A Different Short-term Creative Endeavor....Theater--I love it, I love it, I love it!!!

Last weekend was the closing of WVLO's production of 'Something Rotten' and what a fun show to have been a part of!! For those who don't know, the show is a parody on Shakespeare's works. The script together with the score and song lyrics are very clever and funny. It is a production well-worth seeing, especially if it is done well!!

It was also so rewarding to be part of this particular company -- in my role as Lightboard Operator. The entire cast and crew were amazingly dedicated and professional...at a level higher than you'd expect for a typical community theater production.

I still have earworms from the show's opening number titled 'Welcome to the Renaissance' in addition to a couple other songs! Plus I'm missing the show already, but am glad to have my weekends back.

This is a photo of the wonderful company that pulled together during Tech Week to put on such a great show performance after performance -- and with so many standing ovations!!

Note: If you're going to the show for a first time and want to prepare a bit, it is helpful to have seen or be familiar with some musicals (e.g. The Lion King, Annie, Music Man, Mary Poppins, etc.) and to know the time period of the Renaissance. By the way, if you don't know Shakespeare's works, some of them include Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Hamlet and many others.

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