Anniversary

So yeah... this is just about the one-year anniversary of our last blog post. Clearly, we haven't made it much of a priority. In fact, up until last week we had been meaning to delete it.

We've changed our minds, however, as everyone at Signal has agreed to put a new (and necessary) emphasis on our online presence. That will entail a lot of new ventures for the company as a whole, but to start with let's just say that something is frozen over when Aaron starts a Facebook account. And Vince is soon to follow. That's right. Vince.

Oh! And Signal itself is finally represented on the site. Go find us there. We'll "tweet" with you, too, if you are so inclined -- @SignalEnsemble (right?).

All of that is for starters.

Over the next few months we'll be rolling out several additions and changes to the way we look online. So keep an eye out... we're very excited.

What else?

- There are only seven performances left of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." This Thursday, we are offering 2-for-1's with the password "Assassin." Come check it out. Seriously. It's awesome. And did we mention you only have seven chances left?

- Watch for our 09/10 season announcement this week or next. We revisit one of our favorite playwrights (Albee), and take a shot at something you've definitely never heard of before...

- Congrats to all of this year's Jeff nominees, but a special shout out to our friends Jon Steinhagen, Elise Kauzlaric, Don Bender and Paul Holmquist.

That's all for now, but not for long.

Signal Nominated for 7 Jeff Awards

The Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations came out earlier this month and we're so pleased to report that Signal's 1776 and Old Wicked Songs were nominated in the following categories:

1776
Production - Musical
Director - Musical (ensemble member Ronan Marra)
Actor in a Leading Role - Musical (ensemble member Philip Winston)
Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical (ensemble member Vincent L. Lonergan)
Costume Design (Laura M. Dana)

Old Wicked Songs
Actor in a Leading Role - Play (ensemble member Vincent L. Lonergan)
Actor in a Leading Role - Play (Shawn Pfautsch)

1776 is Signal's first musical and represents our first nomination in the Production category. Ronan's nomination is his second, after a New Work nod for Landslide. That's our Vince up there with two acting noms (his first and second). It's also a first for Philip. Laura won Best Costume Design for Seascape. It's also Shawn's first acting nod after receiving nominations for his play Hatfield and McCoy for the House.

Hearty congratulations to all!

Here's the full list of nominees.