Critters in the Yard, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

I live at the end of dead-end street next to a small pond that serves as a wildlife magnet.  On this morning, I looked out the window and there was mama deer and her fawn hanging out in the sun-dappled backyard munching on the bushes.



But junior was more interested in meeting and greeting.....



...the other yard visitors. They all call this area home but I'm not sure they had met before today.



Junior just could not contain his/her curiosity about these odd looking creatures.



The turkeys quickly tired of the interaction and went back to pecking the grass for bugs.



And much to the disappointment of the fawn, they calmly turned tail and walked off, clearly no longer interested in visiting.



Mama deer had watched the interaction from a distance with little interest or concern. I guess she knew the turkeys were no real threat to the fawn and peace would reign.



Mama was right - they worked it out. But junior sure did want to play with her new friends. The friends - not so much. Pecking the grass for bugs was more to their liking.

"Frozen Jr.," Cast 2, Priscilla Beach Theatre (PBT), Priscilla Beach, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla Beach Theatre (PBT) Owners, Guardians, and Producers Bob and Sandy Malone, recently completed their dual productions of "Frozen Jr.," as part of the PBT Summer Children's Workshop Series. There were two separate casts and performances of this show. This production, designated Cast 2, was directed by Sydney Jones. The story is based on the 2018 Broadway musical about love and acceptance between two sisters.

Priscilla Beach Theatre has been educating young performers for more than 70 years and conducts a Children's Workshop Series each year. The current season looks like this:

2019 PBT Barn Stage Productions - Children's Workshop Series

"Seussical, Jr" in May,
"Godspell, Jr" in July,
"Junie B. Jones, Jr" in July,
"Little Red Robin Hood" in August,
"Frozen, Jr" in August,
"Peter Pan, Jr" in October.

This production of Disney's "Frozen Jr.," enjoyed the talents of the following people to make it all happen for the young performers:

Produced by: Bob and Sandy Malone
Production Manager: Joshua Patino
Director: Sydney Jones
Stage Manager: Sean Simpson
Musical Director: Ian Gluck
Costumer: Jack Lynch
Production Assistant: Carly Caviglia
Lighting Designers: Shannon Malone and Andrew Melville

The following moments were captured live during the final dress/tech rehearsal and are in order of occurrence.

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Contact PBT online or by phone at 508-224-4888 for more info about the Workshops or anything else related to PBT performance offerings. We are so fortunate to have such an extraordinary performing arts venue right here in our local community.  Your support and attendance is important to keep this resource thriving.

2019 PBT Barn Stage Productions - Adult Cast Series

"Life Could Be A Dream" in May,
"Heathers the Musical" in June,
"Hairspray" in July,
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in August,
"[Title of Show]" in September,
"Young Frankenstein" in October.

2020 PBT Barn Stage Productions - Adult Cast Series

"Sisters of Swing" in May,
"She Loves Me" in June,
"Mamma Mia" in July,
"Spamalot" in August,
"25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in September,
"The Addams Family" in October.

Tickets for the 2020 season will go on sale in December 2019!

"Up in the Cheap Seats," Priscilla Beach Theatre (PBT), Priscilla Beach, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Ron Fassler has a special place in his heart for Priscilla Beach Theatre (PBT). Back in the late 1970's, he spent parts of three summers performing here on the Barn Stage. Those times are part of a fascinating story he weaves both in his remarkable book, "Up in the Cheap Seats," and in the stage adaptation of the same story he recently performed here on PBT's Barn Stage.

I don't want to give you too many spoilers - you should buy his book to find out - but, in 2015, the current PBT owners, guardians, and producers Bob and Sandy Malone, invited Ron back to have the honor to direct the first show on the newly renovated and reborn iconic Barn Stage. That show was "Fiddler on the Roof."

How that came to pass is a worthy and wonderful tale of youthful passion, determination, hope, serendipity, and an unbounded love of theatre. Give it a read, it's a delightful memoir and available at ronfassler.org, or your favorite bookseller.

Ron was on campus at PBT this month directing the production of "Dirty, Rotten, Scoundrels," and he was able to bring this special presentation of "Up in the Cheap Seats," to the stage for one show only. His "friends" are on campus, too, as members of the resident company cast of "Scoundrels," and they were able to bring their wonderful musical talents to the effort.

The following images were taken during the actual show, in order of occurrence, from the very back of the balcony tech booth with a 300mm lens - hopefully, that distant view still captured some sense of the event.



Ron opened the show against a background of reproductions of many of his actual saved ticket stubs from 50 years ago.



Using his paper route money, a 12-year old Ron traveled from his home on Long Island to Broadway to pursue his youthful passion up in the cheap seats.



Bianca Rivera-Irions

The above was one of Ron's field notes/reviews from his youth. How a 12-year old reviewer knew that a Broadway show was "gripping," is food for thought in a lifetime of experiences. (Red highlight is mine).







Jack Lynch

Carly Caviglia

Ashton Harris

Mo DeGreen

Few of us in life find out early on, and then, are successful in creating the path to live our passion. Ron is one of those rare ones who did and still does.



Livin' the dream.



As a veteran presence at PBT, Ron has directed the following previous works here on the Barn Stage in recent years:

"Fiddler on the Roof" in 2015, 
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" in 2016, 
"The Producers" in 2017,  
"Guys and Dolls" in 2018, and now
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in 2019.

And he'll be back next summer for:

"Spamalot" in August 2020!

Season tickets for the 2020 performance season at PBT go on sale in December 2019.  Get 'em while you can! Support this extraordinary performing arts venue right here in our community.



Ron also performed his stage version of "Up in the Cheap Seats," last summer on the Barn Stage. My blog post from then is at this link.