Our Shakespeare workshop, originally scheduled for Saturday, August 26, has been postponed. We will reschedule it for a later date and announce the new day and time when we have them. Thank you for your interest. Download QR đź ‹
We did it! and a defense of Durang
We did it!  Opening weekend was beautiful.  The audience members laughed and cried and also questioned why I would do such a “disturbing” play.  I am including my director’s notes here as an explanation/defense. Ta-da! I first discovered The Marriage of Bette and Boo—and Christopher Durang—in college. It was love at first read through. He […]
Plays are work… call it a night!
I was in my first play in second grade. It was called Iron John and, because I had a natural aptitude for being precise and bossy, I was cast as the lead narrator. Two days before the show, we had a disastrous rehearsal. We missed cues, we missed, entrances—I’m pretty sure one of the princesses […]
Free stuff and here we go!
Ask for free stuff and you shall receive… Thus far, I have been very successful in procuring free stuff to fit into our close to $0 budget. I hope my luck holds. The Revels kindly passed along a wedding dress when their show finished last Saturday. Rockefeller Chapel graciously agreed to lend us a robe […]
B and B: Striking the right note
The challenge to successfully directing Durang is finding the right note to strike. While the content of the show- still borns, alcoholism, verbal abuse, general family dysfunction- are not funny on their own, the vehicle is hilarious, and it is important for the actors to be unapologetic and dive right in. As Durang says in his […]
A 50-50 Proposition
“Marriage is a 50-50 proposition,” Bette tells Boo. Â He responds: “Where do you come up with these sayings? Â On the back of matchpacks?” In spite of Boo’s scorn, I believe that directing is the same way. Â I like directing better than acting. Â Acting makes me realize all my inadequacies and the fact that my default […]