Earthquakes are to a girl's guitar - They're just another good vibration

On Sunday we went to the closing night of Lydia and an earthquake interrupted the 2nd act. It was my first earthquake experience and I was relieved to have my dearest friends with me. Mari, Barbara & Bonnie (my LA mothers), Christine, Laura, James (Mr. Laura) and Matt were there to support my sister as she ended her run on a play that’s been with her for over a year. We filmed Love Song between the Denver & Yale runs of Lydia.

I am starting pre-production on my next project. I will once again collaborate with my sister, Matt, Christine & Laura. I consider myself blessed that I get to work with my friends and my family.

Last night we celebrated Laura’s birthday. We got to meet Suzi’s boyfriend, he’s a musician and generously gave me two cds to use on the film. Mr. Suzi is a known rock star so I’m very excited to use his music. There’s a song I LOVE that I’ll be pitching to Christine.

I am now the Music Supervisor for Diving Lessons & Love 10 to 1. Christine’s piece is currently titled Love 10 to 1. For those of you who don’t know, yes, I’m getting divorced. I try not to go into my personal life here but my soon 2BX was in charge of music. I had a lot of fun picking music for Love Song & he brought in a lot of great songs. We’ve edited so much of the film that a lot of the music he picked ended up on the cutting room floor or more appropriate in the "deleted scenes" hard drive. There’s a great piece of irony in that sentence somewhere!

It will be interesting working on music for Christine’s film, she’s going to want Lilith Fair and I want to give her Judas Priest (kidding).

xoxo,
Lucy

Onahoua Rodriguez stars as Ceci in Lydia at the Mark Taper Forum

http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=7714

The show closes May 17th.

xoxo,
Lucy

Onahoua Rodriguez - Nominated for 2008 Ovation Awards - "Best of the Denver Center Theatre Company" - Best Actress, Play for Lydia

She's also eligible for the audience award in the same category. For a list of the nominees click on the title and it will take you to the Denver Post theater section. 

Other Ovation Nominations for Lydia include Best Production, Best Supporting Actor for Carlo Alban and Best Director for Juliette Carrillo.

Winners will be announced in the 12/28 issue of the Denver Post Arts & Entertainment Sections. 

If you're on the east coast - New Haven, CT - you can catch Lydia at the Yale Repertory from February 6 - 28 & in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum from April 2nd - May 17th. 

Congratulations to all involved in this amazing production and a big Thank You to the Denver Center Theater Company and the Colorado New Play Summit for supporting this beautiful and provocative piece. 

I had the privilege of attending two performances in Denver, it was a life changing experience and I am grateful to have been part of the DCTG's audience.

A big THANK YOU also goes to Denver Post Theater Critic John Moore for his relentless support of Ona and the production.

xoxo,

Lucy

Onahoua Rodriguez on Weeds

She plays Maria "the MerMex" (what Keavin Nealon's Doug renames her - a Mexican Mermaid), she calls him Senor Flippy Flop. While yet again playing the immigrant role, at least this one does it with a sense of humor.

Stay tuned for Love Song where Onahoua does not play the sterotypical role offered to Latinos. Her character is just a girl from Venice Beach who sings in a band and is in love with her roommate.

Congrats to Ona and the cast and crew of Lydia for their big win at the Henry Awards:
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Lydia”

Outstanding New Play
“Lydia”, Octavio Solis, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Production of a Play
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Lydia”

Onahoua will resume the role of Ceci when the play goes to The Yale Rep Theater in New Haven, CT (February 6 - February 8, 2009). If you are on the East Coast check it out.

Here's a link to the Yale site:
http://www.yale.edu/yalerep/subscribe/lydia.html

Lydia gets 5 Henry Award Nominations

Congratulations to Onahoua, Stephanie, Juliette, Octavio, the cast of Lydia and The Denver Center Theatre Company.

The Colorado Theatre Guild announced the 2008 Henry Award nominees. The winners will be announced at a boisterous ceremony on Monday, July 7 at 7pm at the Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton. Tickets: 303-778-7724

Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jeanne Paulsen, Denver Center Theatre Company’s “Doubt”
Karen Slack, Curious’ “9 Parts of Desire”
Martha Harmon Pardee, Paragon Theatre, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Onahoua Rodriguez, Denver Center Theatre Company’s “Lydia” Stephanie Beatriz, Denver Center Theatre Company’s “Lydia”

Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Countdown to Zero, “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”
Denver Center Theatre Company, “The Diary of Anne Frank”
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Lydia” Denver Center Theatre Company, “Plainsong”
PHAMALY, "Urinetown, the Musical"

Outstanding New Play “Contrived Ending”, Josh Hartwell, Conundrum Productions
“The Denver Project”, Mildred Ruiz and Steve Sapp, Curious Theatre Company
“Every Secret Thing”, Judy GeBauer, Modern Muse Theatre Company
“Lydia”, Octavio Solis, Denver Center Theatre Company
“Plainsong”, Eric Schmiedl, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Production of a Play
Curious Theatre Company, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore"
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Doubt”
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Lydia”
Denver Center Theatre Company, “Plainsong”
Paragon Theatre Company, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Chip Walton, Curious Theatre Company, “The Lieutenant of Inishmore”
Juliette Carrillo, Denver Center Theatre Company, “Lydia”
Kent Thompson, Denver Center Theatre Company, “Plainsong”
Paul Mason Barnes, Denver Center Theatre Company, “The Diary of Anne Frank”
Terry Dodd, Arvada Center, “Of Mice and Men”
Warren Sherrill, Paragon Theatre Company, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”