And The Show Went On...

It's a little late, but the show went off without a hitch! It was the most fun I've had in a musical or play for a very long time. I must say...for being a 'church' production, it sure wasn't any little thing. This was a BIG deal. We had a full orchestra (almost) complete with a trombone, trumpet, 2 violins, a clarinet, picolo, drums, bass, flute, and various other instruments...about 15 in all.

We did 2 shows: one Friday night and the other Saturday afternoon.

Marian the librarian was wonderful to work with, as well as the mayor's wife (Eulalie) and the Mayor himself. The quartet was also wonderful. It took them a long time to finally get synchronized, but when they did, it was spectacular! A friend took these photos and was kind enough to share them with me.

This was during the beginning of "76 Trombones"


Final scene with Marian on the Footbridge


Barbershop Quartet and Me


The beginning of "Sadder But Wiser Girl"


Marcellus was a lot of fun to work with as well. The show was just about as professionally done as could happen with a church production. Each of the leads had body microphones. The sound system was pretty good, but could've used a little more tweaking (according to a few audience members). Each night was a full house and the house was packed at least 30 minutes prior to opening.

I really enjoyed myself and would do this sort of thing again in a heartbeat...in a few years, that is.