Some notes on next steps for April’s show: 3 or 4 main sections where we could put stuff on (see red in diagram) Entry way for opening bit Then long hallway for some theatrical stuff Then an outdoor patio for musicians Possibly the garden area for something else Start in entry way with musical...
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Your Neighborhood Association is a Hit!
Okay, not necessarily YOUR neighborhood association. But our FronteraFest piece got selected for Best of Week last week, and Saturday’s performance was a real step up from our original Wednesday night’s show. The audience was warm and in synch with the performers. The pacing, timing and chemistry was just right. Still amazes me how...
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Okay, so I’ve booked a space in April for a fundraiser. I had no real inclination to go through the work of doing something like this right after A Night of Squid (exhausting!) but maybe the churning and burning of having inauguration day around the corner has spurned some sense of activism, or at...
Continue readingUh-Huh Uh-Huh Uh-Huh Uh-Huh…
I’ve had this dream for the past twenty years to take the song That’s the Way I like It by KC & The Sunshine Band and sample it in the middle of the first measure of the chorus so that the AND of the second beat through the fourth beat is repeated over and over...
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Oh hey, got some stuff upcoming. FronteraFest comes again, and Your Neighborhood Association opens Wednesday, January 25th, at Hyde Park Theatre. This (left) is one of the shots we got at our professional photo shoot in early December. Oh, and this (below) is a satirical political bumper sticker David saw after an early rehearsal...
Continue reading14/48 Austin 2016: Night two
12:08am: Falling down on the job a bit. Enjoyed Night One. On fumes now for Night Two. Theme: Mistaken Identity (I like it) I’ve got three women in my cast. Current approach: Duck, Duck, Goose. Two ducks, one goose. One of the ducks who’s a Mallard is mistaken for a Layson Teal (I know!),...
Continue reading14/48 Austin 2016: Night One
Hey look, I’m a veteran this year (not a virgin)! 11:02pm: The theme for the night is Emotional Hangovers. Nice and broad, but leaves a lot of options as well. I’ve got characters named Man1 and Man2 in this one, really working hard to come up with something unique. They’re talking in a not-really-talking-to-each-way...
Continue readingLoretta’s Office
Work continues slowly but surely on the Napervillains project. Jen and Ryan are doing initial work on a series of webisodes (is that still a thing?) that will be rolled out one at a time once all the animation is complete. Ryan has created Loretta’s desk and office space here (Loretta is the manager...
Continue readingCouple of August Happenings
Oh hi, YES, that whole Ireland thing worked out great, thanks for asking! My left knee was sore for a couple of days after I was done but it’s mostly recovered now. And I got to spend a couple of days in Rathnew, south of Dublin, with my old boss from like twenty years...
Continue readingThe Great Zoo Switcheroo
Heya, happy July! Just signed another contract for the fall to have this play that I co-wrote with Tim at Express Theatre run in the fall. Contracts: they make me feel all business-y and pro-ish! Anyway, this one opens on Thursday, July 21st and will hopefully run again in September and October. Can’t...
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