The marathon play practices have almost come to fruition. Tryouts were held on Wednesday, January 7. Lines have been memorized. The set is nearly done. The cast has been rehearsing for two hours a night, four nights a week and they are polishing their roles. Finally, the opening night of "Wiley and the Hairy Man" is only a few days away.
With both Sydney and Keira acting in the play this year, I have been much more involved than I was with "Peter Pan" last year. It has been pleasurable to watch the cast grow together as they started by memorizing their lines and then by gelling into a cohesive group.
We are very excited and the play will be great fun to watch. Sydney plays a role in the chorus and Keira plays a baby pig. The play will run six nights (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for the next two weekends) and we hope to see many of you there!
"Wiley and the Hairy Man"
"Trick the Hairy Man three times and he won’t scare you ever again,” promises Wiley’s mother, the best conjure woman in the back country. This African American tale follows the young girl and her faithful hound dogs on their adventure into the swamp where Wiley learns to rely upon her own wit and conquers two villains – the Hairy Man and her own fear. The magic of this play is not fairy dust – it is the earth and mud of the mysterious Tombigbee Swamp.
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