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lazy Web Help
So I'm working on a show called "Mauritius" about greed. The script doesn't say what city the show is set in, but our director decided it should be Kansas City. (the play is set today). My biggest challenge at the moment is getting a news paper from the city. If anyone has any midwest contacts, I'd love to be put in contact with them to see if ( Read more... ) -
We open Saturday
So the devised theatre piece opens on Saturday. At this point in the show we have ( Read more... ) -
Carpet Scripting
Tomorrow the work we have been doing the students will come to a new place. The faculty will begin (and hopefully sort-of-finish) the process of carpet scripting. This is the technique we will use to take 8 days of writing from 31 kids and form a script out of it. It is called carpet scripting because you put all the writing out (on the floor ( Read more... ) -
What I'm up to this summer
This summer I am teaching in a program that teaches the techniques of devised theatre to high school students. Since most folks aren't familiar with devised theatre, let me explain. Devised theatre is a technique which uses improv exercises, and writing prompts to have the participants create short scenes and monologues about their own life. I ( Read more... ) -
Its' been a long time
I haven't posted on LJ since December. I'm going to try to commit to posting at least weekly here.... and writing something more substantial than I write on face book.
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I miss my Grandmother
I haven't posted in a long time. This is deeply personal, and probably a bit depressing. ( Read more... ) -
Recommendation Requested
Needed: A lawyer specializing in Tax Law, friendly to LGBT community, somewhat local to us (Fresno preferred, San Fran or L.A. a possibility).
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Turkey Turkey Turkey
I have noticed that my calendar says that is now November, which means Thanksgiving is coming up in a few short weeks. As per our usual practice, we will be making a fantastic dinner on Thanksgiving day at our home in Fresno. If you want to join us, please let us know. We make Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Pumpkin Pie -- and some side dishes, we ask ( Read more... ) -
"You are inferior to me, but I won't actually say that to your face."
In my last post I mentioned I had something serious to post about, and this would be it. For those of you follow me on Facebook, or read my husband's livejournal, you've seen (some) of this.
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Reviews
i have some serious stuff to write, but for the moment, a couple of Reviews of my current show.
From the Fresno Bee (Full review here):
Drawing on the powerhouse design strengths of Fresno City College, the play offers a visually sumptuous rendition of playwright Tony Kushner's adaptation of classic playwright's Pierre Corneille's "L'Illusion ( Read more... )