ANYTHING GOES!!

Over 85 auditions later...our cast has been chosen and we are beginning our journey! This is the second largest amount of people we have had audition in my ten years here (after Beauty and the Beast). Every audition cycle I worry- will we have enough people? Will we have the talent to fit the roles? Will people even show up ??? And they always do. One of the fantastic things about this cast is that out of 60 of them, 26 are either brand new to our stage or have only appeared in one previous show. I think one of the wonderful things about our 'veterans' is how they welcome the 'newbies'- and how many newbies come to us each show. Seeing the amount of new people who want to work on our stage says something about not only the quality of our shows but also the quality of our people on and offstage. Seeing all the new faces that want to join out family lets me know that we're heading in the right direction. Tonight we're beginning with our first vocal rehearsal- we'll do about 2 weeks of music rehearsal to be sure the vocals are solid before we start serious choreography. On Wednesday we're throwing a little something called 'Tap Camp' for the cast- our Tap Captain, Bethany Herron, will be starting the process of teaching our actors to tap- I'll keep you posted!

SOLD OUT!

With tickets only on sale for a week- we are SOLD OUT for Broadway and Beyond 6 for every night except Thursday. I'm so excited that we have such great community. If you'd like tickets for the only remaining show, see www.ecctheatre.com

Flats!!

Below is a picture of some of the members of our theater practicum class working away on the set for Bye-bye Birdie. What building is called a flat. It is essentially a wooden frame with muslin stretched over it. We are using more flats in the show that I can remember any show prior. Some of the flat serve a very specific purpose, as you will see when you come to the show! Without these very hard-working people, this show would not be possible. I am so grateful to them putting in the long hours and difficult work that it takes to put together a complicated set.


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Our Birdie Bootcamp video is here!!!

Every year, our choreographer flies in from Denver to choreograph our big Spring musical. He is a professional dancer, so he puts the entire show together in 5 days (which are all 14 hour days!). It's a very fun, very intense time with a lot of work! I put together the above video to show you a little bit of what we go through- enjoy!