Post-Mummers Post

It's been nearly a month since The Mummers' Masque closed, but the excitement of it still resonates and I look back on the whole experience as having been so valuable and positive for TMT. I was confident but still amazed at how well the project came together and was simply astounded at how much energy, openness and professionalism everyone brought to the piece. There were many highlights, from Giles Tomkins' red "Saint Nicholas" long underwear to John Kriter's wonderful get-up as Princess Zebra; from Krizstina Szabo's scenery-chewing as the Turkish Knight to Laura Whalen's indefatigable St. George. The children, including my own Alison and Juliet, brought such warmth and joy to the show, and I have never had so much fun playing with a band as I did with Joe Macerollo, Ian Harper, Terry Mckenna, Andrew Downing and Ed Reifel. Those guys are the best! And Ed's Ugly Stick solo was a virtuosic turn I don't think anyone will forget for a long time (see it on YouTube!). I'm grateful to Dean Burry for giving us such a gem of a piece to work with, to Derek Boyes (as always) for his superb direction and to all who worked on stage and back stage to make the show such a success. We will bring it back soon......
Follow this link to hear a short CBC radio documentary which aired on Sunday January 3rd.