Author: jcroft

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New blogging software

OK. For a while I had been trying to update Serendipity blogging software but could never do it. I am a geek with credentials to prove it. But I was having trouble. So I thought I would give WordPress a chance.

Both are PHP based, which is what I know how to develop in, so I can muck with the underlying code. The problem was that there were plenty of scripts that would move everything from one blogging software to another, but not for Serendipity.

So I had to write my own. Of course I had to write it in PHP for moving stuff from one set of MySQL tables to another.

My next step need to be updating the CSS, well actually creating a new theme, to make it look like the rest of my acting site. The I will need to redirect people from my old blog to this new one.

Hopefully this will not take too long.

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Closing night of A Christmas Story

We knew on Friday that Saturday night’s show was sold out, the final night. The first problem on Saturday was that the cable to between the computer and lights was defective. But using a stiff piece of wood and tape, Murry was able to get the lights working. We just had to hope it would work OK.

It did, thankfully. The audience was the best audience we had for the entire run. They laughed and clapped at everything. They were great.

Actors know that regardless of how well you perform, half the energy an actor has is because of the audience feed back. The entire cast was right on. From a cast perspective, we had a near perfect show.

With a great night for the cast and the great feedback from the audience, this was the best show. What a night. I wish more of my plays could have a night like we had on Saturday.

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A Christmas Carol at Kudzu

I went with Rebecca Coffee (Director of A Christmas Story) and her family to see A Christmas Carol at Kudzu Playhouse last night. Now I am not a critic and I do not plan on starting now. I will say it is worth seeing.

The point of this post is not the play itself, but the actors in the play. I did light and sound tech for this show last year and have throughout the year worked with many of the same actors. So after the show, during the greeting the cast, I received hugs from what seemed like, half the cast (more like a quarter of the cast of 40).

It just show me how close cast members can sometime get. It is very nice to be part of a community of actors who enjoy working together.

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Button Theatre hold 2008 Season Auditions

Button Theatre will be holding auditions for their 2008 Season January 17 – January 20, 2008.

The 2008 Season includes “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Casting Actors who are/look 18 and up) (March 6 – March 30), “Barefoot in the Park” (July 3 – July 27), and “Company” (October 2-October 26).

Thursday, January 17 – 7PM – 10PM For non-singers who are interested in “Barefoot in the Park” – there will be no accompanist this evening. Please prepare one monologue and be prepared to read from the script.

Friday, January 18 – 7PM – 10PM Please prepare 2 contrasting songs and one monologue, an accompanist will be provided. NO CD OR TAPE accompaniment will be allowed.

Saturday, January 19 – 10AM – 4PM Please prepare 2 contrasting songs and one monologue, an accompanist will be provided. NO CD OR TAPE accompaniment will be allowed.

***Callbacks will be held January, 19; 6PM – 8PM and January 20; 2PM – 6PM***

Auditions and performances will be held at the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Building 300, Duluth GA 30096.

Rehearsals will be at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, 3700 Pleasant Hill Road; Duluth, GA 30096.

All Auditions are by appointment only. All actors will be paid. For questions or to set up an appointment time, please email Mary Carolyn Conti or call 770-831-0591.

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Best Night Yet

Tonight was the best performance the cast has done yet. And it was a sold out performance. My wife had tried to get tickets earlier in the day and could not. So not only sold out, but sold out before that night.

The audience was great. Laughing at all the right times. It was a great night!