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Show
Update
By Jim Erbe, Show
Chairman
Last month we focused on music, so this month we'll
talk about some of the aspects of the show that surround our
performance.
We've already heard from Greg
Koenigs that quartets are wanted for featured performances,
either as "pull-outs" like the verse in "When I'm Sixty-Four," or
for a whole number, like "Orange Colored Sky." Talk to Greg soon if
you have a quartet and would like to perform. We're also working on
a new show feature -- student quartets from area high schools. This
program attempts to extend the educational arm of Harmony Hawks and
the Barbershop Harmony Society. We've invited students to join us to
learn music and receive mentoring from chorus members -- and perhaps
join us as a member. If you'd like to be a mentor to student
quartet, talk to Allan Harms.
We'll also have some great guest talent. Our
emcee this year will be Katheryn Foxx, radio personality from
Mix 96.5 FM. We discovered Katheryn through her response card after
a spring show. She loved it!
Joining Katheryn in the acting department will be Jason
Alberty, a well known actor and director at Theatre Cedar
Rapids. Jason plays our OSHA inspector -- but don't tell anyone! His
presence in the audience is a surprise -- and bound to be a source
of much entertainment during the show.
It's not too
early to be thinking about costumes -- but it shouldn't take most of
us long to get those lined up. The first half of the show is
concert-style, so be sure your tuxedo, shirt, vest, etc, are in good
shape. When was the last time you had them dry cleaned? After
intermission we'll do our contest set of "Swimmin' Hole" and "Once
Upon a Time." Costumes for that will be the same as in Des Moines --
jeans, plaid shirts, "long-john" style shirts, scruffy shoes (or no
shoes at all), straw hats and fishing poles. No Gummy worms,
please.
What, no scenery? Well, yes, but not nearly as
much as last year. We'll have a simple but stylish setting for the
chorus and a smaller background for the quartets. And no fancy
platforms, just good old risers! Tom Harrington is tech
director and head of set construction. He plans to start February 20
at Non-Profit Services, the building we used to complete the sets
last year. It's located behind the Wal-Mart on Blairs Ferry Road
NE.
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