One Big Theatre Family

One of the fun things about being involved in community theatre is the sense of family it carries.

For example, last Friday night my pals Len and Denise LaCara were visiting Huntington and sent out the word that they'd be dropping by the Marshall Hall of Fame restaurant that evening. What resulted was a wonderful evening with a crowd of friends.

But the gathering had to wait until after that evening's rehearsals were finished - so directors, producers and actors from First Stage's Peter Pan dropped by as soon as rehearsals ended, and were joined by the director, choreographer, actors and parents involved with Marshall University's George M!

We kept adding tables and the corresponding volume kept growing - especially the laughter. It was a fun time for all!

The next morning, Denise and Len demonstrated their devotion by dropping by the First Stage storage building and helping with set construction for "Pan." When you see the show, notice the doghouse - Len and I assembled that rascal, although I should admit that it was originally built by Jerry Morse for the show You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and someone else - or a group of someones - will have painted it by the time Peter Pan takes the stage.