• Article Photo. Photos from the 'Picnic' rehearsal Sunday on the Palace stage.
    Photos from the 'Picnic' rehearsal Sunday on the Palace stage.
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  • Article Photo. Director Tony Bopp gives some instructions after a scene Sunday.
    Director Tony Bopp gives some instructions after a scene Sunday.
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  • Article Photo. The Sorry Jar: Cast members are fined for apologizing; the money will go toward the cast party.
    The Sorry Jar: Cast members are fined for apologizing; the money will go toward the cast party.
  • Article Photo. Mandy Peterson and Kyle Webb have the lead roles as Madge and Hal.
    Mandy Peterson and Kyle Webb have the lead roles as Madge and Hal.
  • Article Photo. The Vinton Community Band records songs about moonlight for the ACT 1 production of 'Picnic.'
    The Vinton Community Band records songs about moonlight for the ACT 1 production of 'Picnic.'

     ACT 1 "Picnic" Director Tony Bopp wanted the sounds of a community band for the play, which opens next weekend at the Palace Theater.

     So he contacted Vinton Community Band leader Judy Trygstad.

     "I told him I had a lot of recordings," said Trygstad. "But he said, 'I don't want a recording; I want a community band feel.'"

     So at a recent "Picnic" rehearsal, the community band members played a couple of songs, which Bopp recorded and will use as background music for the play. 

     The cast has begun rehearsing at the Palace, where the show opens March 11. See the ACT 1 web site HERE for more information.