Ropes @ Two River Theater (January 20 - March 20, 2016)

Well, it's finally here. The opening of this beautiful play ROPES, by Bárbara Colio, translated by Maria Alexandria Beech (Alex Beech) at Two River Theater. And it takes a village to make something like this finally transpire: Thank you for your brilliant leadership Two River Theater -- John Dias,Michael Hurst & Stephanie Coen, for initially workshopping it at Crossing Borders and then choosing it for your season...and your terrific staff who are so brilliant and talented and kind. And all of the amazing people who made this happen along the way including Andrea Thome, for your excellent leadership in the Mexico/US Exchange at the The Lark, (under John Clinton Eisner & Michael Robertson), Annie Henk for casting (this play as well as the Mexico/US Exchange), Lou Moreno who beautifully directed the first reading of the play at the Lark and all of the actors and people (then and since) who worked on the translation of this play (including you, dramaturg Maria Albert!) . And now it is on its feet in its first American incarnation (yes, we are going to manifest more!) with beautiful actors Luis Moreno, Varín Ayala &Gabriel Gutierrez, designed by Narelle Sissons (set) Mary Louise Geiger(lights), Theresa Squire (costumes), Daniel Kluger (composition), Stowe Nelson (sound), Jeena Yoon (props), Barbara Samuels (ALD), Gerardo Rodriguez (fight choreography), Ali Hassman (PSM), Dennis Chambers (AD), Travis Coxson (PA), Brittany V Corbett (PA), Ana Grosse for her beautiful voice, and our very own Tight Wire Instructor & Technical AdvisorJustin David Provoncha! I am honored and grateful to have worked on this beautiful story with all of you. Running January 20 - March 20, 2016

The Peculiar Patriot

Liza Jessie Peterson in 

The Peculiar Patriot  

 at Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, MN

November 6 - 16, 204

Review in The Star Tribune

Review in Talkin' Broadway

Interview with Liza from the Lark Play Development Center 

CREATIVE TEAM

Set Design by C. LANCE BROCKMAN

Projection Design by MARK SMITH

Lighting Design by SARAH BRANDNER

Sound Design by ELLIOT DAVOREN 

Props by AMY REDDY

Stage Managed by MARY KAY WINCHELL

Dairyland

I just spent an amazingly productive week at Chautauqua Theatre Company working on a New Play Workshop of Heidi Armbruster's play DAIRYLAND. It is the first play she has written and seen on its feet. She is a rock star. Her dad flew from Wisconsin to see it. That was pretty neat.

Click here for an article on the play from the Chautauqua Daily.

CAST

ALLIE - Kate Abbruzzese (Conservatory Actor)

DECLAN - Tramell Tillman (Conservatory Actor)

JONATHAN - Christian DeMarais (Conservatory Actor)

HENRY - Cotter Smith (AEA Guest Artist)

SUNSHINE - Susana Batres (Conservatory Actor)

CREATIVE TEAM

Set Design by IZMIR ICKBAL (Fellow)

Costume Design by HANNAH PROCHASKA (Fellow)

Lighting Design by KRISTEN NEU (Fellow)

Sound Design by ELLIOT DAVOREN (Fellow)

Stage Manager KATIE STEVENS*

Assistant Stage Manager JADE CAGALAWAN

Assistant Director  HEIDI HANDELSMAN

Back in the Saddle

So, it has been ALMOST 5 years since I have written anything on this blog and just came across it again through a variety of extenuating circumstances that I won't go into right now. I have been known to say in the very recent past that I hate blogs.  But for reasons that I might slowly write about over the coming months, it has become clear to me that it might be a really good exercise for me to keep track of what I have been doing. And not just because I have a really bad memory. Even if no one reads one word. Just for the mere act of speaking up and putting it out there. Just for me. So here goes. 

Penelope Redux

Staged Reading of

PENELOPE

by Ellen McLaughlin
as part of the Red Bull's Revelation Readings.
Monday, November 2
@ 7:30 pm

Eyepiece

Heading to Iowa City, IA (Oct 19 - Nov 1) to work with Rinde Eckert on EYEPIECE.
Production to go up in February at Hancher Auditorium.

Old Ship of Zion

The Old Ship of Zion
by Natalia Naman

at the Lark
for Playwrights Week
October 2 @ 4 pm

With: Inga Ballard, Victoire Charles, Harriet Foy, Chad Goodridge, Ron Cephas Jones, Ty Jones, Renita Martin, Kelly McCreary, Chivas Michael, and David Ryan Smith

Egypt/Ethiopia

I leave one week from today. Check in occasionally as I update on my travels.

I can't believe I am going to Cairo. A child hood dream of mine, after seeing the King Tut exhibit in Chicago when I was a kid. And just a few months ago in Atlanta with my brother, sister in law and nephew. So cool.

L.

Slide Show from Interpreting William

Interpreting William

World premiere of Interpreting William by James Still

Directed by Lisa Rothe

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Cast:
David Alan Anderson, Tim Grimm, Lena Hurt, Robert Neal,
Carmen Roman and Delanna Studi

Designers:
ML Geiger (Lights)
Alex Jaeger (Costumes)
Todd Reischman (Sound)
Ann Sheffield (Set)
Kim Sherman (Composer)

May 12 - May 31

For IRT show blog, click here