By Jeff Sprague

Back again…

Hello, readers! You haven’t heard from me since September, and I’m sure you were all waiting with bated breath to once again be able to read my pontifications. Ok, maybe not. I’d like to send a big thanks to Wes and to Hannah Sturm for filling in over October and November. A Few Good Men pretty much consumed most of my non-working life for those months, and I’m glad they were able to keep our monthly musings going strong.

It’s hard to believe, but 2014 will soon be a distant memory. We are well into holiday mode at Colonial Players, with our version of A Christmas Carol having sold out almost instantaneously. I have already written a blog entry asking for opinions as to our offering of the show every other year (with an alternate family production done in “off” years). The feedback I received was very strong in both directions, and it’s clear that this is a subject near and dear to many of you. I need not get back into the various arguments for and against the current plan, but whatever your feelings on this production, it cannot be denied that it’s an incredibly popular and enduring product with our audiences. Wouldn’t it be great if all of our productions sold out immediately? One can hope, I guess.

Keep reading...