So scant days before opening, I had nobody backstage, and now I have a competent and cooperative crew doing as wonderful a job backstage as my actors are doing onstage. The program had to be printed before many of these people materialized, so I wanted to be sure to celebrate them here.
Always before we hold the publicity shoot I feel somewhat resentful that I’m going to be more or less sacrificing a rehearsal for the sake of some photos. But then on the night, I realize that with the right photographer and with proper preparation by all involved, the shoot can actually push the production forward [...]
The next production at WCT, Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer, opens Thanksgiving weekend and runs three weekends—appropriately, since the play is set on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. . One of the most suspenseful and important phases of the production is now behind us: auditions. . I’ve auditioned for roles myself, and I find them harrowing. [...]
“Moonlight and Magnolias” at Westport Community Theatre September 16 – October 2; background information on director David O. Selznick, director Victor Fleming and playwright Ben Hecht.
WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE Announces AUDITIONS for The Seafarer By Conor McPherson Directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner Auditions will be held on: Monday, September 19 & Tuesday, September 20 at 7:00 PM at the Westport Community Theatre Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT Award-winning Irish playwright Conor McPhersonʼs THE SEAFARER is a wonderful achievement [...]
