Giveaway! Win a Trailer Park Pippi Package!

ETA: Thanks for all your entries! The contest is now closed!

To celebrate the return of The Great American Trailer Park Musical to The Hippodrome Theatre, we're giving away some great prizes.

In Trailer Park, the mobile home community Armadillo Acres gets its status quo bumped out of shape when Pippi, a stripper on the run, comes between a housewife and her tollbooth collector husband. We're giving you a chance to learn to bump and grind it, too, with a Pippi Prize Pack!

The Pippi Prize Pack includes two tickets to The Great American Trailer Park Musical and two Pole Dancing Lessons from French Addiction Lingerie. This prize pack has a retail value of $100! Guys, you can enter, too... this would make an amazing gift for your wife or girlfriend.

Here's what you need to do: Leave a comment on this blog post. You could tell us what your stripper name would be or why you think you should win the Pippi Prize Pack. Or what show you're most excited about in our 09-10 Season! Winners will be picked next Tuesday! And don't forget to make sure we have a way of contacting you if you're a winner!

The fine print: Contest is open to ages 18 and up. There are no geographic restrictions, but winners are responsible for their own travel. Winners will be picked by a random number generator. There are three prizes available in this giveaway.

Trailer Park is a-Brewin'

"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" is returning to the Hippodrome Theatre this summer and from the sound of this cast, this is a show that you cannot miss. Rehearsals have been going on all weekend and the cast has a well deserved day off today. For a special behind-the-scenes treat, we're going to give you a glimpse at a typical first day of rehearsals here at The Hipp.

The first day of rehearsals will typically begin with a Meet and Greet. The cast, crew and staff are invited to eat and socialize. It's a great chance to see old friends and meet the newcomers to our theatre.


The Hippodrome Theatre is a professional theatre and hires both union and non-union actors. The union for theatrical actors and stage managers is called Actor's Equity Association, or Equity for short. Following the Meet and Greet, the Equity actors in this production gathered together to hold a required meeting. I can't really give you too much of an insight there, but enjoy these pictures of the rest of the cast, crew and staff hanging out and waiting.



The Equity Meeting over with, everyone reconvenes back in the Rehearsal Room to watch the cast read through the script. The actors have been sent scripts (and scores, in the case of a musical) in advance and all are familiar with the dialogue and music. Some actors will have their lines memorized before rehearsals begin. After introductions of the cast, crew and staff, we jump right into it.



Lin, Betty and Pickles sing the opening number (Jorgia McAfee, Kim Mead and Rachel Lomax)


Two of our three returning cast members: Kelly Atkins as Pippi and Mark Chambers as Norbert


Our third returning cast member, Catherine Fries Vaughn as Jeannie.


Newcomer Tim Norton as Duke.


The cast of "The Great American Trailer Park Musical"

After the read through, the cast went straight into rehearsing the opening number. Cast members who weren't in that got their measurements taken and headed home early. They'll be doing plenty of work in the weeks to come.

"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" opens June 5th with Previews on June 3rd and 4th and will be running all summer at The Hipp. For tickets and more information, call our Box Office at 352-374-HIPP or visit our website at thehipp.org