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LOS ANGELES \u2014\u00a0A light pitter patter quickly grows into a rainstorm, setting the stage for romance. For a certain generation, the rainy kiss in the film \u201cThe Notebook\u201d is one of those indelible Hollywood moments. For Justin Myhre, making it rain on stage is all in a day\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
Myhre is the production stage manager for the touring company presenting the musical version of \u201cThe Notebook.\u201d The rain is kind of the star of the show, but in actuality, it only lasts about two minutes. Still, it takes a lot to pull those two minutes off. It starts with a tank that holds 90 gallons of tap water.<\/p>\n
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<\/center> \u201cIt lasts for about a week,\u201d Myhre said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably only five or so gallons per show. It\u2019s not a ton.\u201d<\/p>\n That water travels up a hose into the lighting grid and to a rain bar, which lives above the stage.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s basically like a big, long showerhead,\u201d Myhre\u00a0explained. \u201cAnd there\u2019s a heater up there too, actually. So it\u2019s not freezing cold on the actors.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, indoor rain has to go somewhere. In this case, it all pools inside the platform it falls on and then gets less romantically vacuumed out at the end of each night.<\/p>\n Having the rain scene, especially as the show tours to theaters around the country, posed unique challenges. But Schele Williams, who co-directed the musical with Michael Grief, said bringing that moment to life was essential.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, there was no way we were doing the show without rain,\u201d she laughed, recalling the early stages of development. \u201cWe all sat down in a room and said, \u2018Okay, how are we going to make it rain, and how are we going to do it in a way that really makes it feel like this epic moment of epiphany for these two people that have been fighting so hard to get back together?'”<\/p>\n Those two people are the central characters of Noah and Allie, portrayed by three sets of actors who represent them at different ages. Kyle Mangold and Chlo\u00eb Cheers play the youngest versions of the couple and don\u2019t get to kiss in the rain. That scene is for the middle couple as their young counterparts watch from a mostly dry spot a few feet away.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes Ken, like, whips his hair back and splashes me a little bit,\u201d Mangold joked.<\/p>\n They\u2019re not jealous of the other actors \u2014 they know the story is about way more than weather.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I think there\u2019s something about an enduring love story where people will just fight for each other for their entire lives that\u2019s very timeless and classic,\u201d Cheers said.<\/p>\n (Spectrum News\/Tara Lynn Wagner)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n And this story has certainly endured. The book by Nicholas Sparks was published in 1996, with the movie released eight years later. It took another two decades to bring it to the stage, with music and lyrics by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Sparks, who admits to being a fan of musicals and theatre in general, said seeing the story play out on stage is a completely different experience.<\/p>\n \u201cNovels can be very, very intimate, yes, but that\u2019s just you,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhereas with this, you\u2019re in this shared experience that I think adds to the power of what you\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s especially true, Mangold said, for people who have known someone affected by dementia, like his grandmother who had Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cThis gives people a chance to deal with those emotions and see that story being told in a community, and I think it\u2019s a really healthy way to face those emotions and to heal them,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it also helps caretakers. It helps them feel seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Seeing it rain indoors may be a thrill, but Myhre knows it\u2019s not raindrops that people are wiping from their eyes as they leave the theatre. That\u2019s the product of technical skill, talent and the power of storytelling.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very, very satisfying,\u201d he said of the audience reaction to the show each night. \u201cIt\u2019s a good reminder of, you know, why we do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source spectrumnews1.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES \u2014\u00a0A light pitter patter quickly grows into a rainstorm, setting the stage for romance. For a certain generation, the rainy kiss in the film \u201cThe Notebook\u201d is one of those indelible Hollywood moments. For Justin Myhre, making it rain on stage is all in a day\u2019s work. 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