opened!

well mouestrap opened last night....

audiences friggin loves this play... they eat it up!!! the whispers of people trying to figure out who's the murderer is such a delight.

there are a whole lot of laughs in the show but when things switch to serious you can hear a pin drop (and occasionally an patron's oxygen tank, or a chronic cougher) but it is so much fun to get take people on such a roller coatser of suspicion (that was a gay analogy- or metaphor? but i'm keeping it in)

anyway the cast is so superb and we have a tonne of fun backstage (we sing showtunes sometimes, and brian mckay tell incredible stories... i imitiate some of shawn wright's best bits)

so i know i've said it before but i will say it again COME SEE MOUSETRAP IF YOU CAN!!!

in other news.... i am going to see gypsy at sheridan tonight after my matinee
I AM TRES EXCITED!!!!

that's all for now.
xoxo
a.

legally "strawberry" blonde

OKAY!





so mousetrap opens this week


and as someone (mr.g. whynot) pointed out... i didn't mention those involved in the last post





so:





The Mousetrap by Agath Christie- St. Jacob's Playhouse Feb 14-March 2





Mollie Ralston (the ingenue)- Susie Burnett


Giles Ralston (the ingenue's husband)- Adrian Griffin


Christoper Wren (an eccentric)- yours truly


Mrs. Boyle (the mean one)- Maria Heidler


Major Metcalf (the nice one)- Robert Latimer


Miss Casewell (the butch one)- Karen Sweet


Mr. Paravicini (the italian)- Brian McKay


Sgt. Trotter (the one who speaks in large paragraphs)- David Snelgrove





Directed by Rona Waddington


Stage Managed by Paul Pembleton


ASM: Jackie McCormick


Set: Jeff Johnston Collins


Costumes: Rachel Berchtold





so there....





now my character- Chris Wren... is a young lad who is quite fond of esthetics, archtiecture, and cooking... (anyone sensing he's hiding something?)... so i get these fabulous costumes (there's a sweatr vest- cos i'm a magnet for them) and i get an ascot.... and our wonderful costume designer thought it would be swellegant if i dyed my hair STRAWBERRY BLONDE.... so i got booked into the spa and here is the final result:

in other news.... it snowed up a storm this past week in waterloo.... so far my car has been in need of a push 3 times!!!! RIDICULOUS!!!!

and: i am too old to be in spring awakening- at 23 i think it's time to start looking into retirement homes :P i spent six hours at the open call today and suddenly felt the need for botox... SO many young young young peeps.

sigh... anyway seriously COME SEE MOUSETRAP it's gonna be gooooooood!!

xo

a.

la la la

ERYN MURMAN- BROADWAY STAR!!
FOR MEEEEEE!
SPRING AWAKENING BOYS MATT DOYLE AND JONATHAN GROFF

okay ooops..... so i've been so busy and meaning to post.



NYC ended beautifully i saw Spring Awakening and was blown away- I KNEW SOMEONE ON A BROADWAY STAGE HOW COOL IS THAT???



seriously.



god love ya eryn murman for getting me on that stage.

and i talked to jonathan groff who is uber nice.

and matte doyle and the two blakes... they were all SO friendly.



and then on the friday i got up early and did breakie with my dad and then we walked around for a few hours and i shopped and then we got a cab and a plane and i was home by 9PM and exhausted!

on saturday i went to buddies with michael yerxa, anthony suppa, andrew joshnston- three FABULOUS HOMOSEXUALS, and their DIVINE DAMES- daphne moens and heidi brander... look what insipired andrew to do:





isn't it precious!



okay then sunday i packed all my stuff up again and hauled out to the KW



yes... i have been residing in waterloo all week!



and i am staying at HOTEL BARNA.

my kick ass super awesome friend Terry Barna and his super awesome kick ass wife Lynne offered to let me stay on the sofa bed while i'm out doing the mousetrap... and i have a ball with them and their super awesome kick ass kids Christian and Rachel



lynne makes fantastic dinners... a mushroom risotto that is to DIE for!!



last night terry and christian and i went to laser quest- i placed 15th!!!



so i'm all obsessed now with two things:



http://www.thebatterysdown.com/ (thanks david ball for showing me this!)



and andrew keenan bolger's video blog-

http://www.andrewkeenanbolger.com/

FUNNY FUNNY SHIT!! - he's in spelling bee right now which i'm dying to see but can't cos of rehearsals.



speaking of which- mousetrap is rocking... amazing cast and great director... and we were onstage on set the first day! WHOOOOOOT



we had blocked the entire show by lunch on our third day- gotta love canadian theatre's rehearsal process (and lack there of) but really it's going to be a good show... i even get to have some nice acting moments... not just shmacty stuff!



so come!

feb 14th-march3 at the st. jacob's playhouse.

http://www.draytonentertainment.com/



love ya!

a.