Last night at Woodmont United Methodist Church in Reidsville, we had the strike party for Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Oliver Twist. Tony Hummel (who played Mr. Brownlow) brought his karaoke machine. And during the festivities I did something that I had been asked to do several times over the past few weeks, mostly from people who heard about what happened at the Children of Eden strike party in June.
So here it is: Yours Truly singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen…
Yesterday afternoon was the final performance of the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Oliver Twist. Thankfully we had none of the “problems” that kept us from going through the entire show on Saturday night. There was still a whiff of the smoke lingering around the building, but that didn’t deter a strong audience from coming to enjoy the story of orphan Oliver Twist and his search for identity in 1840s London.
After the show ended and the audience had left, the entire cast and crew stuck around for another hour and struck the stage, tidied-up the rooms that we had been using in the Advanced Technologies Building at Rockingham Community College, and pretty much did our best to make sure that everything was cleaner than how we found it when we first started production back in October. After that, it was just a matter of ...
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Tonight’s performance of the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Oliver Twist came to an abrupt end when ...
I think having all this past week off from rehearsals might have been a good thing, ‘cuz everything seemed to have really clicked well during last night’s show. We all got into it totally refreshed and ready to knock it out of the ballpark. Also, there was a substantially good audience, despite what apparently was pro wrestling at the National Guard Armory next door which had also drawn a large crowd.
Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s production of Oliver Twist plays again tonight at 7:30 and then the final show tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, in the Advanced Technologies Building Auditorium at Rockingham Community College. Click here for more information....
Last night’s show played to a fairly strong crowd and this afternoon we had a larger than expected audience that thrilled and laughed at the adventures of Oliver Twist, Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Nancy and the rest. My parents and aunt came to today’s performance, and the word from them was that they really enjoyed it.
So now we have the rest of the week off until this coming Friday night, when we do it all over again. Which, y’all are most certainly invited! The Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s production of Oliver Twist runs for three more shows. Visit the Theatre Guild website for more information....
The first performance went very well! So far as I can tell we got through the whole thing without a single problem. ‘Course, I’m knocking on wood as I say that ‘cuz we’ve got five more performances to get through. Afterward the entire cast and crew congregated at Thom Thom’s Pizza on Freeway Drive in Reidsville for an opening night party.
Oliver Twist plays again tonight at 7:30 at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, North Carolina. Visit the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County website for more information....
Okay, I’d better explain how this started…
All this week we’ve been doing dress and technical rehearsals for Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Oliver Twist, which opens tonight. One of my fellow cast members, Sarah Al-Jouni, plays Miss Monks. And a few nights ago when I saw her in her full costume, well… she looked way too amazing to pass up the opportunity. I told her my idea on Wednesday evening and she thought it would be fun.
So during the intermission of last night’s rehearsal I went out to my car and came back with my Star Wars Force FX Lightsaber (the one that’s the Lightsaber Construction Set, which I did wind up buying :-). Before I left home I made the handle look like anything but a Jedi hilt, and switched the blade color to red. And then we took some pictures. And ...
Wanna see what the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Oliver Twist is looking like? The show opens tomorrow night, so here are some photos to whet yer appetite…
And it went pretty good! It’s downright amazing how quickly this show has come together. This evening, we got a first real glimpse at how all the hard work and effort is meshing together to convey Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of the orphan Oliver Twist and his quest for his own identity. And just like what happened with Children of Eden a few months ago, there’s quite a sense of not just friendship, but family among the cast and crew.
I should have some photos to tease y’all with come late tomorrow night. In the meantime, the show opens this coming Friday, December 5th at Rockingham Community College’s Advanced Technologies Building Auditorium. Visit the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s website for more information....
This is one weird costume. It makes me appear chubby all over, mostly ‘cuz of the cut of the coat and the pants. I keep thinking that I look either like a London undertaker, or a French guillotine executioner…
Am hoping to have some more pics of cast in costume to post soon. Just wait’ll y’all see Tim Wray as Fagin!
Oliver Twist opens next Friday night, on December 5th, at the Rockingham Community College Advanced Technologies Building Auditorium. For more information visit the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County website....