Behind the Scenes
Rehearsals for Hartburn Hotel continue, and we’re having a blast. Below are some new “behind the scenes” pictures from tonight’s rehearsal. If you’re planning to join us for the show, be sure to buy your tickets early so you can get good seats. To purchase tickets, go to: www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org. Also, this is a popcorn-throwing melodrama, so if you bring canned food items for the local food bank, you can get up to three bags of popcorn for free!
Here’s more info about the show:
McKinney Repertory Theatre Presents
HARTBURN HOTELCheer for the hero, boo for the villain, throw popcorn, and sing along! MRT offers melodrama fun this summer with HARTBURN HOTEL!
Faced with losing the Last Chance Inn once again, Ma and Pa Culpepper turn to glamorous Sahara Hartburn. Sahara pays off their loan with money from a “well-heeled admirer” and promptly takes over the inn. Transformed into the Hartburn Hotel, the place becomes a residence for young ladies with a “no men allowed upstairs” policy.
Sahara schemes to find a scandal that will give her new venture some publicity, and finds it when the new school teacher, Polly Sincere, is paid a visit by her dapper and devoted boyfriend, Jasper Jones—in her room!
To escape, Jasper poses as “Jasmine Sincere,” Polly’s sister. Complications arise when a visiting sheriff falls for “Jasmine” and her sudden disappearance leads Sahara to accuse Polly of murder!
An attempt to clear Polly’s name, an outrageous chase scene, and the search for a bank robber all conspire to bring the play to a surprising – and side-splitting – conclusion.
HARTBURN HOTEL
McKinney Repertory Theatre
July 10 – 19
Tickets: $16 adults; $13 seniors/students;
$11 kids 12yrs & under
Tickets & Info: 214-544-4630 or www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org
And now for the pics:
“Ma” trying on her new “uniform”
Loving the hats!
“Sahara” and her big, big hat
Our very own “Fabio”
More costume fittings
What everyone does when they don’t have a scene…juggle!
Singing and dancing — the other things actors do to amuse themselves when not in a scene
And more juggling!
