For a theater person, 5:15 a.m. is strictly for sleeping, but here I am instead driving to West Sacramento, to KOVR TV-13, to join other DMTC folks for live performances of 'Fugue For Tinhorns' and 'Oldest Established Permamnent Floating Crap Game In New York,' from "Guys and Dolls" on KOVR's daily "Good Day, Sacramento" morning television show.
Orchestra Conductor and Pianist Kay Hight on the set of "Good, Day Sacramento."
Left to right: Kyle Hadley, Andy Hyun, and Michael Ball.As well as being a performer with DMTC, Michael Ball is promotional director at KOVR TV-13. Michael was our guide this day.
Foreground: Kay Hight and Michael Ball.In the background is KOVR employee Dale Patterson. Dale was part of the ensemble in DMTC's October/November 1987 production of "Grease".
Newsreader Lori Wallace reads the 6:00 a.m. morning news.
Lori Wallace.
Michael Ball asked Lori Wallace to show everyone her "IFP cable", through which producers issue a constant stream of instructions and advice as she reads the news.
Michael Ball explains the teleprompter (basically, a horizontal TV monitor in the box below, plus a mirror assembly above).
Entering the blue-themed 'Smurf Studio' at KOVR.
Lights!
Weather Center on a rainy morning..
What the producers look at.
Co-anchor Cody Stark.
DMTC players Steve Mo and Adam Sartain.
It was hard to keep track exactly what was happening, because we weren't privileged to hear what the producers wanted next. So, there was lots of waiting as the heavy cameras mysteriously glided by remote control across the floor. Here, Adam Sartain and Kyle Hadley wait, as one of the directors (Julian?) checks the time and gives a tour to two guests for the eight o'clock hour (gamers who recently founded a social-networking gaming Web Site called Loki's Planet.)
Adam and Kyle wait.
The Loki's Planet gamers puzzle out how they will do whatever they need to do on TV as everyone waits for the producers to return the .
Delivering the weather on a rainy morning.
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