What a fun experience! As long as I've lived in Orange County it's really pitiful I'd never been to this theater before.
Upon our arrival we were instantly enchanted by faerie lights hugging the trees and lacing the bushes when, after receiving our "will call" tickets at the window, we stepped inside the gate and found ourselves in a garden restaurant setting. We treated ourselves to some (extremely strong) coffee from the "Snack Shack" while we waited.
When the theater was ready for it's audience we found our front row seat (actually it was about the third row up but they kept the first few empty).
At 8:00 p.m. ... or perhaps a bit after, under a starry sky, our entertainment commenced. Damien Lorton, the play's Artistic Director, who was the same nice fellow to whom I spoke when I arranged for tickets, announced the play and commanded us to enjoy ourselves...which we did.
The set was cleverly reminiscent of a juke box.
Since I forgot my good camera was in the car, I'm afraid you've missed the entire first act (9 scenes) This is just after the intermission when they did the raffle gift giving. The gentleman in red is the afore- mentioned Damien.
Jenna Romano as Kim MacAfee and Adriana Sanchez as Rosie Alvarez.
What great expressions and choreography!
Jenna Romano (Kim MacAfee) and Eric Hindley as Harry MacAfee
Eric Hindley (Harry MacAfee), Kelli LeMaster as Doris MacAfee and Chase Del Rey as Randolph.
Sherry Domerego as Mae Peterson and Patrick Robert Kelly as Albert Peterson.
Jesse Geller as Hugo Peabody
Kelli LeMaster (Doris MacAfee) & Eric Hendley (Harry MacAfee)
Well shoot, I wasn't paying attention to all the character names so I could get this wrong, but I think this is Thom Chapman as Kenney Peabody and Kimberly McCoy as Janet Peabody, and I know the cool lady in the pink robe is Mary-Pat Gonzalez as Mrs. Merkle. (I know this because she's the friend I mentioned in the beginning as the reason Don and I went.)
Hee-heee! Did-ja catch that cole-cream face?
Ta-Daaaa!My apologies to the rest of cast whose faces here I have not identified or whose pictures I didn't take. Kudos to the entire cast and crew who were ALL excellent!
It was a challenge to get reasonably sharp photographs because most of the time folks were moving too fast (i.e., moving, period.), like this fellow on the far right, Luke Yellin, who was dancing and singing up a storm as Conrad Birdie. I'm especially sad about this because his Aunt was seated beside us. Characters that have gone unidentified either by name or photo or both are: Nicole Cassesso as Ursula Merkle, Katrina Chizek as Penelope Ann and Gloria Rasputin, Ian McCarthy as Harvey Johnson, Andrea Dodson as Deborah Sue and Dance Captain, Laura Pasarow as Margie May, Amanda Lamb as Helen, Lauren Williamson as Patti Lynn, Noelle Carney as Nancy, Renee Manuele as Becky Lee, Alison Axelrad as Alice, Whitney Finel as Suzie, Sergio Mitre as Danny, Dan Wright as Billy, Scott Leslie as Frankie, Michael Ray Clark as Johnny, Randy Fletcher as Mayor, C.C. Deere as Mayor's Wife, Kinberly McCoy as Janet Peabody, and Lila Bassior as Mrs. Johnson. And I deeply apologize if I miss-identified anyone in the photographs above!
