Entries tagged with “theater”

April 29, 2008

Pioneer Theatre Guild: Willy Wonka

Just as the golden ticket winners couldn’t wait to get inside Wonka’s factory, I couldn’t wait to see the opening night of the Pioneer Theatre Guild’s production of “Roald Dalh’s Willy Wonka.” Pioneer was selected to prototype and fine-tune (a process known as “workshopping”) a new stage adaptation of Charlie and...

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April 02, 2008

Pioneer Theatre Guild: Willy Wonka (Publicity Shoot)

An all new stage version of Willy Wonka is coming out. And Pioneer Theatre Guild (PTG) will be among the first theater companies in the world to perform it! Ennui in Paradise? Last week I shot press-release photographs for the show. Even before I got to the shoot, I knew the kids...

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February 26, 2008

Burns Park Players: Beauty and the Beast

The show has been closed for over a week, and my family is still trying to figure out how the songs go. Max still sings his cover versions of Consider Yourself (from Oliver!) and To Life! (from Fiddler on the Roof) — nearly on a daily basis. Color v. Black+White When...

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January 25, 2008

Auspicious Beginnings

I love telling people about how my photographic career got started. It’s a “follow your bliss” kinda story, and it all started with the Burns Park Players’ production of Brigadoon in 2005. I had been a graphic designer for 18 years, and had spent the latter half of those years in...

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January 21, 2008

FutureStars 2008

The Pioneer Theatre Guild once again surpassed my already high expectations. I don’t know how they do it, but we’re all fortunate that they do. FutureStars 2008 took place on Saturday, January 19th, and was an event not to be missed. Bonus! I got to hear and meet guest band...

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November 04, 2007

Pioneer Theatre Guild: Thoroughly Modern Millie

Such a stunning, masterful, and sassy production. These kids display enormous talent, and don’t hold anything back! Performances run for only one more weekend. Don’t miss it. Rarely do I get so caught up in the show that I nearly forget to take pictures — but that’s exactly what happened...

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October 09, 2007

Pioneer Theatre Guild: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Publicity Shoot)

Last Thursday I took a “break” from my regularly scheduled programming (shooting high school senior and family portraits) to shoot press photos for the Pioneer Theatre Guild’s upcoming production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Working with the Guild’s multi-talented cast and crew on publicity shots is always a thrill. And for this...

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May 17, 2007

Pioneer Theatre Guild: A Streetcar Named Desire

Perhaps the most stunning production I’ve ever photographed. Streetcar was performed in the school’s aptly named Little Theater, which has a very compact stage. And because there was no orchestra pit, I had no barriers between me and the action. The explosive scene in which Stanley throws furniture across the stage took...

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April 19, 2007

Pioneer Theatre Guild: Wizard of Oz

The dress rehearsal for the spring musical was held during a very busy time in my schedule, and I thank Brad Orr for coming out to shoot it with me. We worked very well as a team — he shot from stage right with a lens that could fit most...

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February 22, 2007

Burns Park Players: Oliver!

Ever since learning about the Burns Park Players in 2003 (when I was blown away by their production of The Music Man), I’ve harbored wishes to design one of their posters. So I was delighted to learn that UM student Liam White’s design for the Oliver! poster featured a portrait...

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