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Warner Crocker
Wayside Theatre
I fly through life doing theatre and exploring mobile tech.
Interests: Theatre, Tablet PC's
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Yesterday was an amazing day at Wayside Theatre and in the campaign to keep the theatre's doors open. We had two wonderful performances of Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming. The talented cast and the audience bridged that small gulf between... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Campaign Update We are just about to complete six weeks in the campaign to save Wayside Theatre. It has been a real roller coaster ride. We are just shy of raising $60,000, which means we've had an average of about... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Yesterday we received this letter of support from one of Wayside Theatre's supporters, Jim Stutzman, Jr. Jim's family have been supporters of Wayside Theatre for quite some time as the letter will explain. I hope you read this and take... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Here's a link to a great review of Wayside Theatre's Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming from the Northern Va Daily. I'm going to pull a couple of choice quotes that speak to not only the excellence of the artists performing... Continue reading
Posted Feb 4, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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During this campaign to save Wayside Theatre we've heard from many individuals on both side of the footlights about why Wayside Theatre is important. This bit of testimony is from actor Elliot Dash. Elliot has become a fan favorite with... Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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During this campaign to save Wayside Theatre we've heard from many individuals on both side of the footlights about why Wayside Theatre is important. This bit of testimony is from actor Elliot Dash. Elliot has become a fan favorite with... Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Check out this article in the Northern Va Daily today. It's about some of the efforts going on in our community to rally around Wayside Theatre and help us meet our fundraising goals.Visual artists, groups of young people and more... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Last night at Wayside Theatre magic happened. Yes, I say that quite a bit. There's a reason it is not a cliché. That's because magic happens quite a bit at Wayside Theatre. After two preview performances we headed into the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Here we go. Tonight is opening night at Wayside Theatre. We had two excellent previews of Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming yesterday. Our cast did a brilliant job and our audiences helped us learn more about the show. After a... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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This is going to be an incredible weekend coming up at Wayside Theatre. Our next, hopefully not our last, show, Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming begins performances today, Saturday, with two previews at 2:30 and 7:30pm. (Tickets still available for... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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The good thoughts and great stories about Wayside Theatre continue. John Stanier was an intern with Wayside Theatre and after completing his internship came back time and time again as an actor and a director. A gifted actor/singer/comedian, John could... Continue reading
Posted Jan 24, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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A number of our Board of Directors have written there thoughts about Wayside Theatre and why it is important enough for them to volunteer their time to serve the community through serving the organization. You'll be seeing more of these.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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This morning I had an interesting conversation about this fundraising campaign on Twitter with a friend who caught some of the local news reporting about it. That conversation highlighted the real challenges we have beyond the raising of funds. I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 21, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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In the midst of this campaign for Wayside Theatre that keeps gaining momentum, life around the theatre often feels like we're caught in a whirlwind these days. We're talking to people about the future of the theatre on a daily... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Here's a Campaign Update: So far we've raised over $25,475. Let's rephrase that, so far YOU have raised $25,475 in this campaign. For those who have stepped up in the early going we thank you for your support. For those... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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A few days ago I highlighted a testimonial from one of our former Interns, Katherine Yacko. Katherine is one of many young professionals who got their start or got a leg up at Wayside Theatre. It's a long list of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Everyday in this campaign for Wayside Theatre brings new offers of support and assistance. Today we found out that two different groups of children are helping out Wayside Theatre. Tonight at the Daniel Morgan Middle School Basketball game, several children... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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When we realized that we would have to launch this campaign for Wayside Theatre last month, we knew this was not going to be an easy task by any means. The small circle of supporters has been extremely generous to... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Wayside Theatre is a special place for many reasons. One of those reasons is our Intern Program, where young people get their start in this business called show. Here's a letter we received from one special lady, Katherine Yacko, who... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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We're now starting the second full week of Wayside Theatre's Campaign to raise $90,000 in 90 days. We're off to a good start. In the first full week of the campaign we've raised $20,940 thanks to many generous donors from... Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Folks keep telling their stories about Wayside Theatre. This one is from Malia Arguello, a former stage manager, writing from that unique perspective. The Stage Manager runs the show. A stage manager is there for every rehearsal, every performance, every... Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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This begins a series of posts about important facts you may or may not know about Wayside Theatre as we continue our campaign to keep Wayside Theatre going strong. Certainly part of our concerns is that we don't do enough... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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Yeah, I know the cliché is from the mouths of babes. But to call the many children who come to Wayside Theatre to learn about theatre and take away so much more babes would be an insult. Each and everyone... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
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We're moving. Or I should say folks are moved and moving for us. After four days the campaign has received over $16,000 in donations and pledges. We've also received great and wonderful offers for help, all of which we're following... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2
The early response to Wayside Theatre's campaign has been really intense and really amazing. We've been going for three days and have seen donations and pledges of $15,000 already. That's wonderful news. What is equally as wonderful is the comments,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2013 at Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2