I have no idea why this post is called green beans… so better off just dealing with it!

So this afternoon our wonderful stage manager Liz Stark called a “put-in” rehearsal. While this sort of rehearsal is pretty common on production contracts (Broadway), a put in at a smaller regional theatre is a bigger deal – it means someone is out of the show, and parts are going to get shuffled in order to adequately tell the story, often times (as is our case), there is only the put in rehearsal its self to prepare. So who is out you might ask? Beef and Boards brilliant Eddie Curry, who plays three different parts – Blind Pew, Israel Hands, and Ben Gunn – all pretty important characters. Fortunately for us, Eddie is only out of the show this weekend -  he’ll be back on  Tuesday. While we wait for Mr. Curry to come back, our fearless leader, Marc Robin, was able to get out of his commitments this weekend and will be playing the roles usually played by Eddie.

While we all will miss Eddie this weekend, I can’t help but get a little giddy with excitement over getting to play opposite Marc. Talk about a force onstage! Marc is a seasoned performer who has worked with people like Bob Fosse, and has thrilled audiences while on the First Broadway National Tour of 42nd Street. Not only that, but as you’ll recall Marc also wrote and directed Treasure Island. Marc was a joy to work with this afternoon at his put in, and if I were you I would sprint to the nearest phone and call 317-872-9664 for two sets of tickets: one to the show this weekend, and another to witness the creative genius that is Eddie Curry, who has continuously captivated audiences while on the Beef & Boards stage. To say you are in for a treat is a vast understatement. Both men will thrill you to tears!

It’s about six o’clock right now, and I’m so pumped for our weekend set – everyone is going to be on their toes while adjusting to Marc’s performance, and this is a great test as an actor to see how one  performace can influence the choices made throughout the show.

That’s all for now, but stay tuned, I have an update shortly on week one of our TI run!!

Rick aka Jim