Happy July! I cannot believe we are already halfway through vacation (in the US at least). As usual, a lot has changed since my last post--for starters, I started working at my local theatre company yesterday as the Assistant Costumer and I am pretty excited about that! (Advertisement moment; anyone that happens to be in or near Concord, NH this weekend, go see Cinderella Jr.! Tickets are $12 and you can see the show either Friday @ 7 PM or Saturday @ 2 PM or 7 PM.)
I will post more about my costuming later in the week, when I have actually done more with it than one day.
Anyway, this weekend I saw the Junior version of Hairspray, performed by the teen cast of the local theatre company I am working at (which, alas, I could not work on).
The musical focuses on Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager in 1962 Baltimore, and her dream to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a dance-heavy TV show based the real-life show Buddy Deane Show. Despite insults and dislike from the "Council" (name of the group of kids that dance on the show) and the show's racist producer, Velma Von Tussle, Tracy wins a spot on the show and becomes an overnight celebrity. Noticing the unfair treatment of herself and her "colored" friends, she launches a campaign to integrate the show.
One song from the show I absolutely enjoyed watching was Edna and Wilbur's song, "You're Timeless to Me". If my spouse was a theatre person, I would try to get the person to speak the song as their vows. It's such a funny but oddly romantic song.
Anyway, this weekend I saw the Junior version of Hairspray, performed by the teen cast of the local theatre company I am working at (which, alas, I could not work on).
The musical focuses on Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager in 1962 Baltimore, and her dream to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a dance-heavy TV show based the real-life show Buddy Deane Show. Despite insults and dislike from the "Council" (name of the group of kids that dance on the show) and the show's racist producer, Velma Von Tussle, Tracy wins a spot on the show and becomes an overnight celebrity. Noticing the unfair treatment of herself and her "colored" friends, she launches a campaign to integrate the show.
One song from the show I absolutely enjoyed watching was Edna and Wilbur's song, "You're Timeless to Me". If my spouse was a theatre person, I would try to get the person to speak the song as their vows. It's such a funny but oddly romantic song.
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