The Wedding Begins. L-R: Projectionist Chelsea Dacus; Bridesminions Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
"It was a time without voice..." L-R: Rob Vagle, Tom Gray (seated), Damon Kaswell. Photo by Eric Meyer.
“It was a time without color...” L-R: Projectionist Chelsea Dacus; Bridesminions Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“There's not enough sneaking around in movies these days.” It's not an elopement if someone's not shinnying down a drainpipe. Best we could do was this French window. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Eloping. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“Stop! How dare you make off with my innocent & pure sister!” Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Busted! “How dare you make off with my innocent & pure sister!” Left to right, Ximena, Rob, Bridesminions Scott, Graham, and Kat, and Julian Cearley, cast to type as the Bride's Brother. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Defying the disapproving relative. "You can't marry my sister, you're just a penniless writer!" Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“I love him and I want to marry him!” Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Not penniless! Rob hands Ximena's brother a penny. “Oh, well, that's all right then.” Photo by Alvin Cearley.
All is well! Going to meet the minister. Little do we know... Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Eric Witchey, Evil Train Conductor of DOOM. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Oh No! The Minion of Honor has been mugged! The Evil Train Overlord has stolen the rings! L-R: Bridesminion Graham Clark, Bridesminion Scott Buchanan, Minion of Honor Kat Meyer, Bride Ximena Cearley, Groom Rob Vagle, Bride's Brother Julian Cearley, Minister Damon Kaswell. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Eric Witchey, Evil Train Conductor of DOOM. Apart from the hat, the cape, and the pencil-thin mustache, this is actually what he's like when he's running a model train. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The rings on the train. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
I know an Evil Train Overlord who's having way too much fun foiling the forces of True Love. Eric asked how melodramatic we wanted this, and we told him to take it to the wall. He came through in spades. L-R: Eric Witchey, Pianist Rebecca Oswald. Rebecca did the soundtrack live. Truly outstanding work. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Moohoohahahaha! L-R: Eric Witchey, Rebecca Oswald. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
What shall we do?? L-R: Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Damon Kaswell. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“We have an idea!” One traditional function of bridesminions is to brain when the bride can't. L-R: Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Damon Kaswell. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The other traditional function of Bridesminions is to hold up the train! L-R: Minion of Honor Kat Meyer, Bridesminion Scott Buchanan, Evil Train Conductor Eric Witchey, Bridesminion Graham Clark's leg, Minister Damon Kaswell, Julian Cearley. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Foiled! The Bridesminions hold up the train! L-R: Eric Witchey, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Scott and Graham keep him covered while Kat retrieves the rings. Yes, the rings really were on that train the whole time. This photo also shows the tracks Damon got “tied” to. L-R: Kat Meyer, Graham's Hat, Scott Buchanan, Projectionist Chelsea Dacus (sister-in-law of the bride). Tracks by Graham Clark. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Photo by Eric Meyer, who was sitting behind projectionist Tom Gray.
Hooray hooray hooray! L-R: Scott's Hat, Graham Clark, Kat Meyer, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Damon Kaswell. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
That Evil Train Overlord is irrepressible! He kidnaps the minister while our backs are turned. L-R: Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Damon Kaswell, Eric Witchey, Projectionist Tom Gray. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Evil Train Overlord kidnaps the minister while our backs are turned celebrating his defeat! L-R: Eric Witchey, Damon Kaswell, Ximena, Julian. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Help help! Foreground, L-R: Eric Witchey, Damon Kaswell. Background, L-R: Chris Moorefield, reception tango DJ; Ev Marcel, reception tango instructor; Chelsea Dacus, Projectionist. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The horror, the horror! Oh, the humanity! L-R: Kat Meyer, Scott's hat, Graham Clark, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Ximena Cearley (behind Julian), Tom Gray. Apparently Julian and I have the same natural dramatic instincts--these gestures were not specifically rehearsed--you'd never guess we were related. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The ransom note arrives via paper airplane. We were fortunate in our personnel--Eric not only designed and built the train layout and did all this acting, but he also was able to build a paper airplane that would actually fly. This worked better in rehearsal than it did live, but that's showbiz. Foreground: Eric Witchey. Middle Ground, front row L-R: Kat Meyer, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley. Back Row L-R: Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark, Ximena Cearley. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The Evil Train Overlord bears down on the hapless Minister! Kat rushes to the rescue. L-R: Chelsea Dacus, Eric Witchey, Damon's feet, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Bridesminions rescuing the minister. L-R: Rob Vagle, Eric Witchey's foot as he choo-choos down the tracks toward the hapless minister, Damon Kaswell, Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Kat Meyer. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Crash! Rob put a penny on the tracks to derail the train. L-R: Chelsea Dacus, Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark, Damon Kaswell, Eric Witchey (derailed in fron of Damon), Kat Meyer, Julian Cearley, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle's hands and feet. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Getting our breath back. L-R: Eric Witchey (on the floor), Scott, Graham, Kat, Damon, Julian, Ximena, Rob. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“Yeah, that's great and everything, but now you really ARE a penniless writer!” L-R: Scott capturing Eric, Graham, Kat, Damon, Julian (giving Rob a hard time about the penny) Ximena, Rob. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“He's not penniless!' Ximena hands Julian a tuppence, provided for the occasion by Scottish Bridesminion Graham Clark. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
L-R: Julian Cearley gazing with disdain at the tuppence. Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Julian Cearley gazing with disdain at the tuppence. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
“This isn't a penny! it's a tuppence!” “Well, there are two of us now.” The angle of this photo is wrong but I have it on good authority that my brother and I gave each other the two-fingered salute at this exchange--another unrehearsed, unintended piece of serendipity. Since we're Americans, Graham had to point this out to us afterward. I gather it was hilarious. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Now we're REALLY going to get married. Defeating the Evil Train Overlord brings voice back into the world, so we can actually speak our vows. But the vows were still projected onscreen so that (a) the audience could follow them and (b) we could crib. Yes, that's glitter on the bride's back. And arms, and hair... L-R: Scott, Eric, Graham, Rob, Ximena, Damon, Kat, Julian. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
The vows begin. Damon is the only one on script because his back is to the intertitles the rest of us were cueing from. With the defeat of the Evil Train Conductor, voice, if not color, returns to the world, so we can speak our vows. L-R: Ximena & Rob, Eric Witchey, Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark, Damon Kaswell, Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Damon led off the vow exchange with this quotation by ee cummings. That's Tom Gray's hat. Photo by Eric Meyer.
“Love is the voice under all silences”. We forgot to credit ee cummings with the quotation that opened the vows. L-R: Eric Witchey, Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark, Rob Vagle, Damon Kaswell, Ximena Cearley, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Another angle on the ceremony. L-R: Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Damon Kaswell, Eric Witchey, Kat Meyer, Julian Cearley, Tom Gray (background), bridal couple. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Some of our guests: watching the show: Foregound: Eric Meyer, Carolyn Meyer (husband and daughter, respectively, of the Minion of Honor). L-R behind Carolyn, Harold Gross, Mary Anne Clark, Dick Loescher, Alan Clark (no relation). Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Sidekicks. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
To Infinity and Beyond! Completing our vows brings color back into the world. The guys were very generous in supplying shirts they didn't mind being Velcro'd into for the heroic tearaway effect. It looked great on stage. L-R: Damon Kaswell, Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Credits roll, the wedding dance begins. L-R: Rob Vagle, Ximena Cearley, Chelsea Dacus, Scott Buchanan, Graham Clark, Julian Cearley, Damon's leg. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Credits roll, dance begins. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
We have all the time in the world. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Dancing. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Awwww. Credits rolled over a tango arrangement of “we have all the time in the world” by pianist Rebecca Oswald who did all the silent-movie soundtrack live. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
“So, how 'bout them Red Sox?” Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer, not watching the dance. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
World's Greatest Wedding Posse takes a bow. L-R: Chelsea Dacus, Eric Witchey, Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Damon Kaswell, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer. Completing our vows brings color back into the world and the guys stripped off their dark shirts to reveal the tie-dyes. Julian simply wore his madras tux jacket under the black one. We're applauding pianist Rebecca Oswald. The guys lined up by height is totally coincidental as far as I know (they may have arranged it among themselves) but it looks great. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Oh yeah, let's acknowledge the bride. AGAIN. L-R: Chelsea Dacus, Eric Witchey, Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Damon Kaswell, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer, Tom Gray. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
Taking their bows after the dance. Back to front: Eric Witchey, Graham Clark, Scott Buchanan, Damon Kaswell, Ximena, Rob, Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer. Behind the sound system: tango DJ Chris Moorefield. Photo by Jerry Oltion.
Announcements. We offered a beginning tango lesson by Ev Marcel while we hid out decompressing, and crayons. L-R: Scott Buchanan, Damon Kaswell, Ximena Cearley, Rob Vagle, Julian Cearley, Kat Meyer. Photo by Alvin Cearley.
