Inkubator Festival in the Bag
Oh my God!!!! I am finally done!!!!
Ok so I haven't posted in forever and I am sure I didn't fill everyone in on the happenings of the past month and the world at large...so I will try and make this as fill in as possible
Last March I got an email from Deborah Kirby and Jenny McConnel Fredrick saying that there was going to be, for the first time ever, a DC non-equity audtion. This would be held at Wolly Mammooth Theatre for 2 days and would host about 15-20 DC non-equity companies (including Rorschach, Journeymen, Forum, Open Circle, Constelation, and others). Well I appllied to audition and wrote that if they need help that weekend that I was avaible and would be willing to work. Well they said that I could work for a couple hours the first day before audtioning. Well when I got there Kimberly Kissyon (the lady running the auditions) put me as a runner and introducer of actors to the audtioners. Good fun time. Well they were a little short staffed so I worked the whole day. And they were impressed by how hard and focused I was at making sure things went smooth. So the next day when my girlfriend, Megan, went to audition they were short staffed again so I stayed to help out. And afterwords we went out for a drink at a bar. Well there I got introduced to Jessi Burgess (a DC area director and good friend), Michael Dove (Artistic Director of Forum Theatre), and Dan Prisarnkle (Casting director for Arena). We chatted forever and Jessi and I chatted about theatre and the state of Equity in DC and lots of other great theatre topics.
A couple months later I got invited to a meeting about a new works festival that Jessi was having with a bunch of theatre artist at her friend Eileen's house. well we met and chatted and eventualy a company was formed, The Inkwell. This company was gonig to do new works festivals that focused on the playwrite process and assisting them on the creation of new works. Well we did 4 stage readings at the Kennedy Center Page 2 Stage Festival and this January we got a full month at H street Playhouse to do whatever we wanted.
Well it came down to it that Jessi, myself, and Anne McCaw (a playwright) became the driving force on planning the festival. We planned out rehearsal, panel discussions, classes, and performances. It was hectic. For a full month I was pretty much going full steam. I had days where I would get to the space at 10 am, build some of the set with some peeps, take a quick break for some food, get back clean the space for a panel discussion, then close the space at the end of the night and repeate the next day. All the time taking calls from Actors, Deisginers, and Directors on the festivals coming and goings.
This past week we showed the Inkubator productions. If you want to learn what they are just ask me at some point. Well we did 6 days of 2 shows in true rep and even a staged reading on Saturday morning that I performed in. Then Sunday night we struck the set and everything and got out of the theatre. It was amazing. Serioulsy the greatest thing I have been a part of so far in my life. We had a group of hella dedicated people who worked their asses off and ended up putting on something never before done and greatly recieved in town. It was amazing. Serioulsy ask me more about it and I will gush for hours.
So now I have crashed...I now have nothign to do for a couple days and I am crazied and crashed. But thats where I am at.
Oh and I accepted an offer to perform in a new work by local dramaturg and playwright Jackie Lawton. Should be fun.
Lots going on and lots moving forward. Can't wait to see it all.
Love you all and hope to see you all soon.
Lee
Ok so I haven't posted in forever and I am sure I didn't fill everyone in on the happenings of the past month and the world at large...so I will try and make this as fill in as possible
Last March I got an email from Deborah Kirby and Jenny McConnel Fredrick saying that there was going to be, for the first time ever, a DC non-equity audtion. This would be held at Wolly Mammooth Theatre for 2 days and would host about 15-20 DC non-equity companies (including Rorschach, Journeymen, Forum, Open Circle, Constelation, and others). Well I appllied to audition and wrote that if they need help that weekend that I was avaible and would be willing to work. Well they said that I could work for a couple hours the first day before audtioning. Well when I got there Kimberly Kissyon (the lady running the auditions) put me as a runner and introducer of actors to the audtioners. Good fun time. Well they were a little short staffed so I worked the whole day. And they were impressed by how hard and focused I was at making sure things went smooth. So the next day when my girlfriend, Megan, went to audition they were short staffed again so I stayed to help out. And afterwords we went out for a drink at a bar. Well there I got introduced to Jessi Burgess (a DC area director and good friend), Michael Dove (Artistic Director of Forum Theatre), and Dan Prisarnkle (Casting director for Arena). We chatted forever and Jessi and I chatted about theatre and the state of Equity in DC and lots of other great theatre topics.
A couple months later I got invited to a meeting about a new works festival that Jessi was having with a bunch of theatre artist at her friend Eileen's house. well we met and chatted and eventualy a company was formed, The Inkwell. This company was gonig to do new works festivals that focused on the playwrite process and assisting them on the creation of new works. Well we did 4 stage readings at the Kennedy Center Page 2 Stage Festival and this January we got a full month at H street Playhouse to do whatever we wanted.
Well it came down to it that Jessi, myself, and Anne McCaw (a playwright) became the driving force on planning the festival. We planned out rehearsal, panel discussions, classes, and performances. It was hectic. For a full month I was pretty much going full steam. I had days where I would get to the space at 10 am, build some of the set with some peeps, take a quick break for some food, get back clean the space for a panel discussion, then close the space at the end of the night and repeate the next day. All the time taking calls from Actors, Deisginers, and Directors on the festivals coming and goings.
This past week we showed the Inkubator productions. If you want to learn what they are just ask me at some point. Well we did 6 days of 2 shows in true rep and even a staged reading on Saturday morning that I performed in. Then Sunday night we struck the set and everything and got out of the theatre. It was amazing. Serioulsy the greatest thing I have been a part of so far in my life. We had a group of hella dedicated people who worked their asses off and ended up putting on something never before done and greatly recieved in town. It was amazing. Serioulsy ask me more about it and I will gush for hours.
So now I have crashed...I now have nothign to do for a couple days and I am crazied and crashed. But thats where I am at.
Oh and I accepted an offer to perform in a new work by local dramaturg and playwright Jackie Lawton. Should be fun.
Lots going on and lots moving forward. Can't wait to see it all.
Love you all and hope to see you all soon.
Lee