Susquehanna University's production of Kate Hamil's adaptation of Pride & Prejudice (April 23-25 in the Degenstein Family Theatre) takes its source material with a light touch. Taking Hamil's advisory "play the character, not the gender" to heart, we are diving into the process with a diverse cast whose gender, race, and physical abilities might not … Continue reading Pride & Prejudice 1: Gender – it’s in the “bones”
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so much dam history here, pt.1: lymansville
"So Much Dam History Here" is a RISCA-funded project that gathers stories from throughout the Ocean State, but particularly, the ones that are a far reach from the ocean. The Lymansville Dam has long been a kind of friend to me, it's artificial waterfall shushing the stress of a day as I made my way … Continue reading so much dam history here, pt.1: lymansville
Amphitryon 20/20 (Fringe PVD Edition)
The PVD Fringe went virtual. The first incarnation of Amphitryon 20/20 was born on the web. In a crash course on playing with the internet without crashing our computer, we created a new version of this ancient play that took (/takes?) place on Zoom, Instagram, Gchat, and Google Slides, and included a bunch of original … Continue reading Amphitryon 20/20 (Fringe PVD Edition)
coming attractions: Amphytrion 20/20
a new adaptation of the classic tale for the age of social distancing, with many thanks to Heinrich von Kleist. Stay tuned for more information! You'll never look at Herakles conception the same way. But...why were you looking?
Wilbury/MAP/Tenderloin: Streaming Live to You
A record and a plug: come find out a bit more about the shows and organizations I've been gushing about by following their work on the living stream. If you're not into theatre, why not stay for the Herotodean paradox: Can you now dip your toes into the same stream twice? Wilbury Theatre Group has … Continue reading Wilbury/MAP/Tenderloin: Streaming Live to You
herakles
I've been fascinated by herakles' for years, the demi-god, the savior of civilization who murdered his own family in a fit of, it is said, madness. It wasn't the godliness or the manliness that drew me to him, but the question he persists in: how do you act if you might be immortal? What does … Continue reading herakles
THE SEA PAGEANT
Jed's Dream, Strange Attractor's crazy mysteries, and 100 people celebrating (with) the sea on the occasion of the total solar eclipse. I got to be a "Group Leader," leading, well, a group as we created short choreographies to add to the enormous spectale with only one audience member: the ocean. (some other people showed up … Continue reading THE SEA PAGEANT
s{cr}eens: observing ‘probable’ violence
I tried to do a piece about ancient rhetoric in the modern world. It was about masculinity and baseball and good old fashioned murder. It was called frame{d}, and it was set to be a rip-roarin' whodunnit, only the trick was that the murder never happened. It was a piece about probability and ancient rhetoric … Continue reading s{cr}eens: observing ‘probable’ violence
“like the sun goes about the earth”
We followed a French philosopher from Providence to the hills of Transylvania. She took us with her, and we all tagged differently along. When our EasyJets had finally cooled, we found her singing in Italian, philosophizing in Romanian, praying - still - in French, and occasionally cursing in English.
Desiring Simone
work in progress - first showing at 95 Empire May 10th and 11th. We're doing a performance about Simone Weil. Who is she? As soon as you put an adjective in front of Simone's name, you have to start adding hyphens. Simone was a French-Jewish-Catholic- Philosopher-Mystic-Marxist, but she didn't want any names, not even … Continue reading Desiring Simone
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