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I read a review of The Long Christmas Ride Home recently that called the play depressing.  It really surprised me as my take on the play, the Stage West production of it, was anything but depressing.

Stage West closes its smash hit run of Noises Off today.  Next up is a brilliantly theatrical play called The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel.  It's a "puppet play with actors."  Don't let the puppets fool you:  This play is not for your little kiddos.  That said, I can't wait to see it up and running!  I think it'll be my favorite show this season.  

I've been placed in charge of two elements in the show-

Stage West has a fun group of volunteers and we'd love for you to be a part of it!

Our volunteers usher, read plays, help with strikes, plan parties, etc... They also like to meet up and just have fun. 

The Stage West Volunteers welcome newcomers with open arms.  If you are interested in being a Stage West Volunteer, visit our Volunteer page on this website and sign up!  We'll let you know what's going on and how you can be a part of Stage West.

Our latest Volunteer Post:

I've had a few people contact me regarding the 2nd Annual Playwriting Competition.  I wish I could announce a winner already!  However, we still have a few more plays to read.  I certainly didn't anticipate it taking so long but I want to make sure each entry gets a fair shot.  So far we've had several top tier candidates.

I hope to be able to announce a winner at the end of the month. 

This past weekend, we previewed and opened "Noises Off" to sold out houses.  Though I wouldn't say the week is usually slow but it certainly isn't always as busy as it was for this one.  Stage West was packed with people: both long time season ticket holders and first timers.  We had to turn away multiple groups because there simply wasn't anywhere to seat them. 

Next week, Stage West opens her first production of "Noises Off."  My big pregnant tummy prevents me from working on the show directly but I have a nice list of things to tackle in any case.  I hope to have a new podcast and video available to you before the week's out.  How much I'll be doing on either of those projects is unknown.  Justin Flowers, actor and techie extraordinaire, is pretty self-sufficient with the podcast and our Emerging Artists are in charge of making a video.  They are fantastically creative and probably won't need my help either.

 As the person who handles most of the updates to our site, I want to welcome you and say we at Stage West hope you enjoy prowling through our new site.  We knew it was time for a change, and we think our design team did a great job giving us something completely different in look, while keeping it uncluttered and easy to navigate.  We now have an FAQ page--and if there's any info you'd like to see addressed there, mail us!
 Thanks, and happy browsing!

Suzi

The week after a show closes is usually quiet in voice but active with tasks.  Rehearsals for the next show start (though we started "Noises Off" rehearsals last week because of the size and scale of the show), marquees need changing, costumes need final cleaning, sets need to be struck, props need storing... In addition to getting ready for the next show, it's a good emotional closure from the last one.

Sweetest Swing is closing this weekend. It has had a good run. May is traditionally a difficult month for theatre! Just think about all the other events going on:

Graduations

Prom

Recitals

Weddings

Family reunions

Finals

Moving

Other summer festivals

Golf tournaments

It went great.

I'm so proud of the production!

We received a great review from the Fort Worth Star Telegram on Sunday. I'm sure it's still available online if anyone is interested in reading it. I'd post it here but I'm not sure if the blog-area is the best place to post reviews. I'm not even sure if Stage West plans on posting them anywhere on the website. I guess we'll find out soon enough, huh?