Times Flies When You Are Having Fun

Boy . . . when you are working on four shows all at the same time, some things really slip away from you. That's how it has been for me.

My primary concern is the impending opening of MACBETH at Firestone. This play has a lot of moving parts and getting them all to work together and all at the same time has been a little like herding cats. The good news is that we have strung together a few excellent rehearsals and I can now say with some confidence that the show is going to be terrific. We still have a couple of fairly tall hurdles to jump and it won't be easy . . . but it will be done and presented to the public. You should come. I'll be the guy breathing a sigh of relief in the back row.

I am also involved in planning our next production, CROWNS, as well as a couple of outside projects. This has really kept me hopping and not on this blog. I was hoping that a few more kids would blog here but so far, no. Several say that they have written things for the blog but I never seem to receive them via e-mail.

I guess they are busy, too.

I am really excited about CROWNS because I love the show. I first saw it at the Cleveland Playhouse and knew immediately that one day we would present it for our audience. I started making plans not too long afterward and now here it is! It hink it is really going to be a lot of fun. We have a great director and an excited cast of mostly newcomers.

Season Subscriptions for our season have been selling really well. We have already surpassed previous years' totals and it looks like we will make the sales goal tomorrow. Once we do, all theatre students earn a pizza party for their hard work (even though no class reached their particular class goal).

It should not surprise me that the Subscriptions are selling well . . . we have the best season in town. I say that not just because I picked the shows --which I did-- but because we offer the most variety of style and literature as well as high prodcution values and an excellent entertainment value. I would put our season against anyone else's for sheer entertainment and enjoyment of live theatre.

More later on MACBETH. There's lots to say. Maybe even a few pictures for your enjoyment.