"Moon" rises tonight at 8.....

SCTC presents O'Neill's classic "A Moon for the Misbegotten" for 3 weeks opening tonight! Last night's dress rehearsal brought us to this moment that we have been planning for since early in 2010. The beautiful picture attached here reflects the glow of the moonlight on the faces of the repentant. I watched this beautiful play again last night...and this morning the beauty, humor and sadness of O'Neill are still with me. SCTC takes great pride in bring Eugene O'Neill to Camden. Nine shows over three weeks begin tonight. www.southcamdentheatre.org for tix. Please Note: The play will start promptly at 8PM. If you know O'Neill..you understand.

Mixed Blend

Watched last night "Moon" rehearsal from a barstool in what was my grandpop's bar, "Walt's Cafe", now Waterfront South Theatre.. As I watched the beauty, infused by Hogan's whiskey and Tyrone's thirst for it, I felt the world of the past and present combine. I saw this beautiful play [opening tomorrow night] where redemption is sought and the ghosts of the past are never far seated in a place where many of my own personal ghosts reside. I watched O'Neill from a stool in a bar filled with the ghosts of shipbuilders, who, on many an occasion, had their own such amber fueled epiphanies. "A Moon for the Misbegotten" gives you the chance to see what made O'Neill the legend that he is. It lets you feel the past...in the present...into the future; the theme of SCTC's current season as it comes closer and closer to ending. So...come and drink in the language of this great man in a great production. See you in Waterfront South.

SCTC Gala featuring Bro. Mickey McGrath next Thursday!!!

Tix selling quickly for our Gala Fundraiser next Thursday night at 6:30PM. Camden's own Brother Mickey McGrath will be unveiling his new painting featuring Eugene O'Neill and Dorothy Day [pictured here] at our 1st Annual Gala. They were very close friends and had great influence on one another. The painting will be hung in the lobby for all to see, donated by Mickey to SCTC. Be the first to see it next Thursday during our special event. There will be wine and light fare, a "meet and greet" with the artist, Fr. Doyle reading the poem that O"Neill and Day were inspired by, a wee bit of "Moon for the Misbegotten" [opening this Friday at SCTC] and special guest Bob Ellsberg [son of Daniel] who will be reading a few letters between Day and O'Neill. Tickets have been selling briskly and are only $25 and available at http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/ Be a part of this special evening at Waterfront South. Support the arts at SCTC, spend this evening of words, art and song with the artist and be a part of the continued rise of Camden. See you next week for this special night.

Full "Moon" starts this Friday

Here's a quick peek at our "Moon for the Misbegotten" as we head into our final rehearsals before Friday's opening. Be there as SCTC welcomes Eugene O'Neill to Waterfront South. Remember what he said in "Long Day's...""Seeing the secret.....are the secret".Tix online at http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/.

O'Neill's Grasp

Saw Act III of our upcoming "Moon" last night. I had only intended on seeing a few minutes but, once again" O'Neill's grasp wouldn't let me leave. The power, sadness, and beauty of the play held me for the rest of the evening...so much...in fact...that it was hard for me to concentrate on anything else last night, or, for that matter, this morning. The poetry and intensely burning fire of his work leaves you silent...unmoving...and waiting for even more to come. The tragedy of Josie and Jamie's lives will stay with you long after you leave the theatre. SCTC is proud to bring the work of this talented cast and director to you. http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/ for tix.

"Moon" over Waterfront South

I just watched the first two acts of our new play, Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at rehearsal. After, as I drove down Broadway towards Gloucester City on my way home I could see light coming from the shipyard windows on my right. As I pulled up to the red light I looked over to see why they were lit up at night when I saw what the light really was. It was not coming from the yard but....when I turned to my left, high in the eastern sky was a huge, full moon....it's yellow-orange glow so bright it lit up the darkness of the now closed shipyard. Moonlight giving hope to the darkness. I hope my cast sees this incredible moon on their way home tonight....a sign that O'Neill is watching all from above....and overseeing his play as his moon lights up the streets of Waterfront South. We open next Friday...the 29th for 3 weeks. Don't be left in the dark.

"Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue."

There are many broken people in O'Neill's plays. Broken by life and fate....wandering the earth...some mend and some feel they are not worthy of mending. Don't miss "A Moon for the Misbegotten" starting NEXT Friday, April 29th for three weeks. We pay tribute to the great man with our production. The attached picture of O"Neill was taken in my favorite place in the world, Provincetown, MA where he wrote so many beautiful plays. Be a part of the mending of Camden and Waterfront South. Join us for O'Neill's "Moon". http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/ for tickets.

Bringing Eugene O'Neill to Camden

O'Neill's 'Moon" rises in 2 1/2 weeks at SCTC and last night gave me an opportunity to watch my first rehearsal. The director and cast have been working for weeks and the play is preparing itself to come to life. Something I really grasped onto last night was the comedy of O'Neill. Known for his deep, personal dramas [ of which this is one] most of us don't know how ironically funny his plays are [in parts] as well. Watching last night's first act brought me to this other side of the man...and...starts us in a higher place to fall as do his characters. Don't miss SCTC's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" starting on April 29th. Now if I could only find a picture of him laughing.....