Hairspray Rehearsal

We've moved rehearsals for our 2011 spring musical HAIRSPRAY down to the Yucca Theatre this week - we're headed into tech weekend in preparation for our opening next week. The set has been loaded in but still needs lots of painting and trim, but we're able to work in the space with the stage extension, buildings and portal all in place. On Monday and Tuesday, we adjusted the show to the Yucca spacing, and now we're going to work Act One (Wednesday) and Act Two (Thursday) and then do another run through on Friday night. Crews will start work on Saturday as we add lights, sound, sets and props. I'll keep you posted on our progress!!

UIL Drama at Midland College

Over the past eight days, we've hosted three UIL Drama competitions at Midland College and MCT. Certainly, my involvement at Midland College as the chair of the Drama program has added to the responsibilities across the bridge, but we've also partnered up with MCT for these events as the shows have used MCT spaces (Redfern, Taubman, North, Mabee, Dressing rooms) as their dressing rooms for the show. Thanks to the wonderful MC Hall Way bridge between MC and MCT, the casts have been able to walk over for their show and then walk back. They've gotten to see our wonderful spaces at MCT, and been able to perform in the Wagner and Brown Auditorium and see the Midland College drama experience at work. We've had 5-6 drama club students help us all three days (6 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and it's been a wonderful experience for the theatre, the college and the high school drama students. It's ironic that UIL and "competition" is keeping drama - and the arts in general - alive and well in Texas high schools.