Encore!Encore! is at it again! But this year, Encore!Encore! is mixing it up with some very big, very special announcements.
A Surprise Director
Firstly, there’s been a big change here at this blog. It used to be written by our hilarious, eccentric, and pleasantly maniacal stage manager. Unfortunately, that’s not the case this year.
This year, the blog will be written by our hilarious, eccentric, and pleasantly maniacal DIRECTOR.
That’s right! I got a promotion!
Now I know what you’re thinking: is that a good idea? You seem like the sort of person who would let the power go to her head pretty much immediately.
Well, you’re not wrong. That is a possibility.
A very likely possibility.
Like almost a 100% likely possibility.
Let’s face it, it already happened. Bua ha ha ha ha!
A Fort Collins Premier
You know what the world loves more than a power-mad director? Well, probably a lot of things. Including premiers!
That’s right! This year Encore!Encore! is proudly premiering a brand new comedy: Monsters, In-Laws, and Trust Exercises! What happens when a mad scientist who fancies himself the next Dr. Frankenstein has to make ends meet by also renting out his secret lab as a vacation rental? Pure hilarity, that’s what!
This is Encore!Encore!’s 32nd year in Northern Colorado and we’re so grateful to all of you, our audience, as we’ve grown bigger and bigger each year!
We wanted to do something special for you as a thank-you for being awesome! It was hard to imagine how we could top last years dog-throwing musical!
The only thing we could do to beat last year’s experience is to offer you a world-premier!
Give Yourself a Getaway!
It’s an election year, which means tensions are high and most of us are flat-out exhausted! While we can’t solve the world’s problems, what we can do is offer you a night off! Dress up fancy or wear your favorite jeans. Bring some friends or come by yourself! We don’t care, as long as you’re there!
You don’t have to travel halfway around the world to get away. You can set your worries aside and lose yourself in a play that doesn’t have a serious bone in its body! We’ll take you to place where you remember what it feels like to really laugh again!
Tickets on sale now!
Monsters, In-Laws, and Trust Exercises takes to the stage this September 13-14, and 20-22. We hope attending this premier makes you feel like the star we think you are!
In the world of acting, there’s a saying: “Never work with children or live animals.”
The idea is that kids and animals are unpredictable, temperamental, and often don’t take direction well, which makes them difficult to work with.
On the other hand, adult human actors are unpredictable, temperamental, and SOMETIMES don’t take direction well.
You see the difference?
Encore!Encore! has performed plays in the past that call for dogs. In those cases, we’ve always cast local talent, Lucky the Stuffed Yorkie.
But this year, for Encore!Encore!’s production of the musical comedy Suite Surrender, we decided to go all out and cast a real, live dog.
Why, you may ask, would we cast a live dog?
The simple answer is hubris (defined as dangerous overconfidence that often leads to ones own destruction.) Also, we found a really cute dog.
Ema the Yorkie is a native of Fort Collins and long-time theater fan, having attended several productions with her best friend, Marge. Ema’s always wanted to try her hand at acting. After a chance meeting with Encore!Encore!’s director, Ema decided to take a leap and audition for Suite Surrender. Turns out, she’s a natural!
“Ema takes some notes from Cindy, the director.”
We’re about halfway through our rehearsal period (which means tickets are available at LCTIX.com now!). Ema has attended several rehearsals and has been the consummate professional and a joy to work with throughout all of it. She already has all of her entrances and exits down perfectly and she has all of her lines memorized.
Sure, the human actors are doing pretty good, too, but I have noticed they’re not as adorable when they’re on stage as Ema effortlessly manages to be.
Yet, Ema’s patience with the other actors is unending. She’s always willing to lend them an ear, as long as they’re willing to scratch it.
“Scott and Ema sharing a script as they rehearse a scene.”
Which is what made me realize that maybe live animals aren’t the actual problem. Maybe it’s live actors. Unfortunately, the rest of our production team didn’t get on board with my idea of firing all the human actors and instead making the whole cast adorable dogs. You’ll have to come judge for yourself if keeping the human actors was the right call. Get your tickets today!
It’s that time again! Dust off the props and and let the actors out of their cages: Encore!Encore! is starting rehearsals for our 32nd year!
More exciting than that, we’ve picked a show that’s especially thrilling because…it’s a musical!…
…ish.
Okay, there are only two songs. But that’s still enough to give our stage manager at least six panic attacks so far!
Of course, our stage manager wasn’t super stable to begin with.
I should know. I am the stage manager.
Why A Musical? (Why, God? Why?)
Encore!Encore! has long wanted to present the great musical(ish) comedy Suite Surrender. A musical is a HUGE undertaking, requiring more rehearsals, more talent, and more work all the way around. This year, it seemed like the right time to finally bring this particularly grand show to Fort Collins.
Most importantly, a musical requires actors who can not only act, but SING!
Sing WHILE ACTING!
That’s a big deal! It’s harder than patting your head and rubbing your stomach.
Where would we possibly be able to find people with that much talent?
Northern Colorado, as it turns out.
In case you didn’t know it, we live in an incredibly talented part of the country. Our whole team was blown away during the audition process. Forget flying to New York! Encore!Encore! is bringing a fabulous musical(ish) to the Lincoln Center. We’ve got the talent, not to mention way better parking than Broadway!
As the stage manager, I’ll be here to bring you all the exciting updates (and panic attacks) of this magically musical journey!
Tickets Available Soon!
Suite Surrender is a hilarious show full of outrageous characters, unexpected twists, humor, and heart! We rate it PG for some mild innuendo. Showtimes are Sept 15th, 16th, 22nd, and 23rd at 7:30pm, and September 24th at 2:00pm.
Get your tickets before they’re gone to this fun and outrageous musical!
