Eurydice Show Photos



Eurydice Rehersal photos

This picture represents how a lot of this show is. Just two characters on the stage all alone working with one another. This is a great example of what I was talking about earlier with not having much scenery to work with. I think it would make it hard to stay so in-tuned with the characters.

Just getting relaxed and loose ready to continue with the rehearsal.

Again just the two leads working with each other. It was also really cool to see them do a certain part one way. Then get a little guidance and do it again in a different way. This is followed by deciding which way works best for the scene. Watching it come together was a new experience for me.

Recieving a little bit of guidance.

This is one of my favorite pictures because it really supports why I think rehearsals would be so hard. It is very relaxed, no costumes, no props, it’s just the actors and their scripts. It is a very simple concept, yet a very difficult task to perform. They are in and out of character at a moment’s notice.   

Eurydice Rehearsal

Tonight was definitely different experience for me. Unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, in what could have been the most awkward time of my life…at first. I got to sit in and watch one of the rehearsals for Eurydice which is coming up soon. Watching the actors sit on the floor and do all of these actions without any props or lights or anything to help them out. I feel like I would never be able to do that, it must take such concentration to be stay so in tune with their character.  As the rehearsal went on, I started to get pulled in more and more. As the story came together the actors got more into their parts and before too long there was a suitcase getting kicked over and an umbrella getting thrown on the floor. It was awesome to see the emotion come out when there was no audience to watch. My hat goes off to all actors who do this every day.

Sweeney Quote

After talking to a friend about seeing the show, he told me that he saw it the week before. We got to talking about what we thought about Sweeney. We had a lot to agree on and had a good conversation about it.

Here is one of the things Jason said that I thought would help. 

"It was unlike any show I have ever seen. It is one that people of all ages could enjoy from start to finish." -Jason Schnicker




Sweeney Pics

After Sweeney...

I feel it’s important to give you a picture of my background with theatre. I saw Phantom of the Opera, when I was seven, and saw Little Orphan Annie, when I was ten. So I don’t have much room to talk, critique wise, so I’m going to approach as I am; ignorant.

To begin I was very impressed with all of the stage work and the props/setting. I have seen Sweeney Todd the movie, and wondered how all of the setting mechanics were going to work. The plot was basically perfect in coordination with the movie. Character for character, line for line, song for song, emotion for emotion. I couldn’t believe how accurate all the actors were with their actions and singing. I can’t imagine trying to sing with all of the movement they do. I have a new respect for the actor’s ability to bounce on their knees, run up and down stairs, and never lose tune while singing. It was super entertaining.

Sweeney Todd seemed like the perfect type of show for the theatre. There was just the right mix of singing, and talking/acting. The senses of the play were all present:  drama, two love stories, gore, death, competition, and even bits of comedy. The intensity in which the actor’s have when they deliver to the audience is chilling at times. When the actors stand right at the front of the stage and you feel like they are staring right at you. I feel that would be hard for the actors to do when they have so much going on around them. The one thing that I think would be the hardest thing to do, is being on stage when the light isn’t on you. All the time while Sweeney is on stage there are several times where the spotlight isn’t on him. Though the entire time the Pirelli in singing, Sweeney is still reacting to the words of the song as if they have great meaning to him. He never stood still and became an audience member, he continued to play his part even when the light wasn’t on him. All the actors did this very well. The ensemble had a great impact whenever they came to the front of the stage to increase the intensity and rigor behind Sweeney Todd.

The highlight for me of the show was when the contraption for letting the dead bodies fall out of Sweeney’s chairs and down to the basement. I can tell it took a lot of practice and it was a lot of fun to watch. Over all I had a great time coming in not really knowing what I was getting into. I was impressed all around the bored from costumes/makeup, acting/singing, props/setting, and plot/accuracy. I have definitely had my eyes opened by this experience.  

The Actors include:

·         Heather Anholt-Ensemble

·         Jen Boettger- Beggar Woman

·         Aaron Brewer- Anthony

·         Jay Burken- Pirelli

·         Michael Cervantes- Judge Turpin

·         Tiffany DeBow- Ensemble

·         Bryant Duffy- Ensemble

·         Ben Fashimpaur- Ensemble

·         Eric Dean Freese- Mr. Fogg/Ensemble

·         Alex Gassman- Ensemble

·         Lincoln Ginsberg- Tobias

·         Genevieve Heinrich- Ensemble

·         Tracie Hodina- Ensemble

·         Daniel D. Kelchen- Sweeney Todd

·         Brian Middleswarth- Ensemble

·         Emily Nelson- Ensemble

·         Piper Pack-Smith- Mrs. Lovett

·         Elizabeth Simon- Johanna

·         Greg Smith- Ensemble

·         Nick Williams- Beadle

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is currently the show playing at the Theatre. Since they had most of the work done for this show before I started, I will like to do a play overview and also do a little comparison with the play to the movie. I have seen the movie, but as you might have guessed I haven't seen the play yet. I look forward to seeing the similarities and differences and I will post my findings and conclusions.

Who, What, When, Where, Why

My name is Carrington Daniel and I am

 currently a senior at Coe College. I recently got an internship with Theatre Cedar Rapids where I decided to start this blog as a way of journaling my experiences with the Theatre. I have little to no experience with traditional theatre, so I look forward to learning a lot about it. This blog will include a lot of questions asked by me to professionals, while logging all answers and things I've learned. I will compare and contrast movies and books with their theatrical versions. I will be providing pictures as often as possible and really give an inside look for others who might be ignorant of theatre. I will try my best to have a couple of posts per week. I will be creating timeline like posts showing rehearsals and practices to try and bring to light the process of a show starting from the ground up, and coming together in the end. I am very excited to start with the postings and see how everything turns out.