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Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

May 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, & 15th. Friday and Saturday performances at 8pm, Sunday performances at 6pm. In Celebration. $15 for reserved seats.

http://celebrationplayers.com/index.asp

I play Dr. Carrasco, who is, essentially, the bad guy.

We're about a month away and I think it's coming along pretty nicely. Everyone is off book and knows their blocking and the set (such as it is for this show) is gradually being built.

[ May 13, 2005, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: Icarus ]

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

If I were in Fla. or a nearby state, I'd absolutely want to get some tickets. However, the airfare would bankrupt me and my rent just increased. *sob*

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

Yeah, yeah. [Grumble]

Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :

I love Man of La Mancha, you'll just have to do a performance up in the midwest.

Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :

I'd like to, but it's a long drive. [Smile]

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

Did I mention it was going to be performed completely in the buff?

No?

Well, that's because it's not.

But, um, Central Florida Hatrackers might just want to come anyway . . . in fact, I'm betting me not being in the buff would be an incentive . . .

Posted by Cor (Member # 4295) on :

I don't know. It's certainly an incentive for me if it's in the buff....

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

I can give a private performance. [Wink]

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Just a little one....a small taste of it, so to speak.... [Evil]

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

yes...

oh wait [Wall Bash]

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

What, you were hoping it was in the buff as well?

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

So the answer to this question is "No," huh.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

So, Goo Boy is Icarus, naked?

Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :

That's my guess.

Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :

Under all these clothes, I'm naked right now!

At school!!!

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

We've already got plans on the 7th. I don't think we can afford 2 nights out back-to-back with babysitting costs included.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Photos taken at our last tech rehearsal, in case anyone is interested.

Three more shows this weekend.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

I love the music of that show, Jenni bought the new version of it from Broadway last month.

The Impossible Dream was my school solo many, many moons ago...I got a standing ovation, and let me tell you, that isn't easy in a High School concert.... [Big Grin]

Icarus, you and Cor should sing something for the "Singing Out Loud club here at Hatrack...!!!

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Normally, I'd say the subject matter is too depressing, but lately...hmmm...

-Trevor

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

I wish I could come! [Frown]

Break a leg!

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

The first review is in:

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Rating: Four stars our of four -- Can't miss this.

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As soon as the lights went down inside the Celebration High School auditorium and the orchestra began the overture for "Man Of La Mancha," I knew I was going to immensely enjoy this production. A medley of the show's memorable songs -- "Man of La Mancha -- I, Don Quixote," "Dulcinea" and "The Impossible Dream" among them, the melodies instantly carry you away. This is a wonderfully timeless score in a play that's also aged well.

My instincts were right on target. The Celebration Players' staging of this show -- alternately romantic, comical, and even suspenseful at times -- could hardly be improved upon.

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Anyone with doubts about the quality of community theater these days will be surprised at what a joy this play is to watch.

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The Celebration Players create a single set, the grimy dungeon where Cervantes and his servant must fend off the cutthroats surrounding them; the inn where Don Quixote romances the lovely Dulcinea is an imaginary one, with the fellow inmates becoming the locals who patronize it. It's a clever device, particularly since our hero is really a lumpy middle-age man who looks like anything but a heroic knight.

In fact, reality keeps slipping into poor Don Quixote's romantic vision of chivalry and nobility. His pragmatic servant Sancho never hesitates to rain on Don Quixote's parade by pointing out the obvious -- say, that the dragon he aims to slay is really just a windmill. And when Quixote proclaims Dulcinea to be "a sweet lady and a fair virgin," the rough drinkers at the inn who know her best roar with obscene laughter.

But it's the music that makes this play so enjoyable. Songs like "I'm Only Thinking Of Him," "Aldonza" and "The Barber's Song" are irresistibly good, and Mathews and his orchestra play them to perfection. It's a stirring score in a larger-than-life tale -- a great combination.

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First rate in every respect, "Man Of La Mancha" is a terrific production, and frankly, it would be criminal for any local theater lover to miss it.

No mention of me, though . . . :-\

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

You were so good you left the reviewer speechless.

[Big Grin]

Congratulations!

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

I believe the actual word to describe my performance was "unspeakable."

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

"To dream the impossible dream...."