WE are going to perform!!!

It has been about at least 5 years that I hopped to see the Ansonia Theatre in Wadesboro, NC reformed. I was in love with the this theatre when I first had an Artist reception for my oil paintings held next to the theatre at the Arts Council years ago and since then I have been waiting to see the theatre done. Why? Because this theatre was built in 1925 and it is amazing.
We are schedule to perform , Cinderella , on August 19th 2011 at 5:30 pm.
If you are able to, please come? Tickets are $5!*grin*

Click HERE to visit the theatre!!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs DVD , preview trailer

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs DVD and EXPO news!!!

I now it took me forever to get it ready but is finally here. *grin*

The DVDs were professionally recorded and I am the one making the copies . I was a little slow in getting the cover printed but now I have listed on my etsy store.

I also listed our Cinderella DVD. This was our first show and recording.

Now, I must tell you that for Snow White DVD , you will have a choice of the DVD with the performance or a second one in which one can see at the end of the performance a Q&A, meet the puppeteers and ....me!*grin*

This option has the performance however the company the did our recording set up 2 cameras so the backstage was also recorder *during* our show . keep in mind that this option does not show the complete performance because it goes back and forth.

I also have a great news!!!!! WE WERE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE EXPO!!!! I am not sure yet if we will be able to do this but boy, my children can not wait... and I too, I am very excited with this possibility.

I will keep you posted..... the expo is in October!

Behind the scenes

Wow!!!!!!!!!!
We had fantastic shows!!!!!!!!!Here some pictures behind the scenes.....



This is the *mirror* I realized that I never posted about him ....

Larry Coleman is the theatre director for the Wingate University.... he is here posing with one of the dwarfs..... he is the voice behind *Z*.

I love these characters.... the audiences were so excited about them!!!!!!!!

First Show is TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

I always get a little nervous before our first show. We set up yesterday and we did a practice .It was very smooth. I was nervous about the dry ice and afraid to burn my hands but I used gloves and was able to slide the cauldron without problems..... if you look at this scene you can see the *smoke* effect.... It is so cool!

Press Release -

Snow White performance at Wingate University
www.wingate.edu/culture

NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Jennifer Gaskins
Director of Marketing & Communications
jgaskins@wingate.edu 704-233-8117

Wingate, NC. -- The classic children’s fairytale about a princess who is poisoned by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, but is saved by Prince Charming is coming to the stage with the Magical Marionette Theatre in the Recital Hall at Wingate University’s George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center.

“Snow White” will be performed at 7 p.m. Fri., March 26 and 3 p.m. Sat., March 27 as part of Wingate University’s Family Feature Series.

“Snow White” was originally written by the Brothers Grimm in 1937. The play tells the tale of a beautiful princess named Snow White who is befriended by seven dwarfs and hidden from her stepmother who is jealous of Snow White’s beauty. The play follows Snow White’s life in the woods through her final confrontation with her wicked stepmother.


Tickets for children 12 and under are free with the purchase of a $5 adult ticket. To purchase tickets, please call 704-233-8316. Visit the University’s website www.wingate/edu/culture for more information about this and other performances.


Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private four-year co-educational institution of 2,159 students offering active learning opportunities through personalized instruction, world travel, career discovery and community service.

Wingate offers more than 34 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business, communication, education, fine arts, music and sport sciences. It also offers graduate degrees in business, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration. In addition, the school awards the doctor of pharmacy and the doctor of education degrees.

Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past three years.
-www.wingate.edu

Rehearsal starts soon....

Today, we cleaned up our living room and made space to set half of the theatre . We set up only what is necessary because the theatre is quite large when we add all the curtains.

My children were eager to get the sitting in. I am working on the outfits and I can gladly tell you that I have completed 5 of 14. I plan to work as many hours as possible this week to get ALL the costumes done.

Jackie , our tea cup chiauchiau has no glue what is going on...grin...I am getting anxious to get started but I confess to you that I still have much to do before that.

*The marionettes that you see on the farm back are not Snow white*

Snow white costume

I am currently working on all the marionettes outfits. Prince is ready and Snow white is almost done. I plan to show one at a time , once a week , starting in January. I still need to make the hands and feet and that will be the next thing after they are dressed.
After Christmas we will be setting up the theatre and I our living room will be transformed into a *real* theatre.... pictures will follow. This is very special for our family as we all work together. I hope you stay around and check out our updates!
Merry Christmas!

New faces , hands and body progress

I managed to finished 2 new dwarfs. they look so much younger and different from the others and I like this look so much more ...sigh...but I will have to happy with what I got now,grin!

When I work with the costumes , I will then add hats on them.

Sorry for the bad picture.... I just want to show you the fiber glass hand , already painted with a first coat. I haven't made any others , not even the other hand 's mold because I need to finish one first to see if I like it. I *really* like fiberglass as medium, it is hard like a rock.

Kate started to carve.... she will be making all the legs and arms.... she needs to *hand- carve* 112 pieces..... yep, she will be busy for while. when ever she is not playing or composing , you can see kate with her carving knife sculpting these darling legs!

First of the 7 Dwarfs

I don't think I have ever been as busy with my art as I am now. I have a doll show next month for my Patitadolls and it has taken all my time with the short time that I have to prepare everything on time however; I had sculpted this face few weeks ago so it was easy to paint and wig.

This is one of the seven dwarfs.... I am not sure which one yet ...perhaps Reed, I will wait until the others are ready to name each accordingly. I will add the accessories such glasses , hats ...when I have all the dwarfs ready.

I made a little audio video so you can hear the voices of the 7 dwarfs. When all 7 are ready, I will do another one with the faces and voices as they introduce themselves.

***** You may want to pause kate's music, so you can listen to the audio below****

All the audio was recorded at the Wingate University of Music, Wingate. The voices belongs to the students and faculties . I have a lot work to do with the audio . This is just at the *raw* stage, but I think you will enjoy to listen as much as I do. *grin*

Can you pictures them as you listen?

The Witch!

It is always fun to sculpt something out of the normal. I had an initial idea about the witch and I think I was able to make what was in my mind. In our story , the queen disguise her self to a witch appearance to hide her *beauty* . I didn't want to make a very ugly witch but my children reaction was a funny one. I am not sure if I succeed .... they all said ...ohhhh, that is ugly!*grin*

I still need to give her some eyebrows and some other details but because I am sculpting my first dwarf at this moment , I will wait until later on.

I will try to work on the hands next week. I plan to do something different this time. Although it will not be a tutorial, (nothing makes any sense from beginning to the end,grin) but I will show you how I do the hands, create a mold and cast with a medium that I don't believe anyone thought to use it. It will be fun and I hope you will follow me on my Magical world.*grin*

The Hunter!

The hunter's head is ready. I am very happy with him. I think he has the older look that I imagined plus the kindness in his heart.
The Snow White script is based on the original story however; it was written by Kate and I . We work wonderfully together and I can not tell you how much fun it is when we write. I have the ideas , Kate has the words, fun, fun!

I want to share with you a scene from our play, however the best scenes are definitely the dwarfs, but here you can have a glimpse of our Play! *grin*

Scene one

StoryTeller- Long, long ago, in a magical kingdom far away, there lived a King and his beautiful Queen Lyra. They were kind and generous rulers, beloved by their subjects, and their love for each other was very evident. For many years, the king and queen ruled together, but as they grew older, the began to wonder who would succeed them to the throne. Time passed, and finally the queen gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter, whom she named Darling. The kingdom rejoiced at the birth of the princess, and there was much feasting and thankfulness in the following weeks. But all too soon, the beautiful mother of Darling became ill and died, and the kingdom so proud and happy of their new princess was found in deep mourning for their kind queen. Out of necessity, the king re-married, and there was hope that there would be another ruler as kind as Queen Lyra, and also a good mother for Princess Darling. But as the years slowly passed, they were soon ti find that this was not to be...

(Queen enters and approaches mirror)

Queen(haughtily)-
Oh looking glass, of magic means,
Who,pray tell, is fairer than thy queen?

Mirror_ You, O Queen, are fairest yet.

Queen-Oh, humble, modest mirror-I agree!

StoryTeller- One day, however, the looking glass had a different answer for his queen...

Queen(haughtily)-
Oh looking glass, of magic means,
Who pray tell is fairer than thy queen.

Mirror-
You, O Queen, are merely pretty,
When compared to Darling's beauty.

Queen(angrily)- WHAT?! How DARE you defy me!! None are greater than I!NONE! You LIE!! O mirror, you lie!!

Mirror- The mirror never lies. (walks away)

Queen-(angrier still) WHERE is my hunter? I want my hunter NOW!!

Hunter(enter and bows)- Your highness.

Queen- Tell me- am I beautiful?

Hunter(unsure)-Uh..Ye-s..your highness?

Queen-Hmmm.Very well.(sweetly) O noble hunter, there has been a crime in the palace, and I am afraid that to bring the matter to the king would only upset his weak heart. You do understand, surely? I have been burdened very recently, and you are the only one capable of helping me, I'm afraid.

Hunter-Certainly, your majesty. I am a man of honor and will help the crown in any way.

Queen(feigning sadness)- Oh,I do believe my heart will go out any minute... no.. I must instruct
you. It is this: The princess must be killed. She is a danger to the throne, though I cannot disclose why. So...take this box {She points to box} and return it to me by noonday tomorrow
with her heart enclosed.

Hunter- Her h- h- heart?

Queen (maliciously)- Yes, you fool, her heart. And you will do well to remember what happened to the last employ who dared to defy me?

Hunter (frightened)- Yes, your majesty.

Queen (as she leaves)- Very well, noble hunter, very well, indeed.