Media Call - Perfect Pie

I had the pleasure of watching the first act of Perfect Pie last night after the media call. It looks so very good. It is hard to believe that they just finished the Q2Q last night and that they have a few more runs until the see an audience on Monday night. They certainly seemed ready for a house full of people. Every detail is crisp and clean and the relationships between the two sets of friends is beautifully established. I stayed for Act One and snuck out at the break between the two acts so that I save something for my Opening Night experience. It's so clean and ready I want to wait to see the finished product!

Thank you , as always, to Douglas Stewart for his fabulous photography. You can check out the pictures here: http://gallery.radgrandpa.com/Event-Photography/Theatre/Perfect-Pie/13982217_GM9oX#1027968460_RoJmg

In a Little Over a Week...

We start the season! Well, the work started a long time ago, but next Wednesday, on October 6th, 2010 we will officially kick off the 52nd Season with the Opening of Perfect Pie. Tonight and tomorrow night, the cast and crew is working on the Q2Q, Wednesday night is media call and a tech run and then a few more runs and a couple of Previews and we are open.

Perfect Pie is a beautifully written piece by Canada's Judith Thompson. It features 4 lovely actresses who have been seen at Walterdale and other place in Edmonton over the years. They have been working hard over the past few months doing the work with each other to play characters at different times of their lives. I hear reports from Production Team members about their strength as individual actors as well as an ensemble. I am so looking forward to seeing them. The set is finished. I was fortunate enough to get to help Joan Hawkins paint it. We had a lot of help on the set, both on the build and the painting. Pierre Valois let the build team and Joan led the painting team, all working hard to bring Alli Ross' beautiful design to life.

All of this has been directed by Mary Jane Kreisel. No stranger to Walterdale, this is MJ's first time directing a Walterdale show. She wisely picked a strong Production Team to work with, and all of them are working hard to help complete her vision for the show. Truly this has been a testament to teamwork at Walterdale.