Hello All Actors' Mission,
Well, it's been a busy month, and September promises to be busy as well as we build to our performance dates. In case you haven't heard, our production of The Laramie Project will take place October 2, 3, 4, and 5.
What follows is a brief summary of the progress made on various aspects of the production. I hope you will respond in two ways. First, you are invited to volunteer to help out on the production itself. Second, you can start to talk up this production to your friends and relatives. I am confident that this production will be outstanding and an important event for our troupe, our audience, and our community.
The Cast
Auditions were held in July, and I want to thank the twenty-one people who showed up. I believe we have assembled an exceptional cast: Alix Boyton, Jessica Burgess, Lance Diehl, Kathy Graham, Nina Kessner, Micah Parrish, Donovan Rawlings, Jared Schwab, and Jeff Varley. We are well into rehearsals, and I am thrilled with the skill, dedication and love these players are putting into their performance. This is a difficult play to master both technically and emotionally. I just want to encourage you to support these people who are putting their time, heart, and soul into this play.
The Production Staff
Certain responsibilities have been assigned. Aaron Volner did a great job as Assistant Director, until he had to get away to college last week. Roy Hansen has taken on the especially difficult job of Stage Manager. Mike Jeffery will be doing Host/House duties again, and Brad Russell will be doing the Lights. Donovan Rawlings will head the Newspaper Publicity, and Tom Zuehlsdorff will do the Radio. Erik Hamm is our Technical Advisor. Kirsten Mundschenk has taken on Food Coordinator, which is definitely a new role for her. We'll see if she's as good a chef as she is an actress.
We are still looking for volunteers for other positions. We need a Lighting Assistant, two individuals to run the side projections, and one person to cue the music. We also need all kinds of help to distribute posters. Mike could use a few volunteers to help prepare the house.
The Set
Thanks to Alex Haven, Dawn Storrud, and Roy Hansen, our set is up and mostly complete. There remains a list of some tasks to complete, and the large photographic mural has yet to be hung. But what you see now is a stage more or less as you will see it on the first night of performance. Bravo.
The Artwork and Photography
Posters art is finished and ready to run. It features our signature image for this production, the road outside Laramie where Matthew Shepard was taken that night. Micah Parrish is the photographer. I am exceptionally proud of that shot and this poster. Micah has also shot the photographs we will use for the side projections and the big panorama which will serve as the backdrop for our set. Kudoes to him.
The Music
Nina Kessner has composed music that will play an integral part of the play. It is just incredible, like the lady herself. You have got to hear this to believe it. The play will end with a vocal piece to be performed by Jennie Frankus.
The Community Interface Committee
A community group has been formed in order to provide an educational component to go along with our production. My friend Kayne Pyatt is heading this group of interested citizens and Actors' Mission members. Brad Russell is her co-chair. Educational events will take place after each performance. Kayne will conduct an "open mike" after performances on Thursday and Friday. Chris Kennedy will head and conduct a discussion after Saturday's performance and the Sunday matinee.
Mr. Howard, the head of the Matthew Shepard foundation, will be coming to Rock Springs in connection with our production of The Laramie Project. He will speak at the college on Thursday and will attend several of our performances.
Well, that's all for now. I hope I didn't leave anything or anybody out.
If you want to be a part of this production, feel free to stop by a rehearsal. In general, we rehearse Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting at 7 PM.
Much love to all of you. Please get involved, and, of course, come to this play.
Thanks,
Dave Gutierrez ("G")
Well, it's been a busy month, and September promises to be busy as well as we build to our performance dates. In case you haven't heard, our production of The Laramie Project will take place October 2, 3, 4, and 5.
What follows is a brief summary of the progress made on various aspects of the production. I hope you will respond in two ways. First, you are invited to volunteer to help out on the production itself. Second, you can start to talk up this production to your friends and relatives. I am confident that this production will be outstanding and an important event for our troupe, our audience, and our community.
The Cast
Auditions were held in July, and I want to thank the twenty-one people who showed up. I believe we have assembled an exceptional cast: Alix Boyton, Jessica Burgess, Lance Diehl, Kathy Graham, Nina Kessner, Micah Parrish, Donovan Rawlings, Jared Schwab, and Jeff Varley. We are well into rehearsals, and I am thrilled with the skill, dedication and love these players are putting into their performance. This is a difficult play to master both technically and emotionally. I just want to encourage you to support these people who are putting their time, heart, and soul into this play.
The Production Staff
Certain responsibilities have been assigned. Aaron Volner did a great job as Assistant Director, until he had to get away to college last week. Roy Hansen has taken on the especially difficult job of Stage Manager. Mike Jeffery will be doing Host/House duties again, and Brad Russell will be doing the Lights. Donovan Rawlings will head the Newspaper Publicity, and Tom Zuehlsdorff will do the Radio. Erik Hamm is our Technical Advisor. Kirsten Mundschenk has taken on Food Coordinator, which is definitely a new role for her. We'll see if she's as good a chef as she is an actress.
We are still looking for volunteers for other positions. We need a Lighting Assistant, two individuals to run the side projections, and one person to cue the music. We also need all kinds of help to distribute posters. Mike could use a few volunteers to help prepare the house.
The Set
Thanks to Alex Haven, Dawn Storrud, and Roy Hansen, our set is up and mostly complete. There remains a list of some tasks to complete, and the large photographic mural has yet to be hung. But what you see now is a stage more or less as you will see it on the first night of performance. Bravo.
The Artwork and Photography
Posters art is finished and ready to run. It features our signature image for this production, the road outside Laramie where Matthew Shepard was taken that night. Micah Parrish is the photographer. I am exceptionally proud of that shot and this poster. Micah has also shot the photographs we will use for the side projections and the big panorama which will serve as the backdrop for our set. Kudoes to him.
The Music
Nina Kessner has composed music that will play an integral part of the play. It is just incredible, like the lady herself. You have got to hear this to believe it. The play will end with a vocal piece to be performed by Jennie Frankus.
The Community Interface Committee
A community group has been formed in order to provide an educational component to go along with our production. My friend Kayne Pyatt is heading this group of interested citizens and Actors' Mission members. Brad Russell is her co-chair. Educational events will take place after each performance. Kayne will conduct an "open mike" after performances on Thursday and Friday. Chris Kennedy will head and conduct a discussion after Saturday's performance and the Sunday matinee.
Mr. Howard, the head of the Matthew Shepard foundation, will be coming to Rock Springs in connection with our production of The Laramie Project. He will speak at the college on Thursday and will attend several of our performances.
Well, that's all for now. I hope I didn't leave anything or anybody out.
If you want to be a part of this production, feel free to stop by a rehearsal. In general, we rehearse Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting at 7 PM.
Much love to all of you. Please get involved, and, of course, come to this play.
Thanks,
Dave Gutierrez ("G")
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