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So many people come up to me after seeing Copenhagen and can't say enough good things. They are simply blown away by the production and the play itself.  

It is an extremely humbling and gratifying thing. Sometimes, all the right elements (actors, designers, director, play, etc..) come together and something a little more special than usual is born.  

Copenhagen was by far the most challenging play I have ever worked on.  It also turned out to be one of the plays that I am by far most proud of.  It's an extraordinary show brought to life by three extraordinary actors.  In my 18 years of theatre (and counting), it is definitely in my Top Five.

Don't miss it...  Copenhagen runs through March 21. 

I am counting down the days to the first rehearsal for Copenhagen!!  I can't wait.  

I've been researching the history of the events in the play every available moment for the past 6 weeks.  It's a brilliant play about 3 brilliant people and some conversations between them that completely changed the way that we live today. Frankly, I'm honored to have the opportunity to direct it.

Those of you who have seen A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol will recall the amazing and beautiful pastels on exhibit in the lobby.

I'll be directing Copenhagen in the New Year.  Very excited about it.  I had a good turn out for auditions.  

Niels Bohr - Jerry Russell

Margrethe Bohr - Amber Devlin

Werner Heisenberg - Chamblee Ferguson

I can't wait to start rehearsals.  It is an amazing play and I am honored to get to direct it for our stage... 

We had another nice note from an audience member who attended our first night of Good Things, and here's what it said:

We had an unexpected audience member recently for The Skin of Our Teeth, Joe Berryman, who starred with Jerry in Stage West's very first production, The Zoo Story.  Joe and his wife Jacque were in town from New Mexico to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, and he just had to come see a show.  We think he looks just the same as ever! 
And we congratulate Joe and Jacque on their marvelous 50 years!

We had some people attending Stage West for the first time, to see The Skin of Our Teeth, and one attendee emailed one of our actors afterward to express how much she and they had enjoyed the experience.  We were delighted with her remarks, and thought we should share:

I just found this wonderful entry in the Dallas Morning News Arts Blog, from a guest blogger who has clearly been a Stage West fan (and a Fort Worth fan!) for some time.  So great that I just had to share an excerpt, in case you missed it!

Angela Wilson/Guest Blogger    ...Still, I live in a perfect arts world because of the additional blessing of Fort Worth and its arts community. So I would like to say a few

Well, we've finally arrived at the last weekend of Dead Man's Cell Phone.  I can honestly say that I'm going to miss performing in it.  The whole company has been a lovely group to be around and audiences in general have loved the show.  Imagine my frustration when several reviews came out saying they didn't like the play.  They LOVED the performances but were confused and confounded by the play.  This left me confused and confounded.