sooooooo...... my director asked me for musical suggestions to open my play at the 10x10. it takes place a few days after a hurricane... a couple sit, hot, no electricity... no wine. a conversation begins about the direction of their relationship.i instantly thought of "stormy weather." why not? weather. storms. kinda lazy..... sent her the lena horne version and an even better billie holiday version.
i always think of old jazz pieces for my comedies. classical for my dramas. it's the same genre of music i use to write each.
so guess which piece my director decided to use.........?
"wind of change" by scorpions.
.......?
ummmmmmmm....... sure, okay. i can see the thought process. i mean... billie holiday to a heavy metal band is quite an easy jump, right?
one song is a bluesy ode to a lost lover... the other is a cheesy 90s rock ballad about war and the fall of communism.
i mean, she's clearly interested in carrying through with MY vision, right...?
oy vey... so quickly forgotten are the opening remarks of our initial 10x10 meeting: "directors are here to honor the vision of the playwrights."
i still haven't seen it. maybe tomorrow night...?
(i may develop an ulcer.....)
e.
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