NEW SHOW

Very cool, Dadpad!

The week before a show opens is one of my favorite times of theatre.

The week before the show opens (tech week) still gives me nightmares, and I haven't stage managed in 6 years.

Breakaleg, dadpad! Are you in the cast or working on the crew?

mac--

A week difficult to live through, but difficult times create good memories.

Hurrah, a new show!

mumpad is production manager so I get to be production assistant. Shes "THE GO TO GIRL".

What that means is I know the show backward and forward. I Fill in any where required on the production side when people can't do a shift due to work or illness. Crew, lights assist, sound assist, finder of interesting stuff when required (I think this is refered to as scrounger), sweep the floor, front of house. sorter outer of thing problems (as opposed to people problems) etc etc.

I hve had on stage roles before but am sitting this one out.

The set looks pretty good now it is finished. I'll post another photo soon

Soul_collector who posts here sometimes has a lead role. Pretty good he is too.

No elephants who need a little tidying up after?

Hey, that's show biz.

nope, no elephants. You know the old maxim never work with chilred or animals.

Not quite true that one.

We always find roles for as many children as possible. There are flow on affects from putting kids in stage such as developing self confidence and appreciation of theater and The Arts in general.

The fact that each child has 10 family members (mum dad grand parents aunts uncles etc) who pay for tickets has absolutely nothing to do with it. :wink:

Sometime I will tell some stories about things that go wrong on stage.

I've done shows with a cat, a dog, a bird, a rabbit, and once worked on an opera with several horses. Horses make a damn big mess.

Given a choice between an unhousebroken horse and a Stage Mother, "Giddyup" is my battle cry.

Mine too, Noddy, any day.

sliding into a seat for a preview

opening night




















after party

So, a good reception from the audience, dadpad?

Enjoy the glow--and prepare for a awful, vacant feeling when the house goes dark until the next production.

Local press says.........

"gondoliers opened to raptuouse applause" and "a delightfull piece" ".........reflects the depth of talent and dedication to live performance in the region"

Noddy, been there done that......... many many times.

Dadpad--

So have I. You'll have my sympathy for your cold turkey, after-tear down let-down.

Wow! "Rapturous applause"!
Hey, you can't do much better than that!
Bravo!