Opening night of Killjoy at NTAC – The Thursday night crowd packed the house, eager to laugh and comment on every uncomfortable situation. What an intelligent audience! By the time the first couple of lines were said, no one seemed to take notice of our leading lady’s tech-week injuries, which left her face black and blue. While the cast and crew have been struggling for the last week to put to finishing touches on the performance, all efforts were paid back in full by the mirthful patrons attending the performance. Whatever hardships we have faced along this journey, one thing is for certain – the audience loved the show!
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Theatre Out’s production of BRIEFS: A Festival of Short Plays closed this weekend. Our closing matinee performance was sold out, so I watched my directing piece from the booth. The cast really pulled out all the stops today – ending this high energy show with a bang.
As part of the audience experience we asked our patrons to vote for their favorite play. The playwright will receive a special recognition from Theatre Out. The awards went to: The Best of the Fest - Audience Favorite was Attack of the Dorothies by J. E. Phelan The Best of the Fest - Producer's Choice was Shiny Pair of Complications by J. Stephen Brantley Congratulations to all on a wonderful performance! I sincerely hope that Theatre Out will continue this tradition with another short play festival in 2011. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! BRIEFS: A Festival of Short Plays opened this weekend to an enthusiastic crowd. Audience members have already cast their ballots for Best of the Festival. My actors have worked very hard to deliver a heart-felt performance in A Bridge to Something. Playwright Corinne Kawecki came to see the show, not once, but twice this weekend. She traveled a great distance from Chicago to see her piece and support the festival. The cast and I were honored to meet her and hear her input on our work.
If you are planning on seeing the show I suggest ordering your tickets now, as we are already starting to sell out next weekend. Hope to see you there I have booked a trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR. “Wake Up with Shakespeare” with Dr. Alan Armstrong begins August 10th and runs through August 15th. I am very excited to attend classes this year attend OSF’s productions of Throne of Blood, Henry IV, Part One, The Merchant of Venice, She Loves Me, Twelfth Night, Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet.
Read my daily OSF blog at Penny4Luck starting on August 15th! I was listening to the following song in my car today, and I suddenly connected to it as it seemed to somehow personify what Margaret sees in Isabella in Edward II. If I were to create a soundtrack for Edward II, this would certainly be a part of it.
"Monarch" Feist The Queen has a feint had a fall Don't give me ether or open my vein I'm sane I know I'm sane I don't give a care for the crown or the shield I will not protect you or happily yield To the one who makes me come undone Who was born and in what way All the fields and poppies ay Who was born in what way All the fields The Queen is walking away with only her stockings on Waving having forbidden pears and song Valiant and the colours are too gold Colours of the morning old Who was born and in what way All the fields and poppies ay Who was born in what way All the fields Monarch now lay (your) jeweled head Monarch now lay (your) jeweled head Monarch now lay your jeweled head Monarch now lay your jeweled head Monarch now lay your jeweled head Monarch now lay your jeweled head The Queen saw the beast in the ribs of the garden Husband dear you are nearer to the eye You're thrown place you wouldn't hold a pardon strokes By the hand of God By the hand of God Though you is so cruel Who was born and in what way Who was born and in what way I have been asked to serve as a judge for my second consecutive year at the 10th Annual CSULB Theatrefest, on April 16th and 17th. Last year I served on the judging panel for the classical scene semi-finals. This year they have changed the program, so I will bebe involved in judging the comedic scenes semi-finals, which will include classical and contemparary selections. I am excited at the prospect of providing feedback to the young actors in attendance and perhaps even learning a few things from them as well.
Yesterday I beat the urge to sleep in on a Sunday morning, "sprang foward," and drug myself out of bed to do what I love best. Our first read-through for edward II enthused my desire to get this show on its feet. Unfortunately I will have to guide my way through the next week of table work in order to get to that point. I think the table work will be exciting in itself though, as I will be able to have an hour one-on-one with our director to discuss character.
The script diverges from Marlowe's version in a very sincere and exciting way. Darcy has added language, re-assigned dialog and added characters to create a much improved emotional journey which electridies the characters of the show. I am ready to make strong choices and collaborate on this unique look into one of Marlowe's greatest. Tonight marks the second weekend of Almost, Maine. We have managed to pull in two fabulous reviews and the audience feedback has been wonderful. On opening night I heard both laughter and cries of despair as our audience invested themselves in our characters. After weeks of rehearsing with only our director in the room, the validation our audiences have been graciously bestowing on us has been refreshing. I can only imagine what this weekend will hold, with a packed house.
We had a pick-up rehearsal last night, and despite all the goofball antics and Cruz feeling under the weather, we fell right back into place. Consistency has always been something I strive to achieve in in this art form that is constantly changing and evolving every time the lights come up, as the northern lights dance behind us in the sky. |
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