December 18, 2011 at 12:03 am
I understand that because of today’s media and entertainment, children are exposed to more violence than ever before. I also understand that little can be done to rectify it now because it is such an enormous trend. To be honest, it doesn’t bother me all too much, having been raised in the culture of Power […]
December 17, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Hugh Jackman’s one man show, Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway, is filling up the Booth Theatre. Jackman is certainly a triple threat so it comes as no surprise to me that not only is he in the spotlight on Broadway, but also that the reviews are so positive. However, one reviewer wrote an article on […]
December 17, 2011 at 11:26 pm
In Lydia’s adaptation class last year, I remember her giving us advice on what to pick to adapt into a play. If we were to adapt a real life story, she urged us to pick the story of someone who had died. Writing a play about someone no longer living would reduce the chance of […]
December 6, 2011 at 11:34 am
Over Thanksgiving break, Molly and I saw two shows: Stick Fly and Other Desert Cities. Both of them are living room plays. Both are about upperclass families. Both discuss class and politics. When broken down into generalities, these plays are very similar. But the experience as an audience member was starkly different when seeing these […]
December 6, 2011 at 11:14 am
Molly and I were lucky enough to catch Stick Fly in NYC over Thanksgiving break. Especially lucky because she and I both missed it when it was at the Hunt. Firstly, I’d like to say how proud I am to say Lydia is my teacher. I understand that this piece is unlike most of her […]
November 24, 2011 at 12:19 am
So I’m currently kickin it in the Big Apple with MC Herzog. It’s pretty f-ing fun. (Disclaimer: She is also planning on writing about this show, so anticipate another post on this show.) ONTO BUSINESS: She and I just saw Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz. Overall it was a solid play… First, some […]
November 15, 2011 at 8:55 am
My Sex and Gender class (fantastic, so interesting) is visiting SpeakEasy tomorrow to see The Divine Sister. From SpeakEasy’s website: “The Divine Sister is an inspired homage to every Hollywood film ever made about nuns. Written by Charles Busch, the comic genius behind such classics as Die, Mommie, Die!; Psycho Beach Party; andVampire Lesbians of Sodom, this […]
November 7, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Let me give a shout out to all my Advanced Physical Acting comrades! On Friday I watched Lars von Trier’s Melancholia starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kirsten Dunst. Aside from it just being a stunning movie, I was struck by one major trait. Lengthy, pithy silences were more present than dialogue in the film. Firstly, I thought, […]
October 17, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Feminist zombie fiends REJOICE! The Primitive Screwheads, a Bay Area horror theatre troupe is performing their parody ShEvil Dead this weekend in the San Francisco. I am a lover of all things zombie. I like rotting flesh and the appetite for brains. One of my favorite pastimes is envisioning the inevitable zombie apocalypse, my weapon […]
October 17, 2011 at 2:27 pm
I never truly appreciated the Paradise Rock Club until recently. I used to feel disgruntled when I would look on their calendar and not see any of my favorite musicians. I would think, “You’re a ROCK club, why don’t you showcase ROCK bands?” Yet, now I am thanking them for their eclectic taste. They host […]
October 3, 2011 at 9:57 pm
So this is less about him and more about Drive, but I just had to give him a shout out because he’s so dreamy… Anyhow, I saw Drive tonight and let me just say that everyone should go see it. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. But outside of the great acting, the good looking peeps, and the […]
September 27, 2011 at 7:06 am
A friend of mine was studying experimental theatre in Berlin for part of the Summer and one day, when I was casually perusing her blog, this picture struck me. Her caption was, “I’m so amped for this production of Hamlet.” (WHAT? A sexy dirt covered Hamlet in his undies?) Since then I’ve become increasingly obsessed […]
