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<DIV>Several weeks ago, I wrote two e-mails concerning actors who do not keep
their commitments to theatres who have cast them in productions. Included
in those e-mails were discussions of why theatres and playhouses should make
sure those actors honor the commitments at hand. I, at those two times,
stated that we would persevere and move on. Well! I have excellent
news. One of my actresses remembered a little seventeen year
old fireball she had acted with and we auditioned this fireball and
discovered much to our delight that she was far better than the fellow who
dropped us to go play a minor part in Beauty and the Beast in Canton,
Ohio.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Once Upon a Mattress</EM> played to enthusiastic crowds all six
nights. The jester, Sarah Brazier, along with our Princess Winnifred
(Jackie Piatt), King (Ray Olivera), Queen (Sandra Schmeltzer), Prince Dauntless
(Jon Neumann), Lady Larken (Tara Shooks), Sir Harry (Steve Long), and Minstrel
(Matt King) brought the house down. Sarah was a tremendous replacement
actress and worked well with Ray and Matt during several scenes. Her
rendition of Old Soft Shoes was far superior to the young fellow who left
us. So we were blessed in our greatest period of need. Divine
Intervention- I do believe so. A good memory of an actress - I definitely
believe so. Are we happy with Sarah Brazier? Yes we are. Are we
happy with all the actors and actresses who participated in <EM>Once Upon a
Mattress, </EM>you bet your sweet bippy. (Shades of Rowan's and Martin's
Laugh-in) Those actors and actresses include the above and Lisa Van Gaasbeek,
Shannon Levesque, Sarah Price, Rachel Zachardy, Drew Hutchinson, Theresa Graves,
Laina Cohen, and Irene White.</DIV>
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<DIV>As for the actor who left us. Well! he has a very short
memory. In 2006, when we did <EM>The Odd Couple</EM>, he wanted to play
Oscar Madison real bad and to tell you the truth he was very good.
However, he was working at another playhouse doing <EM>Cinderella</EM> and he
wanted to play the king's part in that. We honored his commitment to the
other playhouse and moved our production two weeks back so he would have
sufficient time to get ready. We ran rehearsals and got everyone up to
speed so when he came in we could hit the ground running. That
occurred. He got to play a part he desperately wanted to play while
honoring another commitment. It seems that when he got the small part in
Beauty and The Beast in Canton, Ohio, he seemed to forget who we were. I
do hope that the director of Beauty and the Beast does not have the same
situation occur to him in the future since all he had to do was tell this young
man to honor his original commitment. However, with the arrival of Ms.
Brazier, I am glad he did not have that heart to heart with this obviously short
in memory young man who will never grace our stage again. No unsuspecting
cast should have to put up with those antics. </DIV>
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<DIV>David Van Gaasbeek</DIV>
<DIV>Director</DIV>
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