Feb. 15

Crowns opened last night to a sold out house. The performers did an outstanding job and the audience gave them a standing ovation. For over half of the cast this is their very first play. Each of the cast members has a wonderful talent and they really created a memorable evening of theatre. Special acknowlegements go to Mary Jane Bowles as the Director and Doug Arnold as the Musical Director. Both of them worked hard to help the cast create a wonderful theatre experience. The first weekends shows are sold out. The company was available for an added weekend and the ticket demand was there so we added shows on Thur., Fri., and Sun. of the following week.

I was fortunate enough to be able to photograph Sister Harvey of Paducah with a few of her favoirte hats. Her photographs are in the display window. She is a wonderful lady who attended opening night and told me how much she enjoyed the show.

Today was spent working on finalizing our play selection for next season. Each year trying to pick the seasons seems to get harder and harder. In addition we are making last minute plans for Spamalot tomorrow. Food and beverages for the bus ride are being purchased. In addition last minute ticket buyers are calling. We have a good group going and the trip looks to be lots of fun.