Maggie's Little Theater

Okay, it's a late post, but Maggie's Little Theater is a reality. To make a long story short, my wife and I, along with our friends Ed and Dolores Voyer, now run our own theater company in conjuction with St. Maragret Church in Middle Village, NY. I look at it as a chance to really give back to the community by presenting family-friendly entertainment and involving families in theater.

And, for the record, it's a boatload of work.

Our first show was a Christmas musical revue. I somehow wound up directing (as well as producing and performing), but directing a musical revue also makes you partially a writer. This was no ordinary songfest -- we had themes and story lines. On the plus side, the show was a wild commercial and critical success, I made some new friends and we established ourselves very quickly. On the minus side, it was far more stress than it should have been and, as director, it was on the constant verge of falling apart. Yes, many lessons were learned.

We're now working on our second show - a children's show. I'm not directing this time, but my wife is. So far the show is providing us with it's own list of plusses and minuses, but that will be convered in another blog entry.