Because this is my final curtain call, I thought it would be fun to reminisce on my last four years in this department. Vaudeville 2014 Academy Presents I auditioned with one act, animals if you remember that masterpiece, and if you can imagine, I was actually pretty shy. I had always known I wanted to be in theater, but I didn’t know that joining Gibson Southern theater came with a huge supportive family. I quickly grew out of my shell and felt at home here.
After academy presents was Mary Poppins. Talk about an experience. We missed 12 of our last 20 rehearsals, and our first full runthrough was four hours long. I know the thought of this still makes Bledsoe shutter, but as for me and the rest of the seniors, I don’t think we actually knew
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This was the first time I really had to act on stage and it was a challenge. Let me tell you that saying the word “so” to Kira Maddel’s standards is not easy, Sam, Lizzy, and Callen feel me on that. As for Maddy Cox’s Musical Island of Misfit Fairytales, I was upgraded from ensemble to pesant and was pumped about it.
Vaudeville Haunted Hotel was one of my favorite shows to be a part of. This was the year I got to perform as a school kid from Matilda and a raggedy orphan from Annie. My favorite memory from that show is when Jackie and I got pulled over on our way to school for the Saturday show. The cop asked where we were headed and Jackie told him that we were late for getting our zombie makeup done, in which the cop replied “I’ve never heard that one before”.
Next was Shrek… Iconic. This is the show that we first got to really work with KP, and where we came to know our theater momma Lisa. I was super involved in this show as Baby Bear, a Duloc, and a Tap Rat. I was asked to choreograph the tap routine, which I was pumped to do and am still pretty proud of. It was major groovy if you recall. The only way it would have been better… I mean the only way, is if Bledsoe would have let me put the tap rats behind the main instead of the mid. I am still salty. Stinkin
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Matt Merch and I acted our booties off for that play, except for that time on press night where we skipped an entire scene, that was special.
Vaudeville Deck The Halls, I know you all still feel the magic. This show was where Lizzy and my hip hop careers came alive during Goon Squad, I danced to Cell Block Tango while Fr. Tony watched from the audience, and Mya J blessed us with her Hallelujah.
Which brings me to Sister act, BEST. MUSICAL. EVER. Not only did I get to play the role of Sister Mary Patrick, my spirit animal, but I got to sing a ton of fun music with my sistas.
Vaudeville Muppets Takeover was yet another successful show where I performed in an overwhelming 12 acts.
Cinderella, my final show. It was an emotional ride for sure, but I couldn’t think of a better show to go out on. I played the role of Madame, the evil stepmother, and that was weird for me. I had to be irrationally mean on stage, but oh well, that’s
If there is truly tradition to be found among the great theatres both on and off Broadway, then certainly the Sullivan Street Playhouse and its long running production of The Fantasticks rates as one of the most celebrated of New York theatrical traditions. Maintaining its place as the longest running production Off Broadway, The Fantasticks remains an enchanting and insightful tale of both young love and bitter disillusionment. It also reminds one, in this age of spectacle and the mega-musical, how powerful and truly inspiring theatre itself can be. Clearly, one of the great strengths of this production and a large part of its appeal for audiences over the last four decades lies in the fact that both the story and the style of presentation compliment each other so completely. Here we find the non-essentials are stripped away, and we are left to rely simply on the imagination of both the audience and the performers to create a magical evening.
I really enjoyed The University of Alabama’s version of The Dining Room. It was one of the best plays I’ve ever seen, and I don’t really like plays. The actors, director, and production crew did a very good job of bringing everything together. Everything was on time, the lighting was great, the actors were great, and the entire show was phenomenal. However, out the entire cast one person in particular stood out the most to me. Her name was Mary Catherine Waltman and she played Grace, Peggy, and Sarah which were some of my favorite characters.
On the 30th of July, I was fortunate enough to see Motown the Musical which was performed in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the Walton Arts Center. The theatre itself was extraordinary. As I entered
Throughout the musical, the prowess of each individual performer was on display. Every performer, with the exception of Kristine, expressed a power and vibrato that was breathtaking; the highest notes lilting and the lowest notes thundering. I was in awe during a majority of the performances because of the commanding singing in each performer.
A couple of years ago I took group singing lessons at an acting school called Stage Left Children’s Theater. Towards the end of the year some of the kids in my class started talking about this thing called ‘Main Stage’. I asked my teacher about it and it turned out to be a big end of the year musical that Stage Left held. Most of the classes that they held were divided into age groups but Main Stage wasn’t. Main Stage featured a variety of ages from eight to eighteen. I thought it sounded cool enough but I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it. However, I decided that it was one of those experiences that I’d only get so many chances to do. The play that year was Shrek: The Musical. I’d seen the movie Shrek and liked it so I thought why not give it a go? I asked
"Into The Woods," is a mixture of Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack In The Bean Stalk, Rapunzel, and The Baker and The Baker's Wife. It was held at the Springfield Theatre on Lawrence Street, on the eighth day of the tenth month of the year 2000. The plays were not separated in their own section the whole time. They mixed them all together most of the time. It was very interesting and entertaining. This musical was set in the woods (the whole time). Every skit was just like the original ones, but they put a little twist to them to make them funnier.
In 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore premiered in the United States. Their arrival sparked an overwhelming response from the people, the craze that was, was known as “Pinafore-Mania”. The songs that were sung in the show became the language of the people, and became part of everyday conversation. Even though it seemed all was good, some were not pleased and happy with the two “invaders”. “In the century since Gilbert and Sullivan, people on both sides of the Atlantic have bitched about “invasions” coming from the other side. America and Britain have continually sent each other their best shows for over a hundred years. If the balance tilts a bit every now and then, no matter: it will shift again (musical 101.com)”. With the growth of the American cities and with the Industrial Revolution going on, the theater-fans were becoming more sophisticated. With this, the homegrown musical entertainment, due to the success of Gilbert and Sullivan, looked second rate.
The play I went to see was The Music Man performed by the Mesa Encore Theatre at the Mesa Community College. I saw this performance on November 20th. The main performers in this play were Zac Bushman as Harold Hill and Lauren Koeritzer as Marian Paroo. Alongside them, a mix of both adults and children as young as 8 acted in this production. The cast and crew used appropriate clothing to match the time and place. Lights were utilized scarcely, with not much more than spotlights or front and back lights. The set was extravagant, cute, and fitting for the setting and time. Overall, this musical was vibrantly performed and left me with positive impressions regarding presentation and production.
The musical Spamalot produced at Parkland College overall was pleasent to watch with the actors who ...
... my sister and I returned to New York. Once again we made the trek to the Nederlander. We took our seats and relished the memories. While the cast was different, the affect was similar. It opened our eyes and renewed our appreciation for those that are different than us. I feel in love with it all over again. Even though I had seen the show in Indianapolis and Chicago, there was something about sitting in that theater that made it special.
The performance I attended this semester was a theatrical play called The Cradle Will Rock. It was held at Columbus State Community College and performed by the students at Columbus State Community College. The play had the contributions of the humanities and communications department to help bring the contemporary opera-like play about. The performance was about strike on steel production in the 1930’s. The play mentions how people want better conditions and goes through each character’s association with Mister Mister and how he pays them off to be a part of a group that didn’t have the best intentions. The play was thought out well and was a great performance, due to the set design, the actors playing the part, and even the performance space.
On Friday April 21, I attended Chicago, a musical performed in Griswold Theatre at American International College. The performance started at 7 p.m and I arrived at approximately 6:45 p.m. This was the first time I had ever attended a live musical performance and the first thing I noticed upon walking into the lobby of the theatre was the excitement. The audience had a buzz among it, making it very apparent that everyone was looking forward to seeing the actors hard work pay off on the stage.
During attending school and college, I have had numerous opportunities to get involved in performing. One of my best experiences was being part of the cast in Beauty and The Beast
The time for our big scene came. We waited in the wings for our cue and finally we were pushed out on stage.
I was surprised by the things I liked, I never expected to like the Blues. The Blues is the type of music my dad listens to and his music doesn’t always sit well in my ears. I was surprised by the range of shows we saw. I almost expected every one of them to be a musical or a comedy because that is what a councilor told me the class was like. Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders was a musical that was occasionally funny, but we didn’t get to the musical comedy until the end which was almost a save the best for last moment for me at least; Imaginary Invalid was my favorite show in the "cabinet".