It was truly a case of two worlds colliding Wednesday evening.  My fellow cast members from Snow White (at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre) visited the TV station for a tour and to see the 7pm newscast! Our producer, Chris, even invited my new theatre friends onto the set for a brief appearance as Kevin wrapped up the weather. (We mentioned on the air that my co-anchors should make an appearance on stage just to turn the tables, but we weren’t sure which one of them could be “Prince Charming”???)

From left that’s our director, Jeff, Michael who plays The Magic Mirror, JT who’s the Prince, Lara who understudies Snow White and plays Liesl in the Sound of Music, and Jill the Evil Queen. If you’ve seen any shows at Beef and Boards chances are you’ve seen some of them in lots of other roles!

   Lara was busy snapping photos of all the “behind the scenes” stuff in the studio.  The parts of our job that have become very routine and even mundane always seem more interesting when we have visitors seeing them for the first time!

As you’d expect, a bunch of actors on the loose with a camera is bound to get a bit hammy.

  Lara looks ready to take over my job!

With that coffee mug I think I’d hire Michael for the morning crew.  He’s a comedian so he should fit in just fine with Poteet, Davis, Grace and Dan!  I think Jeff may be trying to make the newsroom look busier by walking behind the shot. Can you come back at 11pm?

 Jill should be out reporting live in the field with her hat and scarf.  I will call you when the first blizzard of the season hits, okay Your Majesty?

   The cast even stopped to snap photos of my photo in the hall! 

The Prince apparently finds Snow White irresistible even without the black hair.  (Don’t worry, everyone knows Prince Ian is my real Prince Charming!)

    11-14 update:  Today Jill (the Queen) and I switched costumes for some pre-show photos! I was right – it’s FUN to be wicked!

    This weekend we’ll close the show after a 6 week run.  I’ve had such a great time working with all these guys, singing the beautiful songs composed for this show, and performing for hundreds of smiling little faces! 

   And I have to say, living in a fairy tale 3 times a week isn’t such a bad deal – everyone needs an escape right? Even though the show is about to end I have a feeling it’s not quite over in my house – my kids have the show practically memorized now! I expect their hilarious performances will continue in our living room for the next several months!   

  Thanks for taking time to read- back to my “day job” that happens to be at night!

Trish