Crowd fills Activity Center to see "Into The Woods"There were 330 chairs set up for Saturday night’s performance of “Into The Woods” and all of them were filled for the St. Paul Drama Club musical.
It’s no surprise that they almost ran out of popcorn and at one point had to replenish the supply of program books that were available.
A performance can appear almost flawless as did the one Saturday night, but things happen that test the nerves of the best directors. For instance, did you hear that small crashing sound just before the opening? That was Rapunzel falling out of her tower. She left the tower because she got excited at the last minute about forgetting something. She fell when she started to get back in. A blog photo after the show showed no bruises, but those black and blue marks could still arrive.
The unaware audience, however, seemed thrilled with the play, especially the parts involving their offspring. The nice thing about “Into the Woods,” as mentioned in a review of Friday’s opening, was that there were so many fairytale stars and all 50 members of the cast were involved with them. It was a smart choice for a play.
And directors Janet Hazlett and Jud Hartman are to be complimented for pulling together a large and dedicated group of young actors. It may outshine their first effort together–last year’s Honk!.
The $60,000 remodeling of the Activity Center certainly helped. The stage is now improved. The lighting and sound system is now as good or almost better than you will find in most schools. The old platform which once was an altar was removed to provide a level seating area.
The Drama Club appreciates it. That is why at the end of the show they presented the pastor, the Rev. Fr,. Ralph Thomas, with a cross which will hang in the Activity Center. The cross was obtained from Don Drumm Studios in Akron.
The final performance of “Into The Woods” will be at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The pre-show dinner staged in Boeke Hall also apparently drew a nice crowd. Cooks told us they served 185 plates of spaghetti.
Dick Rinella won $100 in the 50/50 drawing at the 8th Grade pre-show spaghetti dinner in Boeke Hall. He gave part of the money back to the class. There were 185 plates of spaghetti served, according to the cooks.
Click here to see an album of 18 photos from Saturday night.
You also can view another album of photos from opening night.
The Rev. Fr. Ralph Thomas looks at cross given to parish by Drama Club
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