Annie Get Your Gun

Cast and crew of the HSV Player's Annie Get Your Gun are nearing the end of the long stretch of auditions and rehearsals and almost to the finish line. The show runs Nov. 3 through 6 at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.
The preview for the show will run on Monday's blog.
The cast will be in costume at today's rehearsal and in makeup tomorrow. Everyday for the last week a new component has been added to each rehearsal, lighting, sound, props, scenery, sets, the works.
The set was designed, constructed and painted by members of the Players. The sets are works of art, especially the posters of the show's main characters. Bev Carpenter is the set designer.
Larry Bradley has been working diligently with the ensemble and soloists to prepare the music for the show. Each singer knows the music. But still, there is an element of magic that must occur for a successful performance. The music has to be so ingrained that nerves from performing before an audience are overridden. Each actor is transformed into a character on auto pilot with their own self shoved to the side.
Behind the scenes there are as many working Players as on stage. There are grips to move the scenery, prop masters to make sure each of the actors has the appropriate prop and that it is returned to its proper place and ready for the next night's show, the wardrobe staff has put together costumes for the show that are sure to dazzle, the music is ready, and the stage manager and assistant stage manager are working out last minute kinks.
It is almost time for Carolyn Bodensteiner to relinquish her reigns as director and Bev Bullard as assistant director and let their hard work speak for itself.
The producer, Phil Ellis and assistant producer Craig Annen will continue to worry right up until the set is dismantled on Monday morning following the show. Scripts, music and machinery will still need to be counted and returned.
Annie Get Your Gun is shaping up to be a delightful production and full of surprises from beginning to end. Reserved seating tickets are still available at the Woodlands box office.