Seussical cast member of the week
The theatrical company I volunteer for is doing a touring show of Seussical: The Musical to the local elementary schools. We have just did our fourth production with thus far being one show a week. We are shortly heading into a week off due to the local TCAP test, but after that we are also going to be doing two shows a week soon.
I am going to pick my “MVA” Most Valuable actor of each performance. Just a note, after one wins, they are inelegable to win again till everyone has the MVA Award.
First show: The MVA was Jonathan Stephens as Cat in the Hat. Jonathan has a very useful skill. He is able to kick it into overdrive when he is on stage. No matter how he feels, he can give 110%. However, being a prefectionist, he never feels that he gives enough, no matter how good he is. Jonathan is a ball of energy when performing, and is a very talented actor and singer. Congrats Jonathan.
Seconds show: Parker Bunch is the child that plays Jojo, the mayor of Whoville’s son. Parker starts the show, and for the kids that watch, they see a child not too much older than they are doing this role, and it gives them the idea, “Hey maybe I can do this too!” Parker also brings a nice childlick fun to us as well. When he is around, yes we try to be on our best behaviour. However, he can make any of us laugh at just about anything. So far, this is his seconds show with Encore Theatrical company, as his first was as Ralphie Parker in “A Christmas Story”. Parker is also home schooled, so don’t worry, he isn’t cutting classes.
Third Show: Adam Malone. Adam plays Horton the Elephant. For this show, I rally dont know how Adam could do it. He was EXTREMLY sick. So sick infact that as the assistant director of our main stage show “Annie” he missed the day before’s tech rehersal and the rehersal later that day as well. Adam is the perfect choice for Horton. Like Horton, Adam is dependable, loyal, and extremly ploiete.. to anyone but his friends.. LOL. Honestly, Adam is known as one of the real nice guys in the theatre. When something goes wrong, he is the first to attempt to fix it without making it obvious.
Fourth show: Laureeane Porter who protray’s “Mayzie La Bird” gets the nod this week. She was the most imporved this week. Either from being nervous or something for the past few performances, she was never able to get her songs out right. There were some dead spots while the music was going, but those who didn’t know the script or have it in front of them would have never known. Even in the song “Biggest Blame Fool”, she was not even saying her name right. She was calling herself, Gertrude McFuzz, which was the name of another character in the play. However, it came across as Mayzie was making frun of Gertrude in the song, as her solo was right after Susan’s who plays Gertrude. Lauranne nailed all her songs this week, and got her name right on the song as well. I just wished it was a better week for me, as the soundtech the gymnasium was so small, that if I used our wireless microphones, I would have caused nothing but a constant feedback loop.
actors still to win
Susan, Ashley, Traci, Daniel, James, Dave, Brenda, and Amy
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