The Main School Workshop rolled to a halt yesterday with its show “Yee-Ha”. 42 students (about 1/3 or more of whom were new to us) produced a lively and incredibly polished performance given that they had only had 32 hours in total to get ready. We had one or two last minute hitches when the costumes that we had ordered did not arrive. Poor Janie volunteered to save the day and went down town to find some fantastic T shirts that she then shredded at the edges to make Indian squaw outfits.
The music was fantastic in this show and helped to keep us singing along all week - Robin and Jodie were to be seen still performing them in the headlights of our car in the carpark as we made our way home. Special thanks to Jodie and Robin for an enthusiastic input to the week as new guest-in staff members and special thanks too to Janie, for being there even though she is still recovering from her operation.
All the cast gave of their very best but particular mention must go to Toby Chapman, Ben Hunt and Emma Preston who carried most of the line learning and did so impeccably!
We made a collection for The Hands of Love Orphanage in Uganda, which is still to be counted - total on a later posting. We also made “Wanted” posters of all our cast members. Cameron Carnegie-Brown from Darlington PM school`s came out fantastically - hence his appearance on the front page of the site but others were equally good. I am happy to post any photos to the web site to add to this posting from workshop students who would like theirs included but I will only put them up if I have your permission to do so. Here`s Mine, Robin`s, Janie`s, Jodie`s, Miriam`s AND the cow`s to start you off. I have mounted ours onto the “Wanted” frame. Yours will come separately on two attachments to your e mail for you to put together yourselves. Your photos will also appear on the web site site unmounted.
If you would like your photo e mailed to you, together with the “Wanted” frame then e mail me on darlington@stagecoach.co.uk .
Well done partners! See you next year!
As one onlooker in the foyer said “What did the cow do wrong?!”
They don`t come meaner than her! Red eyes to match the hat!
Miriam even co-ordinated her jewellery for the photo shoot
Janie - after shooting the company manager who did not deliver the costumes in time
Jodie hiding from the papparazzi after her ITV series “Monday Monday” hit the air!
I think there were times this week when Robin wished he was in the saloon! The feathers arn`t much of a disguise!
Cameron Carnegie-Brown
Ben Hunt
Dominic Muns
Alex Wylie
Erin Dobson
Sophie Elliott
Oliver Allinson
