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ractice Makes Perfect

Rehearsals and Backstage Work Pay Off

beginning in early December, January, the leads learned their productions. Sets for actual production, the hard­
cast and crew of Showboat lines over Christmas vacation. Showboat had to be built so working A/V staff entered the
pt in many arduous weeks of These rehearsals lasted into the that they could be moved scene. Working quickly, they
)rk to make the production a night to work out the mechan­ quickly and quietly. fixed the troublesome wireless
tmorable one. Commented ics of the musical. Soon, While these proceedings mikes and set all the lights. A/V
It crew member Steven however, the weekends of the were occurring, the chorus member Andrew Mellin stated,
nuller, “It was a lot of hard cast and crew were filled as tuned up their musical ability “Despite a few technical prob­
ork, but the end result was all well. with piano accompaniment by lems, I think it went off well."
>rth it." After the initial set design, Ms. Lynn Feeley. Attending all After months of diligent
Preparing for rehearsals in construction proceeded quick­ the rehearsals, the Lower effort, it all came together in
ly. Using all of their mechanical School music teacher helped the final production. John
knowledge, crew members make the practices easier to Eisenbach summed it up by
|is Bjelajac, Michelle Portman, Joe constructed a complex set that bear. declaring, "I must say, it was
nrnes, and Marianne Gieseke per-
' rm the rousing opening tune. surpassed all of the previous About two weeks before the maaarvelous!"

While directing the chorus, Music Playing the romantic leads in
Director Mr. Jim Mullen conducts the Showboat, David Hecker and Kim Perry
orchestra as well. practice the song Only Make Believe

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