The bathroom sign told implied we should rehearse the show at the airport on our layover from NYC to NC! Thanks to Hansel Tan for stepping in as Tam for Mel Maghuyop and I!
Diana Huey
Our layover became QUITE the long wait after some plane troubles.... so... why not take a nap on the giant rocking chairs at the Charlotte, NC airport?
Diana Huey
A real Vietnam War Helicopter welcomes you as you arrive to Flat Rock Playhouse
Diana Huey
Day 1 of MISS SAIGON rehearsals! Started with the designer presentations - then we did a FULL sing through of the entire show!
Diana Huey
I managed to catch the local stomach flu on day 2 of rehearsals (thanks NC...). Luckily I had Eddy Lee and Hansel Tan there to take care of me and keep me hydrated with Pedialyte!
Diana Huey
Sara Cammarata and Eddy Lee are all smiles to win you over during Bangkok rehearsal
Diana Huey
The building process of the incredible almost to scale helicopter the FRP team built for the Nightmare!
Diana Huey
The amazing FRP team working on the almost to scale helicopter for Kim's Nightmare in the shop!
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Building the gates!!
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Cast BBQ Grill Out! It's a must.
Diana Huey
Getting to play another favorite role -- Master Griller for our post rehearsal Grill Out!
Diana Huey
We have so much fun together that sometimes you laugh so hard you literally fall over in the parking lot. Could Justine Moral BE any cuter??
Diana Huey
Jackie Nguyen keeping warm with some of the props in the rehearsal hall
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Justine Moral, Stephanie Lo and Eddy Lee rehearsing on our down time. Practice Makes Perfect!
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Giving little MJ Chen a super awesome stash during rehearsal. As ya do...
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Getting into costume for the first time for Day 1 of Tech!
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Jackie Nguyen and Jamila Sabares-Klemm being adorable and wonderous in the ladies dressing room
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"I'd Give My Life For You" rehearsal with adorable MJ Chen
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Kim and two of her three Tams (MJ Chen and Lydia Zheng) out for a family dinner during tech! :)
Diana Huey
Flat Rock Playhouse's Annual 4th of July party. Blue Team for the WIN!
Diana Huey
John Ruddell as the Blue Team's blushing bride for one of the challenges at FRP's Annual 4th of July Party
Diana Huey
Sara Cammarata and Lina Lee working hard to win The Blue Team another point towards our victory at the FRP's Annual 4th of July Party
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Happy 4th of July!! We happened upon the local Hendersonville fireworks show after dinner downtown!
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Happy 4th of July Taylor Collins! Hanging out on the porch at Actor Housing!
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Teching the infamous Helicopter scene in Kim's Nightmare
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Learning about how the gates will move during tech for Kim's Nightmare
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Lights, fog, ACTION! Teching "The Morning of The Dragon"
Diana Huey
The stunning lights with the incredible cast during tech of "The Morning of The Dragon"
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Teching the 3D projections...!!
Diana Huey
Backstage shot while teching "Sun And Moon"
Diana Huey
Kilwin's Homemade Ice Cream in Downtown Hendersonville is the perfect treat to cool off with during a tech break! Stimulating the local economy AND our taste buds.
Diana Huey
Zane Phillips and Eddy Lee commend the Military Bear in Hendersonville for his awesomeness!
Diana Huey
Sometimes tech can make people go a little nutty...
Diana Huey
Adding all the elements in during tech... lights, set, fog and 3D projections!
Diana Huey
...sometimes after a long 10/12 tech day, you just need to go to The Waffle House in the middle of the night... #guiltypleasure
Diana Huey
When you work at a theater in the mountains, ya gotta do whatcha gotta do to get by. Our group shopping trips can get epic.
Diana Huey
Kim's wedding crew rolls deep!! Don't mess with the Ladies of Dreamland!
Diana Huey
Some of the ladies before "American Dream". I'd say I'd have to agree - Dream Team without a doubt!
Diana Huey
What do actors love more than free food??? ...not much. Thanks to the generosity of Helen Chen for feeding us a delicious sushi lunch!
Diana Huey
Singing "Sun And Moon" on YOUR CAROLINA, a local morning talk show! #GoodMorningVocalChords!
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Singing "Sun and Moon" on YOUR CAROLINA
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We're on TV!
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Gotta drink your throat coat when singing that early in the morning!
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"And I present to you, the most beautiful girls of Vietnam!"
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Opening Night selfie with the girls in the ladies dressing room! <3
Diana Huey
Opening Night of Miss Saigon at Flat Rock Playhouse!!
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Opening night!
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Justine Moral: THE American Dream!
Diana Huey
Dirty faced refugee-Kim got a little Thuy blood on her face... Justine Moral photo bomb approves.
Diana Huey
Beautiful Ellen and Dirty Faced Kim. ...is this why Kim loses the guy...?
Diana Huey
Even on our downtime, this cast finds time to continue to create and work!
Diana Huey
Jennifer Jancuska and Stephanie Lo taking in the view at the top of Mount Glassy on our day hike!
Diana Huey
taking in the view at the top of Mount Glassy on our day hike!
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Stephanie Lo and Eddy Lee choreograph in the mountain woods!
Diana Huey
Day trip all the way out to Asheville, NC specifically to eat some good, authentic ramen!!
Diana Huey
Kim and Gigi add their goals to downtown Asheville's beautiful "Before I Die..." Board.
Diana Huey
We found the worlds largest iron in downtown Asheville on our Monday Day Trip!
Diana Huey
Sparklers, Bonfire and Smores to celebrate Jamila Sabares-Kelmm's Birthday!
Diana Huey
Flat Rock Playhouse + Bonfires = Perfection.
Diana Huey
Eddy Lee serenading us all around the bonfire!
Diana Huey
Jamila Sabares-Klemm belting face at Flat Rock Playhouse's DARK NIGHT REVUE Fundraiser!
Diana Huey
FRP's DARK NIGHT REVUE Fundraiser L-R: Mel Maghuyop, Jackie Nguyen, Diana Huey, Taylor Collins, Eddy Lee, Justine Moral
Diana Huey
FRP's DARK NIGHT REVUE Fundraiser L-R: Eddy Lee, Diana Huey, Taylor Collins, Jackie Nguyen
Diana Huey
NC's famous Hubba Hubba BBQ Fish Tacos and Shrimp Grits between shows! L-R: Stephanie Lo, Jackie Nguyen
Diana Huey
The FRP Apprentices do morning shows up at the Carl Sandburg Estate! Hardest working people in theater, y'all!
Diana Huey
The beautiful Lina Lee performs at Midnight Studio for her challenge week as an apprentice!
Diana Huey
Justine Moral and Stephanie Lo are all smiles up on the FRP roof after an entertaining Friday night Midnight Studio Cabaret!
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Ladies Dressing Room sillies before heading into Bangkok!
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Sad dirty refugee Kim...
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Pooped.
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Directed by Vincent Marini, the cast features Eddie Egan as Chris, Diana Huey as Kim, Mel Maghuyop as The Engineer, Erin Mosher as Ellen, John Ashley Brown as John, Austin Ku as Thuy and Jamila Sabares-Klemm as Gigi.
Based on Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's musical, according to press notes, "follows the tale of an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl who fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon in the Vietnamese War." Songs include “I Still Believe,” “Why God Why?” and “The American Dream."
For ticket information, visit flatrockplayhouse.org or contact the Playhouse box office at (828) 693-0731; toll free at (866) 732-8008.
