The Memory of Water

Rehearsals for the Memory of Water have begun, and the Grove Players site has been updated with Cast information.

The Cast

Vi	Marilyn Weiher
Mary	Carol Townsend
Mike	Bob Plowman
Frank	Tony Shannon
Teresa	Lanie Brown
Catherine	Kathryn Meiners

Wizard of Oz Final Week

This is the last week for Wizard of Oz at Wheaton Drama. Only three shows remain. If you haven't seen it yet, here are some more pictures of our favorite Ozian/Jitterbug/Winkie, in case you still need justification to get a last minute ticket (click pictures for larger view):

Carol (right) buffing the Tinman



Carol in the Merry Old Land of Oz

Carol (right side, facing rear) reacting to the Wicked Witch's demand to Surrender Dorothy

Carol as one of the faceless Jitterbugs

Carol as the menacing Winkie (on left, behind Scarecrow)

Taking a bow (Carol is 2nd from left, the Ozian in green dress with white hat)

All these pictures are courtesy of Trish Robb. You can view her entire Shutterfly collection here.

In other news, it appears that Carol's remaining scene in ER will not be for a while, or is on the cutting room floor. The storyline is still developing, so we'll keep watch and update the blog if there is any further development.

Carol has already started rehearsals for her upcoming show, The Memory of Water. TMOW is an English "dramedy", revolving around three dysfunctional sisters who come together to arrange their mother's funeral. Carol will once again make use of her Mary Poppins/Julie Andrews-inspired British accent, not seen since its brief use during "The Mouse" in Movin' Right Along. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

and so it begins...

It has been a very busy week for our intrepid performer! Aside from The Wizard of Oz and ER, Carol has also been auditioning for various other upcoming shows. Her hard work (and head shots) appear to have paid off, as Carol has just been cast as Mary in an upcoming show in Downer's Grove called The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson! The show dates are: Fridays and Saturdays, February 9, 10, 16 and 17, 2007, at 8PM; and Sundays, February 11 and 18, 2007, at 2PM. More details later...

And if that is not enough, Carol also received a call from Joan Philo Casting to be an extra in the upcoming Christmas movie Fred Claus, which is shooting in Chicago in January. Looks like this film has an all-star cast: Vince Vaughn, Rachel Weisz (maybe I will have to volunteer so I can hang out with Rachel), Kevin Spacey, Kathy Bates, Paul Giamatti, Ludacris... They are looking for additional people, so if you have been living vicariously through Carol's screen appearances, now is your chance to make it a reality! Check the Joan Philo site for details.

And finally, Carol has also been offered to be a performer for The Mystery Shop. She auditioned for this group several months ago, and finally got called back and offered to be part of the Children's Shows. Finally-- a paying gig!

All this action seriously limits Carol's opportunities for finding a real full time job. As you might imagine, she is heartbroken about that. Congratulations, sweetie!

The Lady in Red

Last night marked Carol's triumphant return to television with her debut on ER! 38:27 into the episode, Carol makes her appearance as Neela and Gates are walking up the stairs to the L platform. She is walking down the stairs towards them, so we only see her back (distinguishable by her red earmuffs). In case you missed it, here is a close-up.

Screen time is only 8 seconds, but on network TV, that's an eternity! You can view the whole scene below.


There is another scene which we thought would be in this episode, with Carol's Blazer. That scene is in the Kovac/Ames storyline, so it must be in an upcoming episode. Stay tuned!