First Night - two more to go

It was Fantastic. That's what the audience were saying as they left after the show last night.

Well Done Everyone.

If you were thinking of going but haven't got organised then I would urge you to Get Organised as this production is a Must See. Full house last night so get there early to be sure of a good seat.

Now, a few photos:

And some note giving (in rehearsal)

The Current Show!

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O Casey Night

The New Theatre's opening production is O'Casey's Shadow of a Gunman. The Director has invited us to attend at the concession rate of €15 per head, and to meet with him and the cast afterwards. This is a great opportunity to see how another group have approached O'Casey, to meet other actors and to have a bit of a social too.
I propose we go on Wednesday the 14th (they can't do concessions for us on Fri or Sat nights, which is understandable and any later is too close to our own show). Please let me know your availability by text, email or in person.
8pm Eustace St., Temple Bar.

Also:
Craig has just confirmed that he is available as Stage Manager for this production. Craig made his first outing as SM in our last production and was a pleasure to work with so I am delighted he is on board. After a very spirited performance at the play reading I expect we'll be seeing more of him on as opposed to back stage in the future.
The rest of Team Rankin, aka Andrew and Avril, have been busily coming up with solutions to my various visions (demands) for a number of weeks now.

To any smarty pants out there who have been noting the number sequence, yes I did two number 5's. Still struggling with editing post posting mistakes.

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The Final Stages!
We went books down last week, and very impressive it was too. I cannot vouch for Monday night's rehearsals but the hard task mistress Sarah Jane said it was good, and that is high praise indeed. Thursday night was excellent. This stage in a production is usually marked by a lot of pain and winced faces, but so far so good. Congratulations to everyone on their hard work.

Rehearsal Schedule from now till showtime
The week beginning the 5th will be the last week of regular rehearsals. Act One and all two/ three handers of act one cast on Monday. The party and killing scenes on Thursday! (aka Act two scene two onwards).

From the 12th we will be running the full show every night. This means starting bang on eight o clock, and running straight through to end of Act 2, quick break and then Act 3. We will have four runs at this, ie two weeks.

On Monday the 19th ( the bank holiday) we will be in the Leinster Cricket Club in Rathmines, starting at 7.30. We will do the whole show, and with a lot of emphasis on the scene with furniture removal men/ johnny/ irregulars/Mobiliser.
If you haven't been to the cricket club before check with Charles for directions.

Then, as unbelievable as it is that all has moved so quickly we are into dress rehearsals.

Practical notes:
CAST: If you have not sent me your biog for for the programme it has gone beyond ridiculous and I will be holding your hand to a piece of paper this week.
Please also ensure that you have checked in with Avril and that you are on track for getting your costume/s together.

CREW: Jean has been doing a stellar job with props, and we are nearly all set on that front. Roger, Charles, Andrew and Noeleen will be working out the set box shortly, and all cast will be expected to give a hand in set construction, painting and striking.

PR: Tickets will be available as of this week, as will flyers for distribution. We hope to have a picture in The Gloss magazine this month, and will as ever flaunt our selves shamelessly through the theatre listings to bring in the masses.