Thomas Cassidy in Violet, photo by Jon Gardiner.
Thomas Cassidy appears in Violet as the fiery televangelist Preacher. Thomas was also in the acting companies for Guys & Dolls (SYC 2015) and Hairspray (SYC 2014), so he’s well acquainted with all the work that goes into putting on our Summer Youth Conservatory shows. Here he shares a series of photos, with personal captions, he took during rehearsal capturing a behind-the-scenes look at a “day in the life” during SYC.
Company walks the space
Company warms up
Company freezes in place
Presyce Baez sings a self-written piece for company work
Assistant Stage Manager Lexi Ovenden dances while Presyce sings
Getting ready for vocal warm-up “Jonathan Joe”
Staging the Violet prologue
Why are you taking pictures?
More staging
Messing around on break
Getting ready to sing
Working “On My Way”
Working “Raise Me Up”
Singing for the Lord
Fixing mistakes (for the Lord)
“Fill the negative space”
This is where the preacher stands…
Violet confronts her father
Staging the final scene
Bring me to the Light
Brought to the light
After run notes
Violet is onstage through July 31. Don’t miss your chance to these amazing young artists at work!
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