Terrific Kick-Off

Thanks to the small, but eager group at last night's Entr'acte PDX opening night! We had a ball singing through most of the "Starting Here, Starting Now" score - and major kudos go out to our truly fantastic accompanist, Susan Peck who stepped in at the last minute.

A few solos were performed, but much of the evening was spent site reading the score together as a group. We all agreed that it was a very safe environment to experiment, explore, and perform with the encouragement of our peers and without any judgement. As we "cast" for future readings, we think it only right to do so non-traditionally, so those who may not have a chance to perform certain roles in a full production can do so in our company.

In our first gathering, we accomplished several of the goals we had in mind for this project: 1) We got a group together to sing through a show that many did not know beforehand - and got to discuss the work a bit; 2) new professional connections were made; 3) ideas were shared about how to further and better explore musical theatre literature in order to enrich the Portland area theatre community.

We also discussed some possible options for future shows to explore. Some which were lobbied hard for include: "I Do! I Do!," "Fiorello," and "Lady in the Dark" (though the possibilities are endless).

Next up: brainstorming meeting in early December to discuss our next event (any and all are invited to participate - details to follow soon). We plan to get together in January for our next gathering.