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Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted any photos …
Randall Stout, who was responsible for the bizarre addition to Chattanooga’s own Hunter Museum of Art, has defaced the city of Roanoke, VA, which also happens to be home to the O. Winston Link Museum and the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Given the railroading history of Roanoke and the railroad focus of the previously mentioned museums, the inscrutable new Art Museum of Western Virginia building might actually be appropriate for the town in a strange way. After all, it does look something like the awful aftermath of a head-on collision between two locomotives.
Hat Tip: Will Adair (for the NY Times link)
Our last performance of 1776 was today. Once again, we had a wonderful show, and a wonderful audience … not to mention a wonderful cast. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with each and every person.
It looks as if I have about 388 decent photos of the show … partially thanks to my wife, Rachel, who took photos while I was on the stage today. Right now, I’m uploading the 388 unedited photos … which is certain to take months on my slow-as-molasses cable modem connection. I hope to process the photos during the coming week, and make them available to anyone involved in the production who would like a copy.
Here are a few photos from today’s performance:
Richard Henry Lee (in green, Dana Rogers) has advice to offer … but John Adams (center, Barry Bradford) isn’t exactly all ears. Ben Franklin (far right, Chuck Duesler) is a bit more receptive …
Adams explains how Franklin smote the ground, and out sprang George Washington and his horse …
Adams and Franklin dance with Martha Jefferson (Eve Noelle Hildebrandt).
Edward Rutledge (Chris Bean) isn’t happy about the slavery clause in Mr. Jefferson’s “little paper.”
Hancock (left, Jason Privett) and Charles Thompson (right, Nathan Winder) aren’t thrilled about the situation.
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A few photos from last night and tonight’s performances of 1776:
One last reminder … if you want to see the show (admission is free), the last showing is at 2:00 tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 17). at Forrest Avenue United Methodist Church (just off Frazier Ave.). If you’re at all interested, you should come. I think we have a wonderful cast; I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch the show again without thinking of each and every person who played the role with me.
That’s me (playing Joseph Hewes) complaining to Edward Rutledge (with the yellow ribbon in his hair; Chris Bean) after that obnoxious and disliked John Adams (and most of the rest of congress) interrupted me. Behind my blurred hand sits Judge Wilson (Randy Forrester). My father took this photo Thursday night.
John Adams (Barry Bradford), Dr. Franklin (Chuck Duesler) and Thomas Jefferson (Tracy Overman) want to know … what kind of bird is going to represent our new nation?
John Adams (Barry Bradford) reads a dispatch from General Washington.
John Dickinson (Greg Glover) tells Samuel Chase (out of the picture) that the liberals have just suffered a “slight setback.” George Read (Bryan Burt) is seated to his right.
Dr. Lyman Hall (Jamie Hudson) has decided to change his vote.
I’m somewhat disappointed that tomorrow’s performance is our last. We’ve all gotten very comfortable together on stage, so in a sense I wish we were running another three performances next week. On the other hand … this has pretty much taken over my leisure time, so it will be nice to have a break.
A gallery with my best photos from the production is forthcoming …
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Just trying out my new star filter I bought for night photography …
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Here are four more photos from this morning’s performance of 1776:
Once again … if you’d like to see a performance, they are being held at Forrest Avenue United Methodist Church (just off Frazier Ave.):
| Thu Feb 15 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri Feb 16 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat Feb 17 | 2:00 p.m. |
Admission is free, though donations are accepted to defray the cost of the production.
Stephen Hopkins (David Whitt) wants TWO mugs of rum … but Dr. Lyman Hall (Jamie Hudson) thinks it’s a bit early in the morning …
Dr. Hall (Jamie Hudson), meet Edward Rutledge (Chris Bean) of South Carolina.
A very frustrated Thomas Jefferson (Tracy Overman) plays the violin.
Dr. Franklin (Chuck Duesler) is asleep … again.
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A few more photos from today’s performance of 1776 …
If you’d like to see a performance, they are being held at Forrest Avenue United Methodist Church (just off Frazier Ave.):
| Thu Feb 15 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri Feb 16 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat Feb 17 | 2:00 p.m. |
Admission is free, though donations are accepted to defray the cost of the production.
Dr. Franklin (Chuck Duesler) and John Adams (Barry Bradford) query Martha Jefferson (Elyse Newland) in regards to how Tom Jefferson holds on to ’such a bounty as [her].’
The Leather Apron (Joe McCormick) listens as the courier tells of his first experience in battle.
The Courier (Jared Madewell) talks about his first experience in battle.
Samuel Chase (standing - left, Jared Smith) listens as John Dickinson (standing - right, Greg Glover) tells of the ’slight setback’ that the liberals have just experienced. John Adams (Barry Bradford) is seated to the left of Chase; Charles Thomson (Nathan Winder) is seated behind the podium to the right of Dickinson. Seated in the back row between Chase and Dickinson, left to right: Lewis Morris (Ward Fleissner), Robert Livingston (Randall Pennington), and Stephen Hopkins (David Whitt); Seated in the front row, left to right: Rev. John Witherspoon (Kevin Holland) and George Read (Bryan Burt).
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Yes, finally … another photograph. While I wasn’t on stage playing Joseph Hewes during our first school performance, I snapped a few photos. Here’s one of the better ones, of John Adams (Barry Bradford) dancing with Martha Jefferson (Elyse Newland).
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I wrote early yesterday morning that our opening performance of 1776 was last night. I’m pleased to report that the performance was a great success … despite my reservations.
You see, we had to seriously revise the dance number I’m in at the last minute, due to the stage not being large enough to accomdate the original plan, which was conceived before the construction of the stage and set. The first time we practiced the revised ending to the dance number was at our dress rehearsal on Wednesday night.
After the first run-through, I commented to some of the others that we had set a new standard for ‘disorganized.’
Last night, however, it seemed to go off well … and the choreographer (who happens to also be my sister-in-law) was quite pleased with how well it worked.
So, I’m guessing that things can only get better.
If you’re able, come out and see one of the remaining public performances, which are being held at Forrest Avenue United Methodist Church (just off Frazier Ave.):
| Fri Feb 09 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat Feb 10 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Thu Feb 15 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri Feb 16 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat Feb 17 | 2:00 p.m. |
Admission is free, though donations are accepted to defray the cost of the production.
And … here’s a bit of 1776-related trivia for you …
In both the musical and in real life, Thomas Jefferson and Edward Rutledge (of South Carolina) were on opposite sides of the slavery issue. Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration had a strong anti-slavery clause in it … and due to Rutledge’s influence, South Carolina and Georgia refused to sign it while the clause remained (in the musical, the delegate I play, Joseph Hewes of North Carolina, stood with Rutledge as well, but that is not historically accurate).
Jefferson seems to have intended to free his slaves during his lifetime, but did not ultimately do so until after his death (he apparently was prevented from doing so because of liens against them by creditors).
However … one delegate to the Second Continental Congress freed his slaves after returning home. Who was that delegate, you ask?
Edward Rutledge of South Carolina … the same man who opposed the inclusion of the anti-slavery clause in the Declaration.
Very interesting …
p.s. I know I say that we have seven performances remaining in the title, but only list five. Those are the remaining public performances. We are also doing two private performances for local school groups next week during the day.
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