I’m still reeling a bit about a recent decision by the estate of Edward Albee re: a production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: According to sources, the estate of the late playwright, Edward Albee, demanded that a theatre company in Oregon, The Complete Works Project, who was producing Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, fire …
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The recent PBS showing of Sweeney Todd in concert nudged a lot of ideas I have about the show again. Since I’m not a director and never want to be one, I sort of figure the only way I’m going to get those ideas out in any fashion will be to write my way through …
I’m still ambivalent about a The Last 5 Years1 film, largely because its concept has always seemed so tied to live theatre. Mind you, I don’t mind adaptation. It happens all the time. Filmmakers adjust stories to better fit the new medium and I totally think they should. That said, the central conceit of The …
Venice Theatre, whom I last mentioned when their open secret of paying some but not all performers went public, has decided to modify the script some more. They announced a move hinted at in the previous Jay Handelman article on the subject of payment–acting internships: The chosen actors will get housing and a small weekly …
Venice Theatre (née Venice Little Theatre) has had something of an open secret amongst local community theatre actors and assorted other theatre folk for a while now. This weekend, local critic Jay Handelman outed them: While preparing to write a story about the upcoming Venice Theatre production of “Oklahoma!” I discovered that the actor playing …
I live in an area which is fairly unique in the way its community theatres run. Shows are on 5 to 6 days a week, sometimes putting on shows twice in the same day. Production staff who work at the local Equity houses likewise direct and design for the community set. There’s a much closer …
Yes, I disappeared. I don’t know how widespread the term “Hell Week” is when discussing the week and change leading up to a show opening, but, well … yeah. That’s where I’ve been. I did, however, manage to put together all those D(r)oodles I’ve been doing and take another crack at some marketing materials. Wonkery …
It’s the final suspect, folks. Assistant to the good Revered Crisparkle, aspiring author, but little-seen in our tale, is the mysterious Mr. Bazzard: Uh oh. It appears Mr. Bazzard may have taken “poison pen” a bit literally…
Keeper of the faith in fair Cloisterham, guardian and mentor to the Landless twins, we come to Reverend Crisparkle: I’m sure he’s just planning to do some carpentry with that hammer and those very large spikes. Right?
Hotheaded visitor from far Ceylon, Helena’s twin brother, and another soul smitten by Drood’s intended, Rosa Bud. Please welcome, Neville Landless: … and his sword-cane? But why would he need that…?
