Happy Birthday today to our Alma Stossel, Cory Goodrich. I believe she turns 29 today!

We had a cast member jump ship yesterday. He was offered a part in another show. So now the artistic team has to come up with a replacement. Our auditions were so strong that shouldn't be a problem. Also there are a couple of new men in "LaMancha" that I may consider because they are really rockin' that show! So another decision to make, offer to make and then contract to write! Sail On!

Set Construction on Schooner

Lauren at work in the scene shop.










Russ - checking the measurements twice!

Wally and Dave working on a platform at the Duck Pond

Mel and Dennis discussing the bow of the schooner at the Duck Pond

About a year and half ago we started using a secondary space to do some of our set construction for our productions. It's a really nice shop space about two miles from our theatre. There is a little pond right outside the door that is populated with ducks so we refer to this space as the "duck pond". I stopped by the duck pond this morning to see how construction was coming along on the Schooner set. The crew was excited about their progress and said that I have to come back on Monday because they will be "dry-fitting" the platforms and they will all be laid out on the floor so I'll be able to get a good feel for the set then.

Pictures from our publicity photo shoot aboard the schooner "Windy" on Lake Michigan. Photos by Michael Brosilow.

Thanksgiving Day Parade

We were just informed that a musical number from "The Christmas Schooner" will be performing in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. Woohoo!