As you may have noticed, I haven't ventured into the blog world much this past week. The above picture is the main reason I have been missing.Most of my free time has been taken up preparing for the upcoming July Production of the Sixth Street Melodrama in Wallace, Idaho.
The name of the play is "Nightmare at Dream Gulch, or...Wake Me When It's Over." The whole production is a family affair.
I wrote the script for the play. PKR is directing the play. PKR, The Princess and myself are all acting in the production, and are joined by fellow cast members Vickie Weil, Kyle Pettis and Don Sauer. Z2 and Kiki Aru are our backstage crew.
The play is based on a true story from the Gold Rush in Murray, Idaho, a small town up the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. (About 20 miles from Kellogg.)
The story is about a preacher named Floyd Davis who comes into Murray and spends a few weeks learning about gold mining, then buys his supplies and heads out into the hills around Murray. About six weeks later he returns with gold, and tells a story about having a dream for many nights in a row, telling him if he came to Murray he would find riches. So he came to Murray and followed the landmarks from the dream, and found Dream Gulch, which still actually exists on the outskirts of Murray.
An actual account of this story is found in The Murray Sun, the newspaper published in Murray during that time. I read this story in the book "Beneath These Mountains".
After intermission, the cast then performs Kelly's Alley Revue, a set of musical numbers both funny and serious to entertain the audience.
The theater is located in Wallace, Idaho. The building the theater is located in is one of the oldest buildings in town. It was one of the only wooden buildings to survive the fire of 1910, that came through and destroyed most of the town of Wallace. Most of the other buildings in the town were rebuilt in brick. The theater was also a former bordello, and, if you look up at the pressed tin ceiling in the lobby, you can see original bullet holes from those "historic" days.
Our opening night is Thursday, July 5th, and we perform Wednesday through Sunday through July 29th, with performances on Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and matinees are at 2 p.m. on Sundays.
If you are looking for some fun entertainment this summer, and want to come to Wallace, I encourage you to come and check us out. I think you will really enjoy yourself.
For more information about the theater, go to www.sixthstreetmelodrama.com.
6 comments:
Whew!I am glad you have been busy with the play... I was concerned maybe you were living in a barrel. Can't wait to see the opening.
Sounds like a very interesting story! Maybe I will get to see it this summer!
PIMD--That would be so great if you could come and see the show when you are in town. Let me know if you are going to come!!
my sister and her husband are going to see your play. i'm looking forward to hearing from her how it was. :)
can't remember now how i came across your blog, but i have enjoyed looking through it occasionally. oh yeah, i was looking for a link to josie's full of beans (great coffee!) there in kellogg. your blog came up in the search. my sis goes to christian life center in kellogg (i'll let her know i've left a comment here). :)
Break a leg!
c & g, yes, your sister mentioned you had found my blog. I know she checks in every once in a while as well. I think T and S really enjoyed the show last night. I'm so glad they both came. I popped in on your blog, and look forward to reading some more...I like the river theme.
Starr--Thanks for the encouragement. Has a great show last night, and look forward to opening night Thursday night. Would love for you to come over and see the show if you have a chance...I think you'd enjoy it!
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