We have a Dot Com website now!

Hi followers of the SOS Blog,

I forgot to tell you that we have a real website now! Please visit...

www.seasofscience.com

for all your Seas of Science needs.

We've got less than one month before our NEW SHOW opens, whee! Let me tell you, this show is gonna look GOOD.

Please stay tuned to the dot com website for announcements, show dates and links to purchase tickets!

Let's Go To The Moon

I'm pretty excited about the topic for our next Seas of Science: THE MOON. After traveling and brainstorming (and fighting off some heavy writers block), I'm pleased at how the episode is coming along. I've given myself to the end of the year to finish a rough draft, which I think is a reasonable goal. Already I'm pretty stoked about our audience participation activities and all the songs, costumes, and of course - silliness.

For some reason, I've been very inspired by all things French lately. I think it may stem from the suggestion my pal Jeff Miller gave me to re-watch Le Voyage Dans La Lune - A Trip To The Moon by Georges Méliès:

Oh so dreamy! I think most people have a familiarity with this movie, but watching it again was inspiring. The sets, the costumes, the special effects. Love it.

Behind The Porthole

Ahoy!

After a bit of a rest, I'm happy to share that work has begun on the next episode of Seas of Science. Episode 2 is currently in the writing / creative phase, with anticipated production dates in summertime 2013.

For now, please enjoy this video of some behind the scenes footage from the last performances of SOS earlier this year. Reminds me of how much fun we had.

Spring Fever

Happy Springtime, Everyone!

If you haven't already guessed, Seas of Science is taking a little break after our very fun and successful run of performances at The Complex Theater. Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our shows, we had a great time! Lots of smiling faces, good vibes, and a few lucky winners went home with their very own baby Sergio doll. Congratulations to our winners! 

I myself am looking forward to doing some traveling in the next two months - first up is Buenos Aires, Argentina. The South American Paris. I'll be working on mi español while I'm there and look forward to writing some new material for SOS during the long (very long) plane flight.

I hope you get to enjoy this lovely time of year and get to do some traveling of your own. Until next time, hasta luego!!

 

MARCH 11TH 11:30AM IS FULL!

Yup, another fully reserved show!!

Seats are still available for our 2pm show, which is our very very last performances at The Complex. Don't miss out! Make your reservation before midnight tonight!

MARCH 4TH 2PM IS FULL!

Thanks everyone for making your reservations to our upcoming performances of SEAS OF SCIENCE!! Right now, our show on Sunday, March 4th at 2pm is at capacity - woo!! However, seats are still available for the 11:30am show on the 4th as well as for both shows on March 11th. Email seasofscienceRSVP@gmail.com to make your reservations - include your name, number in your party, and preferred date and showtime.

See you Sunday!

SEAS OF SCIENCE ADMISSION BY DONATION - An Explanation

The upcoming performances of SEAS OF SCIENCE are Admission by Donation. That means all ages, all shows, are pay what YOU can afford. No person or family will be turned away for lack of funds. There are many reasons for this decision. Mainly, I feel that Seas of Science is a fantastic show that deserves to be accessible to everyone. Far be it from me to exclude anyone from enjoying our fun show and getting stoked on science for the price of a ticket.

On the flip side, if Seas of Science is something that gets YOU stoked, please donate! You can donate in person at the shows, or make a contribution online via PayPal:

http://tinyurl.com/6mru8kh

Your contribution goes towards the cost of theater rental for this run of performances, and funds our future endeavors like creating EPISODE TWO: GRAVITY (!!!)

That's it! Admission by donation, pay what you can afford. Bring a friend, buy some handmade goodies, and enjoy the show.

Performances start this Sunday, February 26th! Reserve your seats by emailing seasofscienceRSVP@gmail.com with your name, number in your party, and your preferred date and show time.

Highlight Reel on YouTube

Check out a highlight reel of all the SOS goodness that awaits you:

Make your reservations today! Email seasofscienceRSVP@gmail.com and include your name, number in party and preferred date and showtime.

New Flyer by Jenny Comperda

My pal Jenny Comperda designed this sweet new flyer for our upcoming shows. Super cute!

Check out more of her work at www.jennycomperda.com and make your reservation today!

NEW SHOWS!!

We are back at it with more performances of our photosynthesis show coming up next month. Exciting!! Performance dates are:

SUNDAYS
February 26, 2012
March 4, 2012
March 11, 2012

11:30am & 2pm
The Complex
6476 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90038-1548

All of these shows are going to be FREE. Yes, FREE ADMISSION! Donations are welcome and super cute merchandise will be available to purchase at the shows. 


Email seasofscienceRSVP@gmail.com to reserve your seats! Include your name, # in your party, and date and time of your preferred performance. 

Don't miss out! Reserve your seats today!!

Giving Thanks

This Thanksgiving, I am truly grateful for so much. Seas of Science was made possible by the generous donation of many people through Kickstarter. So today I'd like to give an enthusiastic THANK YOU! to all those who financially backed SOS:

Arlene Flynn
Mary Kruger
Angel Cardoza
Jodi Feldman
Bill Wolkoff
Hayli Heins Hay
Joseph Esther
Little Kenny
Ben Davila
Elysha Rom-Povolo
Shauna Fletcher-Fabio
Crystal Lee
Jessica Lasher
Wendy Templeton
Shannon O'Conner
Else Duff
Suzy Hutchins
Miro Gudelsky

You all rule!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Sailing Onward

Friends - the show this weekend was an overwhelming success! Thank you to all who came out and supported us. We had a LOT of fun! I'll never forget all the happy smiling faces at these humble debut performances. There was magic in the air at the LADD Warehouse this weekend. Truly, a special experience.

Already my brain is full of ideas for the future. If you've followed this blog since it's inception, I cannot thank you enough for your kind encouragement and support. I started a little over a year ago with only an idea and a handful of drawings. I had no clue how to accomplish what seemed like the monumental task of putting on a show.

I won't lie: Putting all of our props and supplies away yesterday tugged at my heartstrings. Closing up those bins with The Black Thumb, Flowing Puppets, Clams, The Octopus Singer...all which did not exist a mere 3 months ago. Everything sits quietly tucked in a corner of my pal's storage room until I can find a theater willing to let us perform again. And perform we shall! After all that it took to build this show, and judging from the tremendous response after this weekend, we will find a place to do more shows soon. I don't think I would be allowed to stop now!

And now you can follow SOS on Facebook! Keep updated with photos and goings on of the cast and crew behind Seas of Science.

So for everything, I thank you again. I'm just one person in this merry band of misfits. It took a little from everyone to build this show.We all put a lot of heart in it and it really shined through.

Tickets Will Be Available At The Door

Yup! Doors open at 11:10am Saturday and Sunday and we will have tickets available at the door. You can also  purchase tickets online here to ensure yourself a seat.

Come on down and bring the kids!

KPCC piece on Seas of Science

Many thanks to Molly Peterson for this great piece on SOS for KPCC! The piece airs Friday morning and afternoon. Very exciting:


Also check out photosynthesis as KPCC's song of the week!

Thank you Molly!!

Some photos of the show!

My pal Marc Campos very generously shot some photos of SOS last night. They look so great! Here are a few from dress rehearsal.

Awesome!

Get Rad and Get Your Tickets!

Friends, I'm very excited to share with you some photos of set pieces, puppets and costumes for our performances. This show is going to look GOOD!

The amazingly talented Doug Tiano is putting the finishing touches on the Robot costume for Barry. Doug has worked his tail off for this production and I'm stoked with how everything looks.

Sergio was picked up from the Swazzle studios last week and he's all ready for his big debut!

My friend Zoe Hay came up with this brilliant idea for the forest backdrop. I think it turned out fantastic - very forest-y!

One last work session at the Derby Dolls warehouse gave us these portholes for the ship backdrop. Many thanks to Wendy Templeton for helping out!

And last but not least, a few changes were made to the Monster Butterfly costume so I made a mask which attaches to a motorcycle helmet. I think it turned out great!

All this and much MUCH more await you in the debut performances of Seas of Science. Click the link above to get your tickets today!

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

It's all happening!

Buy tickets for the debut performances of Seas of Science HERE.

Spread the word!

Tell your friends, family, coworkers, teachers, neighbors, and anyone who wants to have some good fun! 

The Irresistibly Sweet Award, courtesy of Mr. Tiny

Mr. Tiny is a buddy of mine who writes the blog Wacky Tacky. He is a stellar friend and writer and THEE best dancer I know. Seriously, the man has moves that will blow your mind. I dig his blog for how creative it is and how much fun he has exploring So. Cal! He was kind enough to award Seas of Science with the Irresistibly Sweet award, which entails that (a) I tell you 7 little known facts about myself and (b) pass along the award to another blog that I adore.

Here are 7 fun and (maybe) little known facts about me:

7.) I learned most of the Spanish that I know from love songs like this
6.) My favorite movies are Martin and Orloff, Pootie Tang, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
5.) I have a long and rotating list of crushes
4.) My master's thesis from was published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, Vol. 57, No. 5.
3.) In 2008 I was the Derby Dolls Most Effective Blocker, but I'm still not really sure how that one was figured out.
2.) I grew up in Orange County and may be the only kid ever to tire of going to Disneyland.
1.) I don't completely hate Paul Simon's Graceland if only for the fact that my parents listened to it on repeat during a road trip to the midwest when I was a kid.



I would like to pass along this award to my pal Crystal Lee and her blog Naked Cowgirl Vintage. Crystal is a true inspiration in the tone of her writing and how consistent she is with her blogging. I wish I could keep up! Her blog is such a friendly place and I love visiting it to see what fun adventures she has been up to.


Happy Blogging!

Almost one month away!

It is a very exciting time for Seas of Science - rehearsals are well under way, funding has been coming in through Kickstarter (thanks everyone!) and the production team is hard at work bringing the characters to life. We've also blocked both Acts 1 and 2 in the performance space at the Derby Dolls warehouse.

Act 1 takes place on the ship. It will have a backdrop like so:

The portholes will be cut out and able to open so that puppets and The Captain can peek through during the show.

Act2 takes place in the forest. Instead of making all new panels, we decided on making one center panel out of green fabric and dressing the side panels with foliage. They're supposed to look (more or less) like trees:

It's going to look so cute!

I've been fortunate to be joined in production by some fun and super talented folk. A few of the puppets are already done and costumes are coming together very quickly. Additionally, the Swazzle puppet company is working on the Sergio puppet, which should be done next week.

September is going to fly by! I'm looking forward to being busy with the show up until the performances in October. More updates and ticket info will be posted on this blog soon!

First Rehearsal, Donations, and More

Things are going awesome in the world of Seas of Science. Last Tuesday, the cast and production crew met for our first rehearsal, which went really well. There is a really great energy to the people involved with this show and I could not be more pleased with how it is all coming together.

Only 4 days into our Kickstarter and we're already almost to our minimum funding goal - unbelievable!  Click here to donate and to enjoy my video presentation of what SOS is going to be all about. I felt silly making this video and talking to the computer but hey, it's working! The donations are coming in and I am so so grateful. The money will really help this show look amazing. We have many things to build and create before the performance.

Next week will be another rehearsal at the Derby Dolls Warehouse. We are also ramping up the production of the sets, puppets and props. Exciting!