One Last Shrek Post
By MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5046)
Belews Creek, North Carolina
July 18, 2019 7:25pm CST
Three weeks and four days after the curtain came down for the last time on our community theatre’s production of Shrek the Musical I can finally say that I am DONE!
My expense report has been completed and I have been reimbursed for most of the money that I spent. All costumes have been cleaned and those that belong in our costume shop have been put away.
This afternoon I finally managed to get the last of the borrowed costumes returned (it’s amazing how difficult it can be, sometimes, to get people to take their belongings!).
I thought of posting a photo of the coat tree that I use for hanging costumes at home with the two empty hangers currently suspended from one of the hooks but I decided that I would share one last photo of some of my work.
That is our cast and a large number of the costumes (those who had multiple costumes for the production could only wear one for the photo).
It’s over. It’s done. And I am taking the opportunity to do a bit of a happy dance.
Photo courtesy of Annika Arin Towe
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
19 Jul 19
Wow... that is a lot of costumes to be in charge of! Must be kind of bitter sweet to know that the theatre is now dark and quiet!
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
Auditions for our next production start this evening. So the dark and quiet will be short lived.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
19 Jul 19
Nice to see another Theatre person here on MyLot, our local Theatre did Shrek The Music a number of years back sadly i did not get a chance to see that one.... Sounds like a great show, the costumes look amazing!
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
19 Jul 19
@SophiaMorros I have not been involved actively in Theatre in a couple of years, but my favorite roles we're Ellard in The Foreigner, Donald in You Can't Take It With You, The Singing Bellhop in Lend Me A Tenor, and The Cabdriver in Harvey..... i really am not musically inclined but i absolutley love musicals so i was roped into being apart of the ensemble for several musicals to namely Cinderella and Urinetown....both phenomenal shows but my two left feet it was a nightmare getting all the steps down but i think i did ok....
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
20 Jul 19
@chrissbergstrom i have thought about volunteering backstage in recent years but haven't yet i live a bit in the country now and i am a full time live in caregiver so it's hard to ever have time to commit.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
So what shows have you been involved in lately?
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@LadyDuck (459538)
• Switzerland
19 Jul 19
@SophiaMorros Oh my goodness, that surely was a nightmare.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
Shrek was a bot of a challenge. The actor originally cast was let go 8 days before opening night. His replacement was shorter, heavier and had completely different skin tones.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
@LadyDuck It was a tough call for the director to make but it was the right thing to do. There were a few very stressful days and at one point I was on my knees on stage during a rehearsal cutting Shrek's pants shorter while he was wearing them (fortunately for that character there was no need for hemming).
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@xFiacre (12625)
• Ireland
19 Jul 19
@sophiamorros Do I feel a well-earned rest coming on or a new project?
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
I won't be doing any costuming for a while. At the least I will not take responsibility for a whole show.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 19
Well done you! They look magnificent!
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
Thank you! It was a lot of work and I had significant help from three of my children and a couple of others. There is NO way I could have done it all alone!
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
19 Jul 19
We had a phenomenal cast and crew for this production. I'm blessed to be able to work with some very talented people.
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@JudyEv (326247)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 19
I hope the stress wasn't so much that you can't be very proud of the part you played in making the performance a success.
@JudyEv (326247)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 19
@SophiaMorros I can believe that.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
20 Jul 19
I can look back with a certain amount of satisfaction...but the four weeks leading up to opening night were a bit of a nightmare.
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