I was honored to have a chance to preview the very first production launched by a brand new theater company in Philadelphia, Mazeppa Productions.  They are launching two shows this summer: Stephen Schwartz’s musical Pippin, and a children’s show titled Dear Edwina (I’m seeing that tonight!).

Pippin opens July 7 and runs through July 23, 2011.  More information is available on Mazeppa’s website.

Thanks to Rob and the rest of the crew and cast for allowing me to come and photograph your magic!

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Of course, “back” would indicated that I had stopped – really, this should be titled “Back to my Blog”. It’s been a whirlwind of a few months – I purchased a home, continued to work and take grad classes, and of course, continued taking photos. I’ve posted some of my highlights from the past six months – hope you enjoy them. There may be some longer posts featuring some of these images in the near future – so keep an eye out.

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Grace is a lovely young actress who I met a few years ago when we shared the stage in Beauty and the Beast at Upper Darby Summer Stage.  I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with her twice since – she is now studying at the Boston Conservatory.

We had a wonderful day at Rose Tree Park when we met in August.  Working with old castmates is always fun – lots of goofing around and laughter, and amazing pictures in between.

We caught some great light towards the end of the shoot, and Grace gave me one of my favorite series of photos this year.  None of these are finals for her, but I think they capture the fun we had!

Youna contacted me in the summer, looking to get some updated photos for upcoming auditions.  We met outside of Philadelphia at one of my favorite locations, Rose Tree Park.

Youna is studying to be an opera singer at Temple University.  She has already been seen on stage in several productions.  She was lovely to meet with, and I know that she’s going to go far!

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of meeting up with a young actress from the Philadelphia area.  She is a student at Penn State University (go Lions!) and wanted headshots to help get her into film and theatre acting.

We met at a new location for both of us – Valley Forge Park.  What a fantastic place!  Lauren met me with her brother and mom, who took off to wander the park and left us to explore the visitor’s center.

I had an absolute blast shooting with Lauren, and I hope that she lands some big roles in the future!

It’s been a while since the last post; there’s been a number of actors and actresses that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting over the past few months, and I wanted to update with some of my favorite images!

In June I met with Ann, a local actress who needed some updated shots for upcoming auditions. She had just been in Oklahoma at the Broadway Theatre in Pitman, New Jersey. We met in Northern Liberties for the shoot – allowing for some wonderful shots of this wonderful woman!

Thanks, Ann!  Hope your auditions are going well!

Matt is a local student who has recently decided to start focusing more on his theatre.  I believe he even changed his college major – his school has a fabulous theatre program, so he’ll get some great experience there.  A mutual friend recommended me when Matt was looking for a headshot photographer, and Matt emailed me to schedule a session.

We have actually spent a good deal of this summer together – we’ll both be appearing in Upper Darby Summer Stage‘s Mainstage production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, and in a cabaret at the same company.  As our production approaches, we took some time out on a wonderful Friday afternoon to get Matt some updated headshots.

That’s just one of the teaser images – he hasn’t picked his finals yet.  I think they turned out great, and I hope Matt likes them too!  I know I had a lot of fun working with him, throughout this summer as a fellow cast member, and especially our hour session.  Thanks for the wonderful afternoon, Matt!

The Upper Darby Shooting Stars hold an annual concert as part of Rose Tree Park’s summer concert series. I love to attend to see the group perform – I am friends with many of the members of the group as well as the organizers; in fact, my younger brother has been a member for the past 5 years.

I took some photos at the performance, and am sharing them here for you. I also posted them to facebook, where I hope all the Shooters will tag each other.