Plucky and Adventure-y Preview

Nine days later: preview night. Free for family and friends. Finally, the culmination of all of their hard work and sacrifice coming together. Call time was 500 for the 730 showing. There were professional hairdressers and make up artists on hand to apply the heavy stage make up and do the hair in appropriate time period styles. I was able to sneak back stage and get some candid shots of busy preparations. Excitement and nervous energy was palpable, but everyone was ready to go on.

It is tradition, regardless of your affiliation or belief, to pray and sing
"The Star Spangled Banner" before opening cue.
Isn't that cool?

I love how she is clear amongst a midst of blurriness.
 Look at that rouge!

Aren't their dresses amazing!????

Love the dress, the hair and the make-up!

Hair and make up being done, all in a row,
by hairdressers and friends.

The excited crowd of frriends and family.

The show was simply amazing. It was funny, inventive, heartwarming, "plucky and adventure-y (to borrow a line from the movie). I couldn't wait to see it again on opening night! There were a few
mess ups, but nothing really noticeable to the audience and even then their recovery was well timed and professional. Mabel's singing was......how can she sing that high!!????????

The very model of a Modern Major General, our girl, Constance,
and a Bobbie in the reception line.

Act Two costumes were nightgowns, but aren't they lovely?

Constance wore the dressing gown from last year's Emma production.
All the girls wore mob caps with braided hair underneath.

A fun and exciting time was had by all. The next night was "dark" (that means they didn't have practice or a performance.  You learn all these terms as you go) with opening night on Friday. Woo hoo, can't wait to see it again!
Ellie~