The short but sweet run of Grace and Glorie closed last Saturday with a moving performance by Donna Schulte and Gloria Logan in the two title roles. This performance also included the first of the talkbacks of the summer.
Talkbacks are held immediately after the final curtain on the first Saturday of each production's run. After I introduce the actors, designers and crew members, I open the floor for any questions the audience might have. There are the usual "Where are you from?" and "How long have you been acting?" type questions. But many of the sessions dig a little deeper. This comedy definitely has an emotional core that is very real which sparks further comment.
We were fortunate to have the production sponsored by CHC Hospice. We could not have had a more appropriate sponsor for this show about a citified, novice care giver arriving to help an old mountain woman die. At the Talkback, Debbie Reeg of Hospice spoke quite eloquently about how well the play caught the dynamics of hospice care that they see every day. I asked her if she would mind writing it up to share on the blog. Here is her letter:
Charles,
I wanted to share my feelings from the recent production. The performances were superb!!!! The way the actresses captured what we see and do every day caring for our Hospice patients was so realistic. It was very moving. Having been part of Hospice for 25 years. I was emotionally touched .
Our initial visit to the patients home is often very similar to the production. A lot of resistance and questioning why we are there, and what is Hospice. Quite a few of our families carry with them a lot of the dysfunction as you portrayed in the production.
Soon our patients, family/caregiver become so dependent and attached to the Hospice teams visits that the staff soon become part of the family.
Thank you so much for allowing us to assist by sponsoring this production and further educating the community about Hospice and the special gift it gives to the patient and family.
Debbie Reeg,
Director, Community Health Center Home Health,
Hospice and Maternal Infant Health Program
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We were also very pleased that Eleanor Shaw, the artist for the Grace and Glorie poster, came to see the show that night. She praised the show--and the actors praised her drawing of the "granny cottage," where the show is set. Reproductions of all the posters that our local artists created are available in the gift shop on the lower level of Tibbits.
Immediately after the talkback, the set crew attacked the set. All the props were put away, costumes hung up or in laundry piles, the pump that had pumped real water was disassembled and the walls came down. All was accomplished in less than an hour so as to make way for the set and light hang of Little Women.
Talkbacks are held immediately after the final curtain on the first Saturday of each production's run. After I introduce the actors, designers and crew members, I open the floor for any questions the audience might have. There are the usual "Where are you from?" and "How long have you been acting?" type questions. But many of the sessions dig a little deeper. This comedy definitely has an emotional core that is very real which sparks further comment.
We were fortunate to have the production sponsored by CHC Hospice. We could not have had a more appropriate sponsor for this show about a citified, novice care giver arriving to help an old mountain woman die. At the Talkback, Debbie Reeg of Hospice spoke quite eloquently about how well the play caught the dynamics of hospice care that they see every day. I asked her if she would mind writing it up to share on the blog. Here is her letter:
Charles,
I wanted to share my feelings from the recent production. The performances were superb!!!! The way the actresses captured what we see and do every day caring for our Hospice patients was so realistic. It was very moving. Having been part of Hospice for 25 years. I was emotionally touched .
Our initial visit to the patients home is often very similar to the production. A lot of resistance and questioning why we are there, and what is Hospice. Quite a few of our families carry with them a lot of the dysfunction as you portrayed in the production.
Soon our patients, family/caregiver become so dependent and attached to the Hospice teams visits that the staff soon become part of the family.
Thank you so much for allowing us to assist by sponsoring this production and further educating the community about Hospice and the special gift it gives to the patient and family.
Debbie Reeg,
Director, Community Health Center Home Health,
Hospice and Maternal Infant Health Program
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We were also very pleased that Eleanor Shaw, the artist for the Grace and Glorie poster, came to see the show that night. She praised the show--and the actors praised her drawing of the "granny cottage," where the show is set. Reproductions of all the posters that our local artists created are available in the gift shop on the lower level of Tibbits.
Immediately after the talkback, the set crew attacked the set. All the props were put away, costumes hung up or in laundry piles, the pump that had pumped real water was disassembled and the walls came down. All was accomplished in less than an hour so as to make way for the set and light hang of Little Women.
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