We had a great time at the first-ever FIRSTies talent show at the Championships. Thank you to all of the 15 acts who performed. Our winning act was Alex Curfman of team 1086.
All of the acts showed great confidence and showmanship, along with flexibility for being involved in a first-time event.
Although we didn't give much notice for this event, we still had a packed house and had a great time. Next year, the event will be better publicized and advertized.
If anyone has any video or pictures of the acts, we would be willing to post them on our
facebook page.
Many thanks go out to these folks:
- Steve Krawic and Show Ready Events for proposing this idea to us at AndyMark
- Kelli Van Antwerp for being our backstage production manager
- Wendy Austin and friends from Exploding Bacon for their stage crew help
- Dave Lavery, Kate Pilotte, Lucien Junken, and Jason Morrella for their judging expertise and witty comments during the show
- Brant Bowen, Brandon Maris and Paul Kennelly (AndyMark staff) for their efforts to help. I did not know that Paul had some cool dancing moves!
- Greg McCoy, Chelsea Brinton, and David Hoff for assisting as needed
- John and the staff at the Ferrara Theater, along with Swank productions for their help and assistance
Sincerely,
Andy Baker