Hello, Dolly – Fourth Night’s Show
When photographing the same event several times, one can be tempted to become complacent or bored, from a photographic standpoint. The newness is gone, and it’s easy to become mentally, or creatively, lazy.
Even with the best of performances, as the Hello, Dolly shows certainly were, I eventually found myself beset by that familiar temptation to slack off some on the photography. It’s human nature, I guess, to feel you’ve seen everything there is to see after a few times. But I know from experience that that’s rarely true, and I’ve learned that instead of letting up, I need to work harder, photographically.
On this fourth night’s production of Hello Dolly (on September 12), I pushed myself to continually look for new moments, and to try new angles and shooting positions. I challenged myself to look for the “prize” moments that I had missed during previous performances.
Constantly keeping my eye to the camera’s viewfinder and being ready to shoot allowed me to see and capture the fleeting expression in the above photo. Other times, rather than an expression, the prize moment might have been a movement or a great composition. Whatever the case, those prize moments are often fleeting — gone in an instant. If you’re not ready for them, you’ll miss them. Once I begin finding and capturing such moments, that motivates me to keep looking for the next prize moment. I can then almost feel the complacency and mental laziness within me begin to diminish.
If you’d like to see more photos from West Side Civic Theatre’s production of Hello, Dolly on September 12, please visit the Hello, Dolly photo gallery. I’m still editing the photos of the final performance on September 13, but I expect to post them by September 17. So please check back then to see those final photos.
To my delight, I managed to nab a few more prize moments during the last performance of Hello, Dolly!
P.S. Looking for Oklahoma! Photos?
Because this website launched in August, 2008, there are no blog posts about the musical, Oklahoma!, which took place in May/June, 2008. However, numerous photos were still taken of several of the Oklahoma! performances, and they can be viewed in the Oklahoma! photo gallery.
Be sure to check out the other Hello Dolly articles: Hello, Dolly, Hello Dolly — Second Night’s Show, Hello, Dolly — Third Night’s Show and Hello Dolly — Final Performance.
Hello, Dolly – Third Night’s Show
Umbrellas came in handy, both onstage and off, for the September 11 performance of Hello, Dolly! Yet despite the threat of rain, the show rolled on as scheduled. Fortunately, the spirit of the show could not be dampened by the light mist — and the eager, though smaller, audience enjoyed another fine performance by the cast and musicians.
The weather cleared out for a beautiful evening for last night’s performance, and tonight looks to be much the same. You’re invited to experience the final performance of Hello, Dolly tonight in Shallowford Square at 8:00 pm. Bring your lawn chair and come ready for a fun evening!
To view more photos of the September 11 show, as well as the two previous shows, please visit the Hello, Dolly photo gallery. Be sure to check back later for photos from the last two performances (September 12 and 13) — they’ll be posted as soon as possible.
P.S. Looking for Oklahoma! Photos?
Because this website launched in August, 2008, there are no blog posts about the musical, Oklahoma!, which took place in May/June, 2008. However, numerous photos were still taken of several of the Oklahoma! performances, and they can be viewed in the Oklahoma! photo gallery.
Be sure to check out the other Hello Dolly articles: Hello, Dolly, Hello Dolly — Second Night’s Show, Hello, Dolly — Fourth Night’s Show and Hello Dolly — Final Performance.
Hello, Dolly – Second Night’s Show
There’s really nothing like an evening at Shallowford Square, surrounded by genial folks enjoying an outdoor musical of the caliber for which West Side Civic Theatre and the Town of Lewisville have become known. This photo shows one of the many lively moments from the September 7 performance of Hello, Dolly.
Weather permitting, there will be several more opportunities to see Hello, Dolly over the next few days. Shows are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday (September 11-13).
SHOW TIME: 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Shallowford Square, Lewisville
WHAT TO BRING: Lawn chair
WHO TO BRING: Yourself, your relatives, your friends!
ADMISSION: Free!
To view more photos from the latest show, visit the September 7 show gallery. Photos from the first night’s show can be viewed in the September 6 show gallery.
P.S. Looking for Oklahoma! Photos?
Because this website launched in August, 2008, there are no blog posts about the musical, Oklahoma!, which took place in May/June, 2008. However, numerous photos were still taken of several of the Oklahoma! performances, and they can be viewed in the Oklahoma! photo gallery.
Be sure to check out the other Hello Dolly articles: Hello, Dolly, Hello Dolly — Third Night’s Show, Hello, Dolly — Fourth Night’s Show and Hello Dolly — Final Performance.
Hello, Dolly
The first show of West Side Civic Theatre’s current production of Hello, Dolly delighted the audience at a packed-out Shallowford Square yesterday evening. Hard work and talent were evident as the dedicated cast, musicians, staff and volunteers made it such an enjoyable evening!
The second show runs tonight (September 7). If you won’t be able to make it to tonight’s show, don’t worry. You’ll have four more opportunities this coming week. Due to the rain-out of what was supposed to have been the first show this past Friday evening, the theatre company has added an additional show date to this week’s schedule.
Performances of Hello, Dolly will begin at 8:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday this week (September 10–13) at Shallowford Square in Lewisville. Bring a lawn chair — and if you’d like, come early with your evening meal. Then just kick back and enjoy a great evening of outdoor theatre. (Admission is free.)
You can view scenes of last night’s show by going directly to the photo gallery for the September 6 show. I’ll be posting photos of the upcoming shows as soon as they’re edited, so be sure to check back here for notices of the new photos later this week.
I also plan to put together a Photo Highlights gallery of the best photos from all the performances of Hello, Dolly as soon as I can after the last show.
I hope to see you at one of the shows!
P.S. Looking for Oklahoma! Photos?
Because this website launched in August, 2008, there are no blog posts about the musical, Oklahoma!, which took place in May/June, 2008. However, numerous photos were still taken of several of the Oklahoma! performances, and they can be viewed in the Oklahoma! photo gallery.
Be sure to check out the other Hello Dolly articles: Hello, Dolly — Second Night’s Show, Hello Dolly — Third Night’s Show, Hello, Dolly — Fourth Night’s Show and Hello Dolly — Final Performance.
