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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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 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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

I would be lying if I said I was not moved by this show.  I fell in love with the music a year or so ago, when I first heard a song called “Are you There” on an online radio station.  It was a real treat to be able to see the show, on stage; live theatre always brings a whole new dimension to the songs you hear on the soundtrack.

The show is well acted, by a fantastic group of actors.  As of this writing, the show is still running; I highly, highly recommend seeing it.  You can get more information at http://www.pgltf.org .  I hope to see it again next week.

I answered my phone, concerned; something must have happened, for him to have called me twice on this day, in a short amount of time. “Hi Sean! What’s up? Everything OK?”

“Yeah! Happy Thanksgiving! I have some good news – Shannon and I just got engaged!”

And that’s how I learned about the engagement of two of my best friends from college, not long after it happened.

And then, seven months later, I was lucky enough to spend a weekend with them in the Boston area, taking their engagement photos.

Sean and Shannon are an awesome couple – he is involved in television production, and she is involved with design. They’re funny, and fun, and so very much in love.

I went in with some ideas, and Sean and Shannon filled in the gaps – and brought me to some amazing areas, places where they had grown up, places they loved.

We spent two days doing photos, spending time with their families, and generally having fun. Thanks, Sean and Shannon, for an awesome weekend, and for being my very first Engagement session!