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Photo of the Week - April 11, 2011
Going with a bit of a theme week this time around! I decided to do a search on cast photos in the ol’ photo library. Each of these three struck me for different reasons – some for their costumes, or their energy, or their emotion. Your job is to let us know which one you prefer!
3791093824_580709f048_o, Added by Bill Long
The costumes on this drew me in. They’re sharp, and fun, just like a murder-mystery melodrama should be—even the wigs were good. I have no idea what part in the production the two boys in the front played, but sometimes that’s what happens in cast photos—people who are associated with the show become part of the cast, even if they don’t ever appear on stage.
Hair, Added by Maria Voylokov
Anarchic, idealistic, and tribal—am I talking about the musical Hair, or any cast ever? Hair has a lot of great opportunities for costuming and having fun, and with a cast of 62 (62!) I’m sure they had some ragers of a cast party. This pic captures all the energy, camaraderie and fun of a cast.
Bow, Added by Maria Isabel Hisle
For me, this picture captures the sheer energy at the end of a show—I haven’t been an actor in a long, long time, but this shot captures both the emotional heft at the end of a show, along with the sheer exultation of putting on a show (check out the guy shouting in the middle), along with putting the focus solely on the actors, which is how a moment of the curtain call should be.
Now go vote!
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Comment by Jacob Coakley on April 17, 2011 at 9:27pm -
Take a bow, Maria! Your photo "Bow" took home the honors this week! Congrats!
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Comment by Jacob Coakley on April 12, 2011 at 9:43am
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Bill sent me this update about his photo via e-mail:
The photo is of the cast of “Peril On The High Seas”. Performed as Cast Theatrical Company August 2009. The two young boys played stowaways to add a little interest to the scene changes. We usually include young actors in these shows. By the way the young man down front on the right in other shows has run our lights and sound with the expertise of tech's many years his senior. This play is set in the 20's with flappers, villain, and villainess. We do one a year and supply the clientele with popcorn to throw at the Villain. It is as much fun for the Cast as well as the audience. The only problem that we have ever had is the shows last so long because the audience seem to never stop laughing.
--Thanks, Bill!
- Comment by Maria Isabel Hisle on April 11, 2011 at 1:05pm
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The picture entitled "Bow" is from the curtain call of the undergrad theatre production of <i>Waiting for Lefty</i> at the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2009. Directed by Ron Schaeffer. I played the part of Florrie, a young girl stricken by Depression times who just wanted to make enough money to marry her boyfriend, but had a duty to help her family first.
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