It May be the End of One Show...

Although the Velveteen Rabbit performances are over, the friendships and the memories will live on. Next year, the BTG is planning to do another YPP production: A Christmas Carol. Looking forward to it!
A few more parting shots:

A few more candid shots

Candid Shots

What a Fabulous Show!

Saturday night was our final performance, and the audience was extremely receptive. How wonderful to end on such a positive note. Although there were lots of tears at the cast party afterwards, there was a lot of laughter also.
Sara took these

great candid shots of her fellow actors and crew backstage.

Into Week Two

The actors and backstage crew are all rested up and ready to perform again after a couple of days off. The volume of voices at the warmups tonight was deafening. Here are some new pics of everybody getting ready before the show.

Opening Night was a Success

The Velveteen Rabbit has been launched. The audience was terrific, and the cast was so happy.
The Centennial Caterers and Joan Long provided such delicious food for the reception. Here are a few pics of the creative themed treats from the school.

Getting eaten!

Food is Being Prepared for Opening Night

The caterers are at it again! They are concocting some delicious treats for opening night. Last week, I met with the young caterers and they presented five separate ideas for our opening night. This event of ours has become a school project for a class of grade 11 students in their cooking class. Their teacher, Ms. Norton, has been a huge help for every BTG opening night. Joan Long also caters our delicious opening night receptions and she has promised to make her famous cheese ball!
The show runs from 7:30 to 9:00, and the reception will be immediately following.
FYI, the Sunday matinees start at 2:00 and are selling well.
Hope to see you at the theatre.

Tonight is the Preview

Tonight, we have our first audience for our final dress rehearsal. This is a critical performance because the actors have never performed in front of an audience before. So, the timing will change and the audience/actor interplay will come into effect.
 Thursday night is our Opening Night! That night, after the play is finished, we will celebrate the launch of the production & Sara's birthday at a grand reception. Sarah took these pictures last week at one of our first dress rehearsals. Not everyone is in costume, and the floor is not painted, but you can see the magic!