Georgetown Palace Theatre
Performance Report for
1776
Sunday, October 16
Director: Cliff Butler
Stage Manager: Faith Castaneda
Cast called at 6:00p
Began Act 1: 2:04p Intermission: 3:37-3:55p Ended: 4:44p
Late:
Missing: Ebony (ill), Ethen (e)
Didn't Sign In: Jacob, Rick
House Open: 1:30p | Weather: 87* à 90* Sunny | |
Act 1: 1 hr 33 mins | Intermission: 28 mins | Act 2: 49 mins |
House Manager: Sandy Carroll | House Count: 231 | |
Show Irregularities:
Maria filled in as Crew Chloe Cliff filled in as Hancock Chloe filled in as Wilson Act 2 held for restroom line
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General:
Warmups/Mic Check Ran Sit Down John House Opened Speech (2:03p) Ran Show
Standing O GREAT AUDIENCE!!!!
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Cast:
GREAT SHOW! Thank you all! Get some rest and come back swinging for weekend number 3!
Swings – you rocked my socks! Thank you!
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Crew:
This weekend was rough… Thank you for all you do!
Maria – THANK YOU!! You're awesome and I appreciate you!
Call – 6:15p
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Accidents/Injuries:
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Next Performance:
Friday, October 21 // Mainstage // 6:15p
6:15p // Crew Call 6:30p // Cast Call 6:45p // Warmups/Mic Check – Run Sit Down, John 7:00p // Open House 7:30p // Curtain
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Costume:
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Facilities:
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Set:
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Props:
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Lighting/FX:
Source 4 Par SL on batten 6 wouldn't come on during dimmer check – possible lamp out
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Sound:
1 spare wig mic 7 spare over ear mics
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Band:
Thank you Band! Sounded Great! Downbeat at 6:45p
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Trivia:
Character Hightlight: (Wikipedia)
Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His great grandfather, Thomas Hopkins, was an original settler of Providence, sailing from England in 1635 with his first cousin, Benedict Arnold, who became the first governor of the Rhode Island colony under the Royal Charter of 1663.
In 1726, at the age of 19, Hopkins married Sarah Scott. Hopkins and Sarah had seven children, five of whom lived to maturity. Sarah died on September 9, 1753 at the age of 46, and following her death, Hopkins married Anne Smith. Hopkins and Anne did not have children together.
Stephen Hopkins, like several of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a slave owner, and he mentioned five in his 1760 will. His five slaves consisting of a negro man, woman, lad, and two little boys, were bequeathed to close members of his family with tender instructions for their care that were highly unusual coming from any slave owner. His negro woman, Fibbo (Phibo/Phebe), was to go to his wife Anne and treated "so that Servitude may not be a Burthen to her," and his negro man, Saint Jago, was to go to his oldest son, Rufus, and treated "so that his Life may be rendered easy and comfortable." The will was never proved, because Hopkins lived another 25 years, and circumstances changed the instrument's provisions.
In 1774 he was given an additional important responsibility as one of Rhode Island's two delegates to the First Continental Congress, Samuel Ward being the other. Hopkins had become well known in the 13 colonies ten years earlier when he published a pamphlet entitled "The Rights of Colonies Examined," which was critical of British Parliament and its taxation policies. In the summer of 1776, with worsening palsy in his hands, Hopkins signed the Declaration of Independence while holding his right hand with his left, saying, "my hand trembles, but my heart does not." He served in the Continental Congress until September 1776 when failing health forced him to resign.
Future United States President John Adams appreciated Hopkins' contributions during the congressional sessions, writing:
"... Governor Hopkins of Rhode Island, above seventy Years of Age kept us all alive. Upon Business his Experience and judgment were very Useful. But when the Business of the Evening was over, he kept Us in Conversation till Eleven and sometimes twelve O Clock. His Custom was to drink nothing all day nor till Eight O Clock, in the Evening, and then his Beveredge was Jamaica Spirit and Water. It gave him Wit, Humour, Anecdotes, Science and Learning. He had read Greek, Roman and British History: and was familiar with English Poetry particularly Pope, Tompson [Thomson] and Milton. And the flow of his Soul made all his reading our own, and seemed to bring to recollection in all of Us all We had ever read. I could neither eat nor drink in those days. The other Gentlemen were very temperate. Hopkins never drank to excess, but all he drank was immediately not only converted into Wit, Sense, Knowledge and good humour, but inspired Us all with similar qualities."
He died in Providence in 1785 at the age of 78, and is buried in the North Burial Ground there. Hopkins has been called Rhode Island's greatest statesman.
POP reference: In the musical 1776, Stephen Hopkins is a main character. He is depicted as a well-meaning, but cantankerous, maverick politician who readily partakes of alcoholic refreshment, and whose force of personality helps keep the Continental Congress together. When asked for his vote on opening debate on Virginia's resolution on independence, the representative from Rhode Island to the Continental Congress declares: "I've never seen, heard, nor smelled an issue that was so dangerous it couldn't be talked about. Hell yes, I'm for debating anything! | ||
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