John O'NeilMar 27, 20203 min readWorld Theatre DayIt is March 27th, 2020. March 27th is a day that is celebrated by many as World Theatre Day. 2020 is also being celebrated as the Year of...
John O'NeilMar 15, 20206 min readPandemicPandemic is growing, and these are just some of my thoughts on it all.
John O'NeilNov 9, 20196 min readThe Final CurtainHello Everyone! I know this is 2 weeks after we have closed the show. I know I should've done this a week ago, but I just haven't really...
John O'NeilOct 22, 20192 min readTransforming into the Land of OzHello everyone! We have finished weekend #3 and I am recovering and getting ready for weekend #4! It's always sad to be coming close to...
John O'NeilOct 14, 20192 min readPreparing for OzHello everyone! There's not much to report on from this week show wise. We had a well deserved 4 days off after a tough tech week and we...
John O'NeilOct 9, 20194 min readOpening of the Gates - Behind the Scenes of Opening NightHello everyone! Whew! What a week! Tech week is ALWAYS hard! It starts off with a long, 10-hour day going through all of the light and...
John O'NeilSep 28, 20193 min readFrom Kansas to Oz - The Set of The Wizard of OzThis was our last "regular" week of rehearsal. Regular is in quotation marks because there is nothing regular about the rehearsal process...
John O'NeilSep 23, 20191 min readClothing of the Winkies - Costumes of The Wizard of OzHey everyone! Welcome back to "We're Off to See the Wizard!" We have made it through week 6 of rehearsals, which included our first...
John O'NeilSep 15, 20193 min readThe True Wizards of the Theatre - Office StaffHey Everyone! Welcome to week 5 of We're Off to See the Wizard! This week I sat down with the office staff of Asheville Community...
John O'NeilSep 8, 20192 min readThe Land of OzWe are getting to the point of the rehearsal process where there is not much to write about. We've learned all of our music, most of our...