Now it gets crazy

Northern Light Opera Company endured the heat and humidity for the 4th of July Parade in Park Rapids as we had a float entered in the parade!  No one passed out, not even Sarah (our Maria) who has been battling an illness.  We tossed candy to the eagerly awaiting children along the parade route and many of us handed out calling cards with the dates of our performances.

We had a sound system playing a few of the songs (Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and Do, Re, Mi) for the crowd to hear us coming.  Much to my surprise, many folks were singing along!!  They immediately were handed a card!  The parade is a great way for us to invite people to our performances...and since there were that many people singing along, I'm guessing they will be attending! Here we are on the float:

And now it gets crazy, we are 21 days away form opening night!  Wow! has the time flown by quickly. The nuns have been practicing their songs, individual scenes are being rehearsed, there is a ginormous set of stairs on stage,  a few more Nazis have been added, and the pit orchestra has been given their rehearsal schedule. 

Our stage manager Gail Haller, has been keeping a tight reign on the rehearsal schedule, and has been scheduling all the extra needed time.  It gets hectic.  But we love it or we wouldn't do this every year.  We know the value NLOC is to the community and we are appreciative of their support.

Stay tuned.....