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The rabbit dance off in Act 2 with the Dr. Seuss inspired tress!

Andrea and Nana - face to face.

Only four more rehearsals before we have an audience

As Opening Night gets closer, we are starting to focus on the details. Sunday morning, Perry and Angela went in to keep painting the luscious backdrop. Sara took some pics.Thanks to Funk and Gruven for the model boat!

Another Strong Work day

Today, many of the loyal Velveteen Rabbit Company met to continue painting the set and work on a wide variety of tasks. The Banner is finished, the boat and the train got painted, the cupboard and the flippy flats are 90% finished, the costumes got sorted and the rest of the vinyl letters for the boxes got adhered to the remaining boxes. I took some pictures of Helen's masks and of the VRs hard at work!

Gearing Up for an Audience

The Young Pinnacle Players are so busy getting ready for Opening Night. The costumes are getting sewn, the lighting levels have been set, the House volunteers are being called and soon, the audience will fill up with eager patrons! The actors cannot wait! With only two weekends before the play opens, and lots of details are going to be finished this weekend. The set, the program, the dances and all the crazy set moves will be done in time for the November 26th preview. Sonya is designing the makeup and Helen is finishing the bunny masks. Tonight is our first run-through with lighting. Such exciting times.

Some pics from the Playhouse

As I write this, we have just three weeks left until opening night! We have been rehearsing in the theatre now for about a week, and Sunday's rehearsal was our first run-through on the stage.The only really odd thing was the cold. The furnace stopped working and the temperature in the building never got above 16. When we first got there, it was only 12 degrees.
Luckily, the City rep and our wonderful facilities manager were able to get a hold of a repair company and the heat should be back on today. Here are some lovely pictures of warmups and the rehearsal on Sunday from Amy-Lyn..

Time to Start Thinking About the Move

With only 31 days until we open, it is time to start thinking about preparing for an audience. After our first stumble-through and a wonderful set change rehearsal, the cast is very excited about moving into our other premises to start working on the set, costumes, and props. Next week, we will start painting under the tutelage of none other than our creative set designer, Siobhan. The oversize building blocks are all built, the vinyl stick on letters will soon be ready to go, and eventually, our set will be vertical and secured into the braces. Unfortunately, one of the theatre's set builders was seriously injured in a fall this weekend, so we will be missing his presence for a while. We are all shocked by this unexpected turn of events, and fervently wish that he recovers quickly.