Lucas Theatre, which created new compatibility problems. For the Sottile shows we're trying a third projector and Sanyo owes us big time.

I've been asked to appear on local TV over the next couple of days to talk about the play and its author, Julian Green. Unfortunately the call time is 5.45 a.m. - not when I'm at my best. Multiple intravenous injections of caffeine are the only answer.

Thanks heavens for Video Press Kits, which can do the talking for the most comatose of co-directors. I put a trailer together yesterday, featuring Clarence Felder (as Edward Broderick), Trevor Erickson (Lieutenant Veechefsky) and Christina Rhodes (Regina) - three charismatic leads who will hopefully entice TV viewers into our theatre.