Submitted by leopardradio on Mon, 2007-12-31 11:16.
Thank you Jesse for mentioning "Reefer Madness." I understand not every reviewer can see every show, and I commend Christian on his list, but I am pretty surprised that any "Best of Theatre 2007" list would NOT include that show.
'Course, I'm biased, being the costume designer, I admit that upfront. :) But for that particular show, we had several longtime theatre professionals on the design team, a phenomenal choreographer and music director, a veteran stage director known for his excellent work with Mercury, and an immensely talented cast. When you consider that Merc doesn't have big budgets, or full-staff scene and costume shops, and the props and costumes were mostly made on our living room floors until we moved into the Bartell, that's not too bad for "community theatre," heh heh.
But hey, we all hope to have our little moment in the sun -- of course we all want to be recognized, we're theatre divas! :) I appreciate that Dane 101 gives as much time to local productions as they do, so please accept my thanks and gratitude!
Thank you
Thank you Jesse for mentioning "Reefer Madness." I understand not every reviewer can see every show, and I commend Christian on his list, but I am pretty surprised that any "Best of Theatre 2007" list would NOT include that show.
'Course, I'm biased, being the costume designer, I admit that upfront. :) But for that particular show, we had several longtime theatre professionals on the design team, a phenomenal choreographer and music director, a veteran stage director known for his excellent work with Mercury, and an immensely talented cast. When you consider that Merc doesn't have big budgets, or full-staff scene and costume shops, and the props and costumes were mostly made on our living room floors until we moved into the Bartell, that's not too bad for "community theatre," heh heh.
But hey, we all hope to have our little moment in the sun -- of course we all want to be recognized, we're theatre divas! :) I appreciate that Dane 101 gives as much time to local productions as they do, so please accept my thanks and gratitude!
Cheers,
Jenni Schwaner Ladd
Costume Designer, Reefer Madness