Here is a report of last night’s 2013 PAGE Award ceremony listing those members of the Players Guild of Dearborn who were award winners for their work in Guild productions. Matt Ripper won the Featured Actor in a Play award for his performance as the bumbling George
Read more →Over the past weekend, the cast and crew of the Players Guild of Dearborn gave three final performances of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, A Little Night Music. The houses for all three shows were small, but enthusiastic and appreciative. The show came together nicely and all of the
Read more →Thursday, May 23, was a busy day at The Players Guild of Dearborn. Members gathered to collate, fold, stuff, stuff, seal, and stamp the membership renewal forms. The Guild’s fiscal year ends on May 31 and a new Guild year begins on June 1. Patricia LaFramboise
Read more →Let’s Clean Out the Attic At the Players Guild of Dearborn, there is an attic above the auditorium ceiling. Over the years it has been used to store things like props, costumes, lighting and sound equipment, Christmas decorations, and junk. The attic is accessed via a
Read more →The first Sunday matinee went well. We had about a three-quarter house, but they were some of our regulars and they seemed to enjoy the show. Harold Jurkiewicz, our director, was at a dress rehearsal for another show he’s directing. Bob Jones, our angel, was in the
Read more →I went to the Guild about 1600 to let the substitute pianist in. He’s never seen the score and he’s scheduled to play tonight. I hope he’s a good sight-reader. I went back to the Guild around 1730 for the show. I had to scrounge up some
Read more →It’s Opening Night We did open, but, in actuality it was more like a final dress rehearsal with a pretty big audience. Where to begin? I spent the hour before the show in the lobby greeting audience members at the West entrance. I like doing that. Julie
Read more →Final Rehearsal OK. We got through the last rehearsal without stopping … almost. There were a couple of stops for music. There were some set changes that seemed to take forever. The intermission break was too long. We’re talking three hours from start to finish. Whew. There
Read more →Another long and frustrating rehearsal night. Director Harold Jurkiewicz has not been given enough time to work with the David Reynolds our Lighting Director, so much of the evening consisted of David lighting a scene and Harold giving adjustment instructions. “More light here.” “Deeper shadows over there.”
Read more →Rough night. April 22. One of the actors tripped over a set piece and got banged-up a bit. A different flute player. No pit piano player so Paul Abbott played and directed. This kind of thing happens in community theatre, especially with groups that run their shows
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