Here Comes Prancer

and not much else because IT'S PRANCER! šŸ¦Œ

Hello!

Welcome to The Flying P, a weekly newsletter covering your Phipps Center for the Arts and anything else I might want to throw your way.

This issue hasā€¦

  • šŸ¦Œ Prancer

  • šŸ¦Œ Prancer

  • šŸ¦Œ And More Prancer

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THEATRE

Stop! Prancer Time.

the Phipps Prancer show art

Hi, gang. Whew! Iā€™m late today!

Iā€™ve only got Prancer for you because itā€™s tech week (Prancer opens THIS FRIDAY) and things are b u s y.

Although we donā€™t have any production photos yet (the super-neato pics with costumes, completed set, the whole 9 yards), we do have some really fun rehearsal shots. Check ā€˜em out:

a group of kids dressed up like angels in front of a red curtain

angels!

an actor playing Santa in a chair with a child actor next to him

not looking like Santa yetā€¦but he will :)

Adorable, right?!

This productionā€™s design team has been working like mad to make this show as amazing as possible. Hereā€™s a rendering of ā€œthe woodsā€ from our scenic designer, Valeriya Nedviga.

a scenic rendering of a stage with trees on it

a Prancer scenic rendering from Valeriya

Our lighting designer, Andrew Vance, is doing some great work, as well. Hereā€™s something Andrew posted as inspirationā€¦so you know heā€™s aiming for something really magical!

a photo of woods with light shining into it

some lighting inspiration from Andrew

And, of course, I canā€™t leave out our wonderful props designer, Rebecca Jo Malmstrom, whose challenge it is to put a reindeer on the John H. Potter stage. Hereā€™s a tiny taste of Rebeccaā€™s work.

some illustrations of a reindeer puppet

some inspiration and a sketch from Rebecca

two young actors, one in a reindeer puppet

Rebeccaā€™s work doing its thing in the rehearsal room

Prancer director, Alli St. John, comes to us from the Childrenā€™s Theatre Company (where sheā€™s the casting director), and is as good as they get. Iā€™ll hopefully talk her into a quick interview for next week.

If you still donā€™t have your Prancer tickets, nowā€™s the time. Itā€™s starting to sell out (see below)!

PHIPPS TOP 10
best-selling upcoming events this season by tickets soldā€¦

1. Prancer (previously: 1)
2. A Brass & Organ Holiday (previously: 3)
3. Colleen Rayeā€™s NYE (previously: 2)
4. The Andrews Sisters Onstage: a Jen Burleigh-Bentz production (previously: 4)
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (previously: 7)
6. Silent Sky (previously: 5)
7. Underneath the Lintel, or: The Mystery of the Abandoned Trousers (previously: 6)
8. Kick the Bucket List (previously: 8)
9. Cantus (previously: 9)
10. The SpongeBob Musical (previously: unlisted)

BETTER HURRY LIST
best-selling upcoming events this season by percent sold
(i.e., closest to being sold out)ā€¦

1. The Andrews Sisters Onstage: a Jen Burleigh-Bentz production (previously: 2)
2. Prancer (previously: unlisted)
3. Underneath the Lintel, or: The Mystery of the Abandoned Trousers (previously: 3)
4. A Brass & Organ Holiday (previously: 1) PERFORMANCE ADDED
5. Cantus (previously: 5)

as of 11/18/24

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