The joy as it flies

The cast of Moonlight ... me, David McClutchey, Mike Brocki and Peggy Taphorn.. (Click images below for larger versions.)
The cast of Moonlight … me, David McClutchey, Mike Brocki and Peggy Taphorn.. (Click images below for larger versions.)
Peggy Taphorn, David McClutchey and Mike Brocki as Poppehguhl, Flemming & SelznickDavid McClutchey and Mike Brocki ... with book and bananaHecht testing his camera settings prior to the publicity shootOur second snow of the season in Sanford wasn't as heavy as the one we had during HamletClark Nesbitt in Guided Tour promo layout used to illustrate 2009 SETC convention theme

Moonlight and Magnolias opens this week. We’re beyond ready. As our director, Craig Rhyne, says, all that’s missing now is an audience. Preview tomorrow, then opening on Thursday with a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening performance. I feel very privileged to be working with such a talented and compatible company of theater professionals.

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A late snow in Sanford and vicinity failed to prevent me from flying from nearby Raleigh to Birmingham last week for a planned vacation of sorts. SETC was held there and the graphical theme for the convention was a promotional photo I art directed for Guided Tour at Centre Stage in 2007. I gather from BJ Koonce that the SETC staff was “absolutely thrilled” with the image, but dear BJ has a gift for hyperbole, so I’ll file the review under “very happy.” (Read entire blog entry as PDF.)

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