A photo shoot for an article to appear in Hartford Magazine. EQuilibrium rehearsing for their upcoming show and a fire. More on the photo shoot and Equilibrium later, but first the fire.
The mild aroma of smoke in the Playhouse graduated to a scary matter as the aroma became more prevalent. Master Electrician Tim Hache and I began to search the Playhouse and the neighboring ice cream plant for the source of the smoke. A light haze quickly gave way to a thick cloud of smoke in the ice cream plant. We decided it was time to call the fire department. Tim and I made our way back down to the theater and informed Executive Director, Tracy Flater of the situation.
Scurrying back to the box office, I dialed 9-1-1. I told the operator that we were having a smoke emergency. She instructed me to pull the fire alarm, even described to me what it looked like, thanks lady. I made my way to the fire alarm, telling Tracy what the 9-1-1 operator had told me. Tracy was reluctant to pull the alarm and asked if I would do it. I mustered up the courage and pulled the alarm, much to Tim's dismay. He really wanted to do it. Sorry Tim...Not.
A few minutes later, four fire trucks and three police cruisers and an ambulance populated Park Road. Firefighters raced towards the building, hoses in hand. Playhouse staff and visitors that had congregated outside the Playhouse were ushered away from the front of the building. A.C. Petersen's was evacuated as a precaution.
So there we all stood out in the chilly afternoon air watching the drama unfold and seeing our Park Road neighbors outside their establishments looking on. About an hour later we were given the all clear to go back in. Our fire alarm was reset and we were back in business. The cause of the fire was an old computer in the ice cream plant. There was was no damage and no injuries, just a bit of exciting news to share with family and friends.
"A typical day gets turned upside down at least once." Tracy said of the day's event. "There's always drama at the Playhouse." she added. I concur. In my opinion a good theater is one that provides drama on and off the stage. The events of today sure prove that.
Speaking of on stage drama, next up here at Playhouse on Park is EQuilibrium Dance Theater presents "The Settlement" Artistic Director of the EQuilibrium Dance Theater, Jolet Creary describes the show as "A great combination of stories that are relevant to our times and through our eyes. Taking the idea of hip hop to a new level. Not just dancing but bringing art to it."
EQuilibrium Presents "The Settlement" plays at Playhouse on Park Thursday, March 24 at 7:30pm. Friday, March 25 at 8:00pm. Saturday, March 26 at 8:00pm and Sunday, March 27 at 2:00pm. Tickets range from $17.50 to $22.50 for adult tickets and can be purchased by calling our box office at 860-523-5900 x 10 or online at www.playhouseonpark.org.
Check out an upcoming issue of Hartford Magazine for an article about a lack of politeness in movie theaters and other places. The picture with the article was taken here at the Playhouse. More about about that in an upcoming post.
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