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You wanted more photos from behind the scenes, you got ‘em!

A (not-so-) quick pair of portals. It took a lot of effort to get those wheels on, let me tell you!

Mic check is clearly a very exciting time.

To succeed at Aperture, you gotta have the chops.

Ryan, our stage manager, keeps us on task. A Herculean effort, sometimes.

Ahhhh yes, the great coffee spill of '17.

The Animal King graces us with her presence!

DARN IT, DEREK!

Someone needs a hug and not a threat of stabbing.

Never one to blindly follow rules, Rick stares boldly into the operational end of the device.

Black Mesa scientists await their moment in the spotlight. Which will be promptly stolen by Cave Johnson.

Look at all these wonderful people!

This is how most of the “victory selfies” turned out.

the captions for Portal 2: The (Unauthorized) Musical are now up to the end of “Suddenly Wheatley.” 

I genuinely don’t know if they’re visible as we go or if they all get added when it’s done, but that’s where I left off today. 

...has caused a lot of feelings and emotional devastation, based on what I’ve read on Tumblr in the last couple weeks.  I remember thinking it was a neat idea when I was first told about the reprise, but I had no idea the effect it would have.

I’d like to make it up to you, fans of Portal 2: The (Unauthorized) Musical, so that the healing may begin...

Portal Bonus Video - Wheatley Voiceover

As the cap to the 10+ hours day of rehearsal, I stepped inside a walk-in-closet-turned-recording-booth to record Wheatley’s lines where he taunts Chell just before the boss fight. Our stage manager, Ryan, filmed some of this work in progress while Patrick handled the recording!

I believe this is the third and best take we did of all the lines.

The combustible lemon gag we did with the lemon and the sparkler...

...was totally lit.