reason number 1 to come see "arm and a leg" these next two weeks

ladies and gentleman, presenting the rosco litepad. glo book glo!

thinking about hedda

my last assignment for graduate school: hedda gabler. it's the last mainstage of the year and a show i really wanted to do with a FANTASTIC artistic/directing team--i am SO excited!!
anyways, i have been seeing things all over nyc that are inspiring me for hedda. here is one of them.

information about "One Arm and A Leg"

I randomly did a google search and found this! Everyone: come see "One Arm and A Leg" here at the end of the month!

my latest inspiration

i went to coney island for the first time a night ago.

summer 2010

technical theatre at camp greystone took a giant leap this year. first flying scenery (6 elements!!!), first followspot, first set of wireless mics, first decorated curtain. it was an absolute blast! seeing those girls operate all of the backstage elements flawlessly with only one tech rehearsal was amazing. they really did a fantastic job.
(working on the train car right before the bats attacked!)
plus, the chance to work with one of my best friends of all time again was absolutely wonderful. and, with some exciting plans in the works for the pavilion--it's an incredibly exciting time for the drama department at camp!



this month i am going straight into tech with two shows in nyc. the first, "one arm and a leg" is a devised piece that is part of some end of summer festivals in the city: the "dream up festival" at theatre for the new city and the "summer sublet festival" at HERE arts center. i am so looking forward to getting to see a rehearsal in the city this week and start playing with the director and the design team--it's going to be a beautiful show! the second, "mundo overloadus", at performance space 122, goes up right at the beginning of september and promises to be a lot of fun. i am looking forward to meeting with the director this week to talk about the piece. the producer is an old friend of mine, so that is very exciting!

in other news, something really exciting is on the schedule for november----but im going to keep it a surprise for just a little while longer!

theatre can blow your mind

this weekend i saw a show in nyc that everyone should go see. it's a new devised work, conceived by one of my friends from undergraduate. and it's one of those show that when you see it, you think--"that, my friend, is a piece of theatre". i don't want to say much else for fear i will ruin it--so GO SEE IT!

the untitled project (click for a link to the show website)

the gene frankel theatre
24 bond street
6/4-6/4 & 6/11-6/13

chicago!

i have spent the last week and a half working on a show in chicago with my dear friends jenny and kira from bu! i designed their most recent project, "cta: coming to america", which opened this weekend. it has been the most amazing experience. the ensemble style work, the wonderful people, the amazing city, and the whirlwind process have made this the most incredible trip ever!



the show went up in theatre building chicago, on belmont avenue. it's got three theatres in it and the staff there was incredibly helpful and nice. we went on a weekend retreat in michigan before load in, which was super helpful in terms of clarifying the work and getting us all ready for the tech process.



the show itself is really cool: its stories of immigrants (all living) who came to chicago from over 6 different countries. jenny and kira have spent the last year doing interviews and have created a really cool theatre piece that connects them all together. it was wonderful to watch the ensemble work together to create an hour and a half of non-stop physical engagement with the text. it is beautiful!