People frequently ask me how CSDC got started and why we named the company Crystal Sea Drama. I will admit that the "Sea" in it has caused some confusion. I regularly receive catalogs meant for pet stores that sell fish. I would think that the word "Drama" would give them a clue that we're not a pet store, but I digress. When I was in college, I thought about someday starting a drama company. After I got married, I had a dream one night that I was the director of a company called Crystal Sea. We were rehearsing in a large brown room with many windows. When I woke up, the dream was so real, that I just knew that God was calling me to start a company called Crystal Sea. I expected it to happen
Before the show starts: Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado, has fled his father’s court, after being told he had to marry Katisha, an older, unattractive lady of the court. Disguising himself as a wandering minstrel, he comes to the town of Titipu, where he meets Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko’s ward. They fall in love, but as she is engaged to Ko-Ko, he leaves. Act 1 Scene 1: The nobles of the town of Titipu discuss being a gentleman of Japan. “We are Gentlemen of Japan” - Nobles Scene 2: Nanki-Poo arrives back in Titipu, having heard that Ko-Ko has been condemned to death for flirting. He asks a noble where he can find Yum-Yum. They ask him why he wants to know and he explains that as she is no longer engaged t
How do we decide what play to do for our Senior Intensive show? Our seniors who have been in leadership roles are encouraged to share with me what show they would like to do. This year, my son, Chris, who is a senior, really wanted to revive The Mikado. We had done it in 2010 when he was 10 years old. He had played the part of Pooh-Bah, which is supposed to be a part for a baritone, but ended up being a soprano because of how young Chris was. Chris thought it would be nice to do it again when he actually was a baritone. It’s been lots of fun watching him reprise the same role. My family has been involved in theatre for quite a while. My mother, Mary Ella Barber, directed youth plays at the I
