Paint Your Wagon!

Paint Your Wagon is under way and it is sadly the last and final show that the incomparable Marsha Moode will be producing and directing. It will also be the end of an incredible 58 year run of the Downey Civic Light Opera.  I have been very fortunate to perform in two shows at the DCLO and choreograph 4 shows at the DCLO and Paint Your Wagon will be the 5th.

I have meet some incredible people in my time at the DCLO and seen some amazing talent come thru auditions and grace our stage.

I hope that you are all able to help us close out the DCLO in a big way and come see the show and help us sell out the house.

Ticket information can be found at www.downeyciviclightopera.org

Crazy For You Review

Recently I had the pleasure to choreograph Crazy for You for the Downey Civic Light Opera.  The show was directed and produced by Marsha Moode and Eddy Clement was the musical director.  The show opened on Friday, September 28th, 2012.

The show received great audition response as well some fantastic reviews.  Links to reviews below..

http://www.stagescenela.com/2012/09/crazy-for-you-2/

http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/article.do?id=17714717

http://wavenewspapers.com/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article_021a7c76-0e4f-11e2-88eb-001a4bcf6878.html

http://buckingtrends.wordpress.com/2012/10

http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-DCLO-Goes-Gershwin-CRAZY-FOR-YOU-201210023

This amazing reviews would not be possible if were extremely talented cast and crew.  We had many familiar faces to the DCLO which are always a pleasure to work with and some new faces I hope to see around the DCLO in the future.

Mishi Schueller as Bobby Child
Andrea Dodson as Polly Baker
Paul Preston as Lank Hawkins
William T. Lewis as Bella Zangler
Charlotte Carpenter as Irene Roth
Laura Rensing as Tess
Deani Lovrien as Patsy
Heather Blades as Lottie Child (Mother)
James Robuck as Moose
Greg Hardash as Sam
Christopher Curry as Wyatt and the Dance Captain
William Crisp as Custis
Heather Aufdemburg as Claire
Hanz Enyeart as Will
Ata Farhadi as Eugene Fodor
Timothy Hearl as Ensemble
Nick Menecola as Everett Baker
Steven Murray as Pete
Roy Okida as Joe
Eric A. Peterson as Jim
Katie Toussaint as Patricia Fodor
Kyle Van Amburgh as Jack
Sheri Vasquez as Irene
Tina Koyuki Whitley as Merle

The Zangler Girls
Angela Asch
Katelyn Blockinger
Lauren Cicerone
Vanessa Dunn
Lyndell Higgins
Aleesha McNeff
Cari Millard
Calista Ruiz

Thank you all for your "Nice Work" and your dedication.  Most of all thank you for sharing your talents with us.

A special thank you to Christopher Curry who as Dance Captain had the task of maintaining the integrity and vision of my choreography.

I hope to see you all at the And the World Goes Round audition in January.

HIV Testing

I have been posting about the importance of getting tested and to know your status for a while now.  I even have a link on my blog and tweeted the link to JustGetTested.com for discounted confidential testing and no one has taken advantage of that link.

So one can only wonder if people are getting tested?  When was your last test?  Do you know your status?

Don't be scared or freaked out by the test just go get tested.  Take a friend, a stranger, a hook up, family, or your CareBear.  Just Get Tested and Know Your Status.

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Donations Needed

I have just over a month to raise almost $5000 in order to run in the NYC Marathon.  The money I raise will go to support services provided to over 10,000 people in Los Angeles area living with HIV/AIDS or to prevention education.

I will be paying all my travel related expenses to NYC in November.  I will also be logging hundreds of miles in preparation for the marathon.  Follow my training run on Twitter, Facebook, or RunKeeper.

Please help spread the word of my efforts to your friends and families, check with your employer to see if they do charitable contribution matching.

Thank you in advance for your support. Visit http://apla.convio.net/goto/NathanRWise1

Time is Running Out

My fundraising goal for the NYC Marathon is quickly approaching and I have only reached 4% of my goal.  I need everyones help in meeting my goal.  You all know how important HIV/AIDS is to me and raising awareness to this cause.  Please help in any way you can by skipping Starbucks or Chick Fil A for a day and use that money to donate.  All donations are tax deductible.

Tell your friends, family, co-workers, strangers, and how ever you come across and ask them to reach deep into their pockets and donate whatever they can.

Visit http://apla.convio.net/goto/NathanRWise1 to donate and join in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

I Need Your Support

As many of you know my cause is HIV/AIDS and raising awareness.  This November I will be running with Team Too End AIDS again but this time in the NYC Marathon on November 4th.  I must raise a minimum of $3000 and have set a personal goal of $5000 all of which goes to APLA.  I will be paying for all my travel expenses.

A donation of amount would be greatly appreciated by me and the nearly 15,000 people that rely on the serves that APLA provides.  Your donation is tax deductible.

Since July is my birthday month as well as HIV Awareness month I am asking that you please do not purchase me a gift rather you use that money to make a donation to my efforts.

Donations can be made at http://apla.convio.net/goto/NathanRWise1

Please help me spread the word by sharing this with your friends and family.

Thank you all for your love and support.

Pajama Game Reviews Part 2

Here are a few of the reviews out there about Pajama Game.

http://wavenewspapers.com/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article_f4c9b006-af66-11e1-bf6e-001a4bcf6878.html

http://grigware.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-pajama-game.html

http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-DCLO-Delights-with-THE-PAJAMA-GAME-20120605#

http://www.stagescenela.com/2012/06/the-pajama-game-2/

Tell me what you think of the show by posting your review in comment section below.  Get and support the arts.  Take a few friends, take a date, take your mom..  Get out there and see the show before it closes.