September 2, 2015
Farce of Nature
Kathy Pingel, guest director
(Kathy Pingel is visiting MHT as a guest director for the first play of our 52nd season, FARCE OF NATURE. Kathy is retired from The Des Moines Community Playhouse, where she was education director, as well as artistic director for the Kate Goldman Children's Theatre. Kathy resides in North Port, FL.)
One week before opening! Normally, directors are in panic mode: “When will they get their lines down?” “Will the set ever be completed?” “Will anyone LAUGH?” Panic? Not me. Not when we have such a dedicated cast and crew.
The set needs a little decoration, true, but we’ve been using the different levels and slammin’ the doors for almost two weeks now. The actors have not only memorized their lines; they’re delivering them with confidence. And our set designer, Logan*, was in last night-, and even though the run-through he saw was minus one actor, he laughed! Music to our ears.
So, what’s left to do then? Plenty. Now comes the polish. We add sound, lights, props, costumes and tighten up the action so that it comes at the audience like a tidal wave. In this week before our dress rehearsals begin we are running through the show, correcting small things here and there and watching it grow until it’s ready for an audience—the final addition. Can’t wait!!
*Logan Reagan, MHT's technical director.
(Kathy Pingel is visiting MHT as a guest director for the first play of our 52nd season, FARCE OF NATURE. Kathy is retired from The Des Moines Community Playhouse, where she was education director, as well as artistic director for the Kate Goldman Children's Theatre. Kathy resides in North Port, FL.)
One week before opening! Normally, directors are in panic mode: “When will they get their lines down?” “Will the set ever be completed?” “Will anyone LAUGH?” Panic? Not me. Not when we have such a dedicated cast and crew. 
The set needs a little decoration, true, but we’ve been using the different levels and slammin’ the doors for almost two weeks now. The actors have not only memorized their lines; they’re delivering them with confidence. And our set designer, Logan*, was in last night-, and even though the run-through he saw was minus one actor, he laughed! Music to our ears. 
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