365 Sketches: More Rehearsal Pictures

Thursday, May 20, 2010

More Rehearsal Pictures

I have been visiting rehearsals this week and struck with the same sense of astonishment that all these people are putting so much time and energy into some stuff I wrote. When I teach, I stress to students to consider exactly what they are asking of their future actors and crew. Your scene is more likely to be done if it isn't a pain-in-the-ass or next-to-impossible or too expensive to make work on stage. Well, that didn't stop me from writing scenes that involved cow pyramids, moon landings, caskets or eviscerated Easter bunnies.

It's tricky. A writer doesn't want to create something regarded unproduceable, but it's also theater. The only limit is imagination. Part of the fun in a production is to see how an ensemble will tackle the impossible and make it work on stage.

Here are some pics I took. No cow pyramid. Wouldn't want to spoil that.

This is Becky Eldridge's crew for “Boris vs. Nature” - Thursday, June 10th at 8pm - featuring Alaina Hoffman, Shelby Burton, Ross Foti, Jarrad Apperson, Scott Olson and Robert Reid. Above, from left to right, are Jared, Shelby, Scott, Alaina and Robert working on "I Love 2 Boogie." They also have a song, "I Hate Cleaning" that they worked miracles with by adding singing furniture to an upbeat tune composed and played by Jared.

This is Jason Fleece's cast working on scenes from “Diversity Chicken” - 10pm, June 3rd - featuring Jeremiah Howe, Jessica Bennett, Jill Olson, Chris Brown, Andy Cameron, Kristen Secrist. Above is Kristen as Medusa trying to convince her mortal lover, Jeremiah, from breaking up with her for turning the cable guy, Andy, into a statue/vase.

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365 Sketches Schedule

THU 6/3
8PM – Weeks 1 & 2 “Dancing with the Devil” (director – Mary Jo Bolduc)
10PM – Weeks 3 & 4 “Diversity Chicken” (director – Jason Fleece)

FRI 6/4
8PM – Weeks 5 & 6 “Zombie Space Aliens” (director – Regan Davis)
10PM – Weeks 7 & 8 “Dried and Cured Meats” (director - Rebekah Walendzak)
Midnight – Weeks 9 & 10 “The End of the World” (director - Rinska Prestinary)

SAT 6/5
8PM – Weeks 11 & 12 “An Affair to Whatever” (director – Dunbar Dicks)
10PM – Weeks 13 & 14 “While On My Way To Hell” (director – Rebecca Langguth)
Midnight – Weeks 15 & 16 “Weenus” (director- Derek Van Tassel)

SUN 6/6
7PM – Weeks 17 & 18 “Shows You Would Never See If You Didn’t Know Someone In The Cast” (director - Scott Olson)
9PM – Weeks 19 & 20 “Chekhov in the Trailer Park”- (director – Rich Baker)

MON 6/7
8PM –Weeks 21 & 22 “Jerk Sandwich”- (director – Lillie Frances)
Weeks 23 & 24 “Red, White and Beer”- (director- Wendi Weber)

TUE 6/8
8PM – Weeks 25 & 26 “Twi-Lite” (director – Janna Sobel)
Weeks 27 & 28 “Disco Heaven” (director – David Rocco Facchini)

WED 6/9
8PM – Weeks 29 & 30 “Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Treadmill” (director – John Hildreth)
Weeks 31 & 32 “A Thing I Wrote” (director - Chris Othic)

THU 6/10
8PM – Weeks 33 & 34 “Boris vs. Nature” (director – Becky Eldridge)
10PM – Weeks 35 & 36 “Oblique Oblige” (director – Rose Kruger)

FRI 6/11
8PM – Weeks 37 & 38 “What If They Held A Peace Rally And Nobody Came?” (director – Amanda Rountree)
10PM – Weeks 39 & 40 “St. Drunken’s Day” (director – Mary Williamson)
Midnight – Weeks 41 & 42 “Dear Cancer” (Director – Tony Soto)

SAT 6/12
8PM – Weeks 43 & 44 “You Know – Like The End of the World” (director – Bina Martin)
10PM - Weeks 45 & 46 “Who’s Afraid of Virginia, Wolf?” (director – Rachel Staelens)
Midnight – Weeks 47 & 48 “Barflies At The Beach” (director – Danni Parpan)

SUN 6/13
7PM – Weeks 49 & 50 “Farewell To Monster Island” (director – Trish Vignola)
9PM – Weeks 51 & 52 “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” (director – Jen Ellison)