Work Work Work

You'd think that before rehearsals start, there's not a lot to do.  Wrong!  This is when we get the hard stuff out of the way.  Moving furniture into the actor house, pulling a ba-gillion things from storage, writing grants... Not that is gets much easier when the season starts, but it sure gets more fun.

One thing I am especially excited about this year is all our returning case members.  Since year one, we've had a core company who comes back every season to play lead roles.  And we've had new faces each year, completing the rest of the cast.  This year, however, is one of the first times a lot of people, who played smaller roles last summer, are coming back for more.  We definitely have some new faces to welcome, but I'm so excited to have everyone back.  Makes it feel more like a company.

I'm not suppose to post anything official yet, but I will say this: Terry and Nancy have chock-full schedules this coming winter.  I was just talking to Nancy, and between the two of them, they are doing 7 plus shows.  And many will be OSF produced.  Can't say when, where, or what!  But everyone should keep their eyes peeled for news of OSF's first winter season.

And I just finished writing the Greenshow parody.  Funny new stuff for this year's pre-show!(For those of you who don't know yet, the Greenshow performs at 7:30.  Singing, dancing, skits, sword fights, and good fun in general to set up the Shakespeare mood.  Bring a picnic to Stan Hywet, and let us entertain you!) 

Anyone have anything specific they'd like to see in this year's Greenshow?  Let's hear it!

Getting Started

A whole lot of OSF preparation has been going on this past month.  Final casting, hiring designers, not to mention a huge new storage unit that was just built in my backyard.  (Looks like we have a horse barn out there now.  Little do the neighbors know it's filled with Renaissance clothes, swords, fake flowers, skulls, lanterns, and the like.  Perhaps it's good they don't know--it might creep them out!)  Rehearsals will start in June, but Terry Burgler is heading out to Chicago this weekend to do some table work with Ernie Gonzalos and Andrew Cruse (Speed and Hamlet).  I wish I could go along--I've never seen Chicago.  But alas, I am stuck working as a server here in Kent.

Speaking of the Cruses, we must all send a big congratulations out the Andrew and Amy Cruse who just had their first child: a very healthy boy named Owen!  I can't wait to meet him this summer.  And a very belated congrats also to Joy and Jason Marr on their daughter Sabrina, born this winter.  

While all this OSF preliminary stuff is going on, Terry is also directing the musical Ragtime over at Weathervane Playhouse.  The show will open early June.  More updates to come!

And remember OSF company members--if you want an update posted on this blog (a show you want to plug, new babies, anything!) just e-mail me at tburgler09@wooster.edu