Welcome to Auburn, NY. The Home of the Finger Lakes Musical Theater Festival and Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. This little town located in the beautiful Finger Lakes is bursting at the seams with theater.
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I’m going to start my day off right and get a good work out at the local YMCA.
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Time for a protein shake!
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I had the pleasure to see Merry-Go-Round’s Youth Tour production of The Paper Bag Princess. The first show of the day! This is the awesome cast with their dragon puppet!
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After that adorable production, it’s time for some lunch and a good book!
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Next, it’s off to the Merry-Go-Round’s Main stage to see their production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Show number 2!
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Before I see the show I walk down to the beautiful Lake Owasco.
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After the show I catch up with my friend Geno Carr who is playing Gus Esmond in Merry-Go-Round Playhouse’s beautiful production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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Time to go to the Merry-Go-Round Office’s which are housed in the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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No mail for me today.
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As I walk back to my apartment in Lattimore Hall, I pass by the construction site of Merry-Go-Round’s new theater. In total they are going to have 4 theaters in Auburn.
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One of the main attractions in Auburn is their Wegmans! Many a paycheck has been spent here.
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Me, Alexandrea Tocco and Patricia Noonan get our $6 meals for dinner!
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I pass the famous Hunter Dinerant on my way to…
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Dunkin Donuts! Time to get caffeinated for the show.
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Show Time!
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Neurosis is playing at Finger Lakes Musical Theater Festival’s downtown space called the “Auburn Public Theater”
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What is your Neurosis?
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Backstage I run into our Wardrobe Supervisor Bryce Turgeon and Matt Van Slyke, our Assistant Stage Manager.
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The calm before the storm.
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Our awesome 5 person pit!
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Our musical director Mark Goodman prepares for the show.
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I catch Patricia Noonan signing in!
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The girls dressing room!
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The guys dressing room!
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One of our secrets backstage. It looks like a lawn mower, but it’s really laying out the grass.
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30 years of service to the human society.
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First costume of the show. Time to have some neurotic dreams.
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It’s Mr. Merry-Go-Round himself – Ed Sayles. He’s giving the curtain speech tonight!
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Great show everyone! Our ASM gets to clean up the dishes for tomorrow.
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Our cast mate Joanne Baum and her mother after the show!
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Time to unwind with Patricia Noonan, Arlo Hill (Henry Spofford in Gentlemen), Associate Artistic Director Brett Smock and Artistic Director Ed Sayles.
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Hanging with Brad Kemp, Kathleen Wrinn and Ben Michaels - the cast / creative team of Ten: The story of Grace and Joe. Merry-Go-Round’s third venue houses a new musical series called “The Pitch”
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Goodbye from the beautiful Finger Lakes!
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Neurosis: A New Musical is a "delightfully wacky but endearing new show best described as 'Friends' meets Woody Allen, all in a Broadway-style musical. THe show is a buddy comedy about two best friends -- a man and his neurosis -- and what happens when one of them meets the girl of his dreams."
The show’s writers are Greg Edwards (lyrics), Ben Green (music) and Allan Rice (book).
The show features Broadway actor Joseph Medeiros and a roster of talent including returning Merry-Go-Round Playhouse veterans Danny Gardner, Joanne Baum, Julie Cardia and Bob Frame.
Performances continue through Aug. 18. Tickets are now available for Neurosis: A New Musical and all other Festival productions by calling the box office at (315) 255‑1785 or by visiting www.fingerlakesmtf.com/tickets.
