A Quick Look Back . . .

I just realized that I didn't post any of the photos from our production of OR, in October! I certainly intended to, but for some reason it never happened. Caitlin is back in her classroom and Tim and Brandy are in a production out on Nantucket and I'm beginning rehearsals for Speed-The-Plow. Nevertheless, here are some photos from this great production:

Aphra deals with the Jailer - an olfactory challenge

Aphra visited by a mysterious stranger

Aphra won't negotiate with William Scott

Nell Gwynne attracted by Aphra's writing

Mutual attraction - not the writing

Charles II and Aphra - not the writing here, either

Charles meets Nell

Aphra and Lady Davenant

Charles, Aphra, Nell - the mutual attraction society

Bye, Bye Sylvia

The holiday season was ushered in with our production of A.R. Gurney's Sylvia. We had done the play about three years ago, and brought it back because so many people had asked for it. I was willing to do that only if I could get the original cast back together - and luckily for all of us, I did.

I wasn't sure if a lot of people would come back to see it, and was really apprehensive about doing the show again. That apprehension was, it turns out, unfounded. Sylvia sold out every performance and the last weekend included a waiting list of over 175 people! For a little theatre that seats 76, that's a big list. And it's not because everyone knew the name of the show or knew what to expect. It was because of the amazing performances that these people gave.

So now I'm deep into the dramaturgical water for Speed-The-Plow. Jeremiah, Sheila and Jonathan will be here on January 2nd to begin rehearsals. It's gonna be a hell of a show!

But before I get to that, let's take a few minutes to look back at some images from the wonderful people who gave you Sylvia:

I love you too!
Sylvia (Jeannie Hines) and Greg (Bill Chappelle)

"Forever . . . "

"I want to kill her, Phyllis!"
Phyllis (Dan Weintraub) and Kate (Kim Meredith)

"You may be right, she may be in heat . . . "
Greg, Sylvia, Tom (Dan Weintraub)

"Isn't she fucking gorgeous?!"
Greg and Sylvia

"I wanna kill that fucking cat!"
Sylvia and Greg

"May the best species win."
Kate and Sylvia

"Nice crotch!!"
Kate, Phyllis, Sylvia, Greg

"Off the couch!"
Sylvia and Kate

"Take your wife's hand"
Leslie (Dan Weintraub) and Greg

"Hey, you're talking about my dog!!!"
Tom and Greg

thanks to everyone who made this thing