Every so often I will pull out movies from my DVD collection and attempt to sum up the entire movie in one line. This was a challenge I used to pose to my students in the days when I was teaching. The idea is to distill the entire movie into a one sentence description after experiencing it. It applies to plays as well… in fact, pretty much anything that has a narrative story structure. The …
Announcement 1 As of 9 AM today applications for the 2010 Rogue Performance Festival will go live at THE SITE. Remember slots will be allotted on a first come first served basis so quit your ass dragging ways if you want to be in the fest. There is also helpful (at least I think they are helpful) information on THIS & THIS post. Cheers and Good Luck! Announcement 2 The re:FUSE Festival kicks off tomorrow …
Posting this just cuz. Actually, its in response to Kien’s “I am tired” post and Cosima’s “Musical Monday” post. Plus, this sequence has always made me laugh out loud. More later… maybe even another post.
Last night, after catching up with a friend on her return from New Zealand I ran into fellow playwright, Ross Howard who fielded 2 shows at the recent Rogue Festival. This one & this one… both excellent plays in my book ( I saw them both in my quest to seek out original works during the festival). I was actually on my way home but just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to commiserate with someone …
I feel good… better than James Brown. Rogue 2007 went well. There seemed to be a significant spike in audience attendance. Performers from far and near seemed to be on a buzzed high from their participation. In general the caliber of shows was very impressive. After 6 years I think it has finally arrived. Both my shows did well. Suicide Lounge was quite a popular show. For something that was thrown together as a lark… …
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… to kill so I thought I’d take the time to post something. At least something a little longer that the past two days. One of my rehearsals fizzled out tonight. Though I’m not fretting it (perhaps I should) but it was for Suicide Lounge and I’m not in the greatest of voice tonight. Also this gives me time to really work one of the numbers that I want to do. Lush Life is a …
… and I went. It was a really nice change from being the hermit in the cave working on web work. Thank you G & L for a lovely evening and a wonderful meal. Sol and Kien for being there. Chilling out with stirring conversation with great company… a welcome change and it’s been a while.
