24 October 2015

SOME AMERICANS ABROAD: ACT TWO AND STREET ART TOUR

Please refer to the previous blog to see photos from Act One of our play, Some Americans Abroad.

Some Americans Abroad: Act Two


SCENE 6: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON




James Neale Hunter, a former student of mine from Rose Bruford played the role of the American Tourist at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.







SCENE SEVEN: TRINITY CHURCH, STRATFORD UPON AVON

















SCENE EIGHT: BAR AT ARDEN HOTEL
















SCENE NINE: PIZZA HUT IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON















SCENE TEN: WESTMINSTER BRIDGE 6 AM










SCENE ELEVEN: LUIGI'S IN COVENT GARDEN


The cast enjoying the pasta I made for the show every night!!!















THE END...A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL


We had a number of family and friends from the States come see the show and also some friends from London.  Andrew's parents (pictured below), Cindy's mom and sister from Texas, Tim Ellis and Michelle Cullen along with Sarah Weir and her husband. Suzanne Deranek made it to London again this year. Rick Hein (our musical director for our first London play, Working and Side by Side by Sondheim and his wife Marsha, Charlotte Pink (in photo below with Michelle and Sarah and her husband), Abby, Jon, Keith from Rose Bruford, Jonathan and Alise Kennedy, Joyce Rae, and the London faculty - Tony James, Adrian Chapman, David Tinham, and Becky Hurst.  Thank you all for your support!!!  

We had to strike the set and lights, etc after the show on Saturday and on Sunday we celebrated with a great three-course dinner at the Archduke restaurant on the South Bank!  We had a super time!




Becky Hurst took the Art in London class on a Street Art walking tour. Here are some of the artwork the students photographed!!! Enjoy!

















They got to see an artist working on one of his pieces.



















Here is the tour guide who took them around.  They met at the Liverpool Tube stop and went on from there on the Thursday of our show.


A number of birthdays were celebrated.  Jake, Shania, Sami, and this weekend in Scotland where I am writing this blog Kaylynne and Colleen



Stay tuned for the next blog of our trip to Scotland!!! I am in Edinburgh and the students are all on the Mac Backpackers Tour to the Isle of Skye and Loch Ness.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!!