Like that one guy said: Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Welcome to the place where all things have been lifted, looted, and otherwise pilfered…Remember, possession is 9/10s of the law.
Covid-19 has taken a lot of things from us. Like the ability to breathe without a piece of cloth in front of our faces. And the chance to meet up with a group of friends without strategic planning. And the opportunity to head to… Continue Reading “3 Things I Learned About Making Art from James Ijames’s White”
Greek to me. After three months of working, I’ve finished the draft of the gender-reversed adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar that I’ll be directing throughout October and November. (We open in December! If you’re in Colorado Springs, you need to come see this!)… Continue Reading “Rewriting the Bard: Julius Caesar”
Dead Man’s Cell Phone Production Poster (Designed by: Linda Nichols) Sarah Ruhl is the second most performed playwright in the United States — second only to the Bard his own self. This is the last weekend that it will be performed in Colorado Springs… Continue Reading “Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Directions”
Tonight is the opening night of Theatre ‘d Art’s production of A Clockwork Orange — in which I am playing Alex’s mother and the orderly who straps him into the cinny contraption. Aside from the insane story, the insane in-your-face staging (we’re doing it… Continue Reading “A Clockwork Orange: The Book, The Movie, The Play”
King Henry VI, Part 2 by William ShakespeareMy rating: 3 of 5 stars The Henry plays — and a great deal of Shakespeare’s history plays — were written prior to 1594. These are Shakespeare’s early attempts and a lot of critics have pointed out:… Continue Reading “”
I’m trying to read Shakespeare’s works in the (generally) agreed upon order in which they were written. That means there’s a lot of histories up front. Right now, I’ve finished the Henry VI trilogy and am moving on to Richard III. And, really, the only… Continue Reading “The Original Pronunciation of Shakespeare”
For the past few weeks, I’ve been happily learning how to do lighting design over at SET, a Colorado Springs Theatre Company. SET’s finishing up its season with a badass one-act play involving corrupt governments and a disturbing use of Christmas carols. We open… Continue Reading “Springs Ensemble Theatre Presents Harold Pinter’s "One for the Road"; a.k.a. "Jenny did the lights"”
Ali: No breaks in this week’s chain, I am pleased to report. Also, I made cookies and went on a seven mile hike over the weekend. As of yesterday, I’m only two miles away from hitting my work out goal for the week (a… Continue Reading “Tournaments, Cross Dressing Princes, and Mini Operas: A Tuesday Post of Accountability”