It’s up to YOU!

This year we are asking for you, our audience’s help!  What do you want to see on the stage at Franklin County High School this year?  Our Spring Musical always attracts large audiences from across Northeast Georgia, and like last year across the country.  Do you have a suggestion?  If we use your suggestion for our 2009 Spring Musical, you will receive 4 complimentary tickets to the premiere show!  Why are you still reading this?  It’s 4 free tickets just for making a suggestion and letting us pick it!  To submit yours email us at info@thespotlightplayers.org or just comment this blog!  Thanks for reading and thanks for your suggestions.  Please note we will only give the complimentary tickets to the first person that recommends the production that is chosen.

Logan Davison, 2008-2009 President

Land of Spirit Summer Season

As many of you know, Land of Spirit: The Last Hard Times has been playing at the Lavonia Cultural Center every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in June.  I was lighting technician, Ashley McGee was sound engineer, and Jordan Ford was spotlight.  Jack McRee, Malone Thomasonand Lacey McGee helped with our fogging system there also.  The show had a standing ovation for every performance.  The cast of around 70 or so was brilliant every time it came time for a show.  The music and vocals were incredible!  This show certainly brought a new standard to Franklin County performing arts.

The Franklin County High School Performing Arts Department have created a partnership with Land of Spirit.  When we are not in season they may borrow our items for no charge.  In return, when they are not in season we may do the same.  It’s a great partnership and hopefully it will continue for many years as both programs grow, this will help both supplying new demands in the technical theatre world.

The staff was incredible!  Genny Cole and Judy Hulsey were the producers.  Both were so caring and compassionate about every aspect of the play.  At the end of the run of the show Genny came up to me and said, “Now what do we need in the fall”, I asked her what she meant, she replied with “you get me a list together of what all we need.  Get me a wish list and a mandatory list.”  I love working with someone that has this kind of attitude toward the theatre!  She really cared for everyone from cast to parking attendants and showed that every role was vital for the performance.  Thank you Genny for allowing my staff to come in and help your performance and truly feel at home in the theatre.

Land of Spirit: The Last Hard Times will return in October and November 2008 to the Lavonia Cultural Center.  It will play the last two Thursday, Friday and Saturdays in October and the first two in November.  This is the last time the show will appear on the stage.  If you haven’t seen it I would advise you not to miss this show!  Technical takedown will be Monday, July 7th at 10:00am.  I’ll blog about that at the end of the day… I’m sure it will be a long one.

Logan Davison, 2008-2009 President