We did our first STRIKING 12 show of the season recently in Lone Tree, CO – and a bunch of disparate elements came together beautifully to make it a very special weekend.
First, we were excited to get together and play, ’cause it’s been a while. Second, we’ve also been wanting to get together to work more on WHEELHOUSE (which premieres next spring at TheatreWorks of Silicon Valley), ideally in the company of the wonderful director we now have on board for the show; her name is Lisa Peterson. Lucky for us, the executive director of Lone Tree was happy to help us accomplish both at once; her name is also Lisa Peterson.
Lisa and Lisa had never met, though as theatre professionals they had heard each other’s names for many years. We were delighted to be the reason Lisa flew in to meet Lisa at the Denver airport.
Lisa (J.) Peterson, our WHEELHOUSE director - photo by Fred Hayes
Lisa (Rigsby) Peterson, Executive Director of Lone Tree, at groundbreaking last year - photo by Kristal Kraft
Lisa and Lisa watched STRIKING 12, which was a blast to do at the beautiful brand new Lone Tree Arts Center…and between Friday and Sunday, we were able to squeeze in 3 days of intensive work on WHEELHOUSE, mostly in a glass-enclosed conference room in the middle of the venue’s administrative offices. We had a borrowed keyboard; we had a big table; we were steps away from Super Target; it was perfection.
A big thankyou to both Lisas for making it all possible.
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam