And I thought the Dancing Doll was bad...

Had my costume fitting yesterday. The dance routines in the show are simple enough,but now imagine doing them with a 40 lb. backpack that extends for 4 feet behind you,as well as round feet that are about 13 inches in diameter. Top it all off with a giant pony head that covers your entire upper body and your vision is limited to a diamond-shaped hole that's only about 9 square inches and a good 10 inches away from your eyes. Did I mention the hole is covered with thick netting? They do look spectacular,I'll give them that. My legs are the front legs of the pony and they are connected to the back legs by a wire and pulley device,so when I walk the back legs move with me. I control the mouth with my right hand and the eyes with my left,and I move the head with my elbows and shoulders. I'll get some pictures posted once we start working with full costumes. Unfortunately,they don't allow pictures of partial costumes due to copyright issues. But it's quite a piece of engineering,although heavy as hell. This show's gonna simultaneously get me in shape and destroy my back. They're actually kind of like the Lion King costumes,only you don't see the actor at all.

We've just done dance numbers so far. Tomorrow we start working with the director on blocking. He's completely out of his mind,but in a good way. Imagine Dave Chappelle crossed with JJ from "Good Times". Should be ...um...interesting. More later!