CFTC: Into The Woods

City of Fairfax Theatre Company : Into the Woods

Had decided not to write about CFTC’s  Into the Woods last week because it was the last showing. Frequently I see shows on the last weekend, so haven’t shared observations on a half a dozen venues this past spring and summer.  I saw NovaShowbiz as a vehicle to comment on shows people had a chance to buy tickets. My mind’s been changed.

City of Fairfax Theatre Company started in 2009 on a frayed shoe string budget and no home to call its own. You know, the usual way to start a theatre company. Still they managed to put on a couple of productions a year, run a Youth Ensemble during the school year and a summer camp. Many of the un-paid staff are FCPS teachers whose calling it is to bring out the best in the next generation. As of August 1, CFTC has suspended operations, http://www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org/fairfaxcitytheatre.org/Home.html.

It’s a shame. Into the Woods was delightful. The set was beautifully constructed with a live orchestra silhouetted behind a canopy of trees and undergrowth. Offstage sounds and lighting was everything it should be. And the voices were clear as bells. The production was not perfect, but well worth the price of the ticket.

If anyone has the energy or assets to help these folks out, the NoVa theater community would be the better for it.

See you later,

Sadie