It can make you be more critical of what you are hearing in the moment,” says Shaver, who is familiar to Northwest Arkansas audiences for her role as Miss Hannigan in the 2019 Arkansas Public Theatre production of “Annie” and as Aunt March in the Pilot Arts version of “Little Women.” But it’s all been worth it to the veteran performer, who was invited to be in the show on the Springfield stage that was long her home. It has been necessary to adjust how I process and react to that. “The biggest adjustment for me has been getting used to more of my own sound bouncing back at me. “But with the clear shields, we can finally see each others’ faces.” “The cast was masked from Day 1 of rehearsals,” he says.
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The cast has been reduced to only speaking roles the audience must wear masks and will be socially distanced in the auditorium and actors are singing through clear shields to keep them as safe as possible.ĭirector Chuck Rogers says the clear shields were inspired by photos of a professional production of “Peter Pan” in Memphis, Tenn. Shaver is trusting to her blessings - or good luck - to appear onstage this weekend and next in the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical at Springfield (Mo.) Little Theatre. “As the Mother Abbess, I have the privilege to remind the family - and the audience - that they must remember to ‘lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help’ as a means to reassure all that God will be with them in each and every circumstance.”
“The message that, sometimes God leads us in ways we don’t understand as part of His plan for our lives. For me, the greatest message is the spiritual message conveyed in ‘The Sound of Music,’” says Northwest Arkansas actor Jennifer Armstrong Shaver.
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