Saturday, March 19, 2011

FEATURE: Backstage at Urinetown

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Midland resident Trena Winans-Bagnall, 40, watches intently from backstage as she waits for her entrance Saturday during a dress rehearsal for "Urinetown the Musical," a production by Center Stage Theatre at the Midland Center for the Arts as a part of the competition Michigan AACTFest 2011. About 130 people from seven different acting companies around Michigan competed in the one-act play festival for the chance to move on to regionals in Columbus, Ohio in April. Winans-Bagnall, who plays Soupy Sue, said her character is a pregnant woman who is looking for a baby's daddy and kind of "out there." She said she enjoys playing the role because she and her character are both fun and kind of kooky. "You know, I'm a little silly too," laughed Winans-Bagnall, who is in her 15th year of community theater. "She's a bit more weird than I am though. I'll tell you though, this cast is a ball. Just getting out there on stage with everyone makes it all worth it at the end of the day — just a blast."

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Cast members stand backstage Saturday laughing with one another while waiting for the director's cues during a dress rehearsal for "Urinetown the Musical," a production by Center Stage Theatre at the Midland Center for the Arts as a part of the competition Michigan AACTFest 2011. About 130 people from seven different acting companies around Michigan competed in the one-act play festival for the chance to move on to regionals in Columbus, Ohio in April.

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David Clayton performs onstage Saturday during a dress rehearsal for "Urinetown the Musical," a production by Center Stage Theatre at the Midland Center for the Arts as a part of the competition Michigan AACTFest 2011. About 130 people from seven different acting companies around Michigan competed in the one-act play festival for the chance to move on to regionals in Columbus, Ohio in April.

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