From the Inside Out This Time
Contributed by Jeanne H. Snodgrass
I am used to working behind the scenes, organizing and rallying people together. Not this time. As a chorus member (or Townsperson) in Estranged Identity I am now on the stage and a part of every rehearsal.
Tonight the orchestra joined us for an entire musical rehearsal. Not rehearsing the entire musical, but rehearsing all of the music. When Tiffany provided us with the CD containing the musical accompaniment I thought it was amazing. The layers were beautifully woven together. She has quite a talent and gift! Then tonight, to hear the orchestra play and for us to accompany it with our voices – oh so very rich. I play a little piano, but I am in awe of those musicians who put their talents together, under an accomplished conductor, and fill the room with fantastic layers. And only part of the orchestra was present tonight! Y ou will want to come the next two weekends and walk into Mt. Hood Community College theater and bask in the lovely sounds filling the room!
After rehearsing the song I am a part of, I wandered to another room where makeup was being experimented with – those demon faces were finally taking on life. Here I was greeted by another wonder for me to behold: more artists using their craft to create personality by applying bold colors and lines to faces. Most of the faces leaving this room were not recognizable as themselves. The makeup artists had transformed them; now their characters can really come alive!
Only a few more short days and we’ll see the entire thing come together. What a gift to me to be a part of this bigger thing, this beautiful thing and the best part is the new, interesting and varied people I have met. You’ll want to meet them too – come up close after the show and just marvel at the musicians, the amazing makeup, the costumes and the real people behind the characters.
