FOA presents The Three Musketeers

We've had sunny weather, but today is overcast. After bumper crops of bananas (for months), tangerines (many weeks), mountain apples and pomelos, we're starting to see mangos. It's been very cool in the evenings but tropically warm during the day. In other words--perfect! ____________________ Friends of the Arts will be staging the play (not musical) The Three Musketeers. This is a comedic version and will feature some new talent, including Dora Borja Miura, Alan & Jennifer Welton and their son Cameron, Elizabeth Elger, and Colleen O'Laughlin. Familiar talents that we love include Leo Goode, Christian Cruz, Helen Ann Bucher, David Bucher, Anna Rose Deleon Guerrero, Frank Gibson, Laura Kyonka and Linda Wingenbach. Of course there will also be extras, too. There's nothing like a little zany comedy to help overcome the lows (from our sagging economy, the on-going Japanese environmental crisis, and seemingly-endless political turmoil).

Plaza Suite in Saipan

After you've enjoyed the Flame Tree Arts Festival this weekend, you can start enjoying Taste of the Marianas every Saturday. And in case you'd like to take in some theatre, Friends of the Arts will be staging scenes from Plaza Suite at the Multi-Purpose Center next weekend.

Community theatre doesn't rise to the level of professional theatre or come close to Broadway, but it is fun and a great way to get some experience with live theatre and be entertained.

Just In Time for Valentine's Day...

A bawdy, romantic comedy on stage this weekend at P.I.C.'s Charley's Cabaret. The play has won awards and is a standard for regional and community theatres because of its accessible humor!

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students (discounts for FOA members and Thespians).
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7 PM.



I watched most of the dress rehearsal last night. There are some hilarious moments and the cast does a great job throughout. The costumes are designed, for the most part, by local high school students. (I also have a design in the show.) Come, laugh, and be sure to bring a date--it is, after all, a ROMANTIC comedy.

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It's sunny and cloudy outside at the same time. Feels a bit heavy.

Christmas Chorale!!!

The Friends of the Arts presents a Christmas Chorale on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 7 PM at Charlies' Cabaret, P.I.C.


The price of admission is whatever donation you'd like to make--all proceeds and canned goods to Guma Esperanza. This will be the third show for the volunteer group--the first an ad hoc rehearsal at Duty Free; the second was last week on December 8. Andrea Stafford plays piano to accompany the choir, led by Ruthi Fruit.



I saw the second one and was impressed with the beautiful harmonies and fabulous music. They're performing a Christmas Cantata about the birth of Christ; the music is glorious and the voices equal to the music. The show is really nice.


There will be one more show, but with recorded rather than live piano accompaniment, on December 20 at the American Memorial Park.

More MFL photos

Finally, a chance to get back to the photos and upload them. You can see the "Ascot" photos in my earlier post.

These are in no particular order. And you'll notice a complete absence of the stars "Henry Higgins" (Rich Hamilton), "Colonel Pickering" (Frank Gibson), and "Freddy" (Paul Dujua). My apologies. I didn't really think I'd take as many photos as I did, so I'm surprised to see how much I do have, but there are obvious holes in the collection. I hope someone else will share their photos to get a better flavor of the full production.

The line out the door-Saturday night.


The set:

Lots of support:

Miss Eliza Doolittle

The favorite bar and friends of Alfred P. Doolittle:

Back-stage dressing for the Embassy Ball:

The Maids of Henry Higgins:

Some Cockneys:

Ooh, my head...my back...

My head is full of information from the 2 day workshop on immigration, hosted by Karidat and MLSC.

But I wanted to post the few photos I managed to get of the cast, crew, costumes and set from the Friends of the Art's production of My Fair Lady, which was held 4/30/09, 5/1/09, 5/2/09 and 5/3/09. I was busy back-stage and had little opportunity to get the photos, missed the ones I really wanted (the Ascot scene with full cast), but am sharing what I've got. I hope others who took more photos will share, too. :-)



(Well, I've run out of time tonight, so I have my "Ascot" photos--to show set and costumes a bit. But I'll get up the rest soon.)

Oh, yeah--and the cast party cake! Based on the image used for the program.

350. Saipan Theatre News

Saipan Theatre News--As in, live theatre, produced by the Friends of the Arts.

MY FAIR LADY is scheduled for presentation on April 30, May 1, and May 2 at the Multi-Purpose Center.

I've been busy "designing costumes" for the production! Yeah, I know. A bit of a stretch for me. Especially since I'm a lousy artist. But just as a preview, here are my costume renderings for the show--some of which will be used (and some of which will not).

Eliza the flower seller

Maid(s) in the Henry Higgins household.

Eliza's "student" clothes

Ladies at Ascot

Eliza at Ascot

Lady's ball gown

Eliza's ball gown

Mrs. Higgins--ball gown; "tea" dress

Eliza's "leaving" suit

MY FAIR LADY is a costume-heavy show, and this is my small bit. Obviously, there are a lot more costumes that I have nothing to do with... (the men, for example. They will have clothes in the show, honestly.)

I've also helped with hats, hats, and more hats!

We are having a lot of [fill in the adjective] getting ready. Hope you all will come and see it.

Great music. Great story. Great fun.

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