Where have we been?

I know it has been a while since No. 11 has attend to its blog. So, I will update you on our goings on. Last week, on May 30, No. 11 celebrated its one year anniversary with Seaport the Arts, a fundraiser featuring scenes from many of No. 11's shows, and a whole variety of other acts.

The evening was directed by Julie Congress and Ryan Emmons, and hosted by myself and the former Miss Delaware Becky Bledsoe. Justin Mathews played jazz guitar during the cocktail hour. The No. 11 founders performed any opening number highlighting the five producitons we have put up in the past year. John Bambery performed "You Don't Know Me" accompanied by Dylan Glathorn. Ryan Emmons and Jackie Byrne performed a scene from Lysistrata. Rebecca McRae, Susan Philipp, Brooke Whitfield, and Brittany Whitmoyer of bnw:dance performed individual dances around a ghost light. Haley Greenstein sang a lovely version of "Meadow Lark." Mitchell Conway, Jackie Byrne, and Jen Neads performed a scene from Claire and the Ornithological Shadow. Sarah Congress sang a hilarious rendition of "Ooh! My Feet!" Julie Congress, Mitchell Conway, Haley Greenstein, and Simon Gunner performed the "Anything Goes" dance from Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass. Co-host Becky Bledsoe sang "Loves Changes Everything." Julie Congress, Mitchell Conway, Haley Greenstein, and Jackie Byrne performed a scene from Mythunderstood. Katie McSherry sang "The Spark of Creation." Then accompaniest for the evening Brian Walters brought on his band raised.FOR.radio to perform Billy Joel covers "The Entertainer," "You May Be Right," and "Miami 2017." Adam Lerman performed his original monologue "The Sound of Reporting: The Beginning of the Universe." Ryan Emmons sang a song from The Elephant Man - The Musical, accompanied by Rebecca Greenstein. Then Neil Berg (Broadway Composer of Grumpy Old Men, Prince and the Pauper, and The Man Who Would be King) accompanied Bridget Collins and Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof) on some numbers.

Whew!

We had a great audience turnout and a really fun time! We felt very supported and very eager to keep creating theatre.

We'll try to keep you better updated. Next week we go to Saratoga Springs to perform Mythunderstood in the SaratogaArtsFest!


Mitch