Staging school shows has been successful for First Stage Theatre Company - it brings in a large number of young people who might not otherwise see a live stage show. It serves as a "brush-up" rehearsal for the second weekend of shows, and it charges up the cast, because they get to perform in front of their fellow classmates.We actually hesitated to stage school shows for years, because we weren't sure we wanted to take our cast members out of school for a day. (My personal motto as a director is: school is the most important thing.)
Finally, after much debate, First Stage decided to give it a try (although I can't remember which show was the first to offer a school performance). It was a huge success, so we've continued the tradition.
After the school performance was finished, we rested for a while - and then this evening the "Alexander" actors gathered for the cast party at a place in Barboursville called "Pump Up The Fun." We had a blast, and now everyone's psyched up for the final three performances of the show!
The next show is Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Jeslyn (the old Camelot Theater in downtown Huntington). Hope to see you there!
2 comments:
Hi Chuck! I am very excited about going to see Alexander tomorrow night. It sounds like a wonderful show. I also wanted to remind folks that Kanawha Players will be presenting the Broadway musical "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 8:00 on Friday and Saturday April 3-4 and 10-11 at the Charleston Civic Center Little Theatre. I am playing the role of the very strict schoolmaster, Lemuel Dobbins. I haven't graced a stage singing and dancing for the past four years, and it would be great if all my old friends would come out to support me. Hopefully I will see you there!
Eddie Harbert
Eddie, That's great news - I'll definitely mark that on my calendar!
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