For most of my online tooling about, I use Mozilla's Firefox web browser, preferring it to Internet Explorer and Netscape. However, every so often -- very rarely in fact -- I find a web page that is optimized for one of the other browsers and has a compatibility issue with Firefox. One of those pages is my own Mindspring website. What I see when my picture doesn't load properly is just short of hilarious. Although it is an outdoor shot, the failed pic shows what appears to be corner molding, giving the impression that I might have stepped out of my frame to talk to the picture of Dumbledore.
Yesterday afternoon I was handed the two scripts I will be directing in the North Park Playwright Festival. Yesterday evening I was asked to read the script I will be performing in the 6th @ Penn Challenge Theatre program. The three titles together tell their own story: Among the Missing, The Last Supper, and Obits for Dummies. I love the smell of death-theme in the morning.
Now that the Aubrey Awards ceremony has come and gone (with my two nods splitting votes in the same category I predictably did not win), one of the member theatres is hosting its own in-house awards. I was sent an invitation to attend the ceremonial breakfast but did not discover that I was nominated for an award until my mother e-mailed from Tennessee to congratulate me. Thanks for the long-distance heads-up, Mom! Maybe I'll buy that plate of eggs after all. LOL.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Obits for Dummies
In light of the last post, I should point out that I'm not being flippant or ironic with the title of this one. It is, in fact, the title of the next show in which I'll be performing.
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a well-known theatre critic and local playwright, Cuauhtémoc Kish, who is partaking in a seasonal writing contest held by one of the more prestigious theatres in town. Where 6th@Penn once hosted Instant Theatre it now presents Challenge Theatre, which gives its authors a bit more time (nine weeks rather than 24 hours) to write and produce a show of some value. Kish, participating in this season's challenge, has finished his piece and contacted me to perform the lead role, having seen me perform in the Actors Alliance Festival last month (and, though he may not remember it, as Olive Madison in 2005 when he compared me favorably to Bea Arthur).
Now, 6th@Penn is one of those little non-union houses that everybody and his dog tries to get a foot into; it's quite a thrill to be offered a show in this venue without even having had to audition. Though I did take part in the first Instant Theatre at Sixth, that program was, as the theatre claimed when deciding to replace it, "more gimmick than substance" and strictly a volunteer effort.
Though Kish's piece, Obits for Dummies, is written for two actors, the second character rarely interjects. For the most part, it is a hilarious one-woman showcase -- and it's mine, all mine. Woo-Hoo!
The show will be presented "off nights" (Sunday - Thursday) in October, during the same time that the show I'm committed to direct will be opening. I have not yet received my script for the North Park Playwrights Festival, but the producers all but begged their volunteer directors not to drop out and leave them holding the bag. So, I've got some scheduling to work out!
More fun months ahead. I'll keep you posted.
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a well-known theatre critic and local playwright, Cuauhtémoc Kish, who is partaking in a seasonal writing contest held by one of the more prestigious theatres in town. Where 6th@Penn once hosted Instant Theatre it now presents Challenge Theatre, which gives its authors a bit more time (nine weeks rather than 24 hours) to write and produce a show of some value. Kish, participating in this season's challenge, has finished his piece and contacted me to perform the lead role, having seen me perform in the Actors Alliance Festival last month (and, though he may not remember it, as Olive Madison in 2005 when he compared me favorably to Bea Arthur).
Now, 6th@Penn is one of those little non-union houses that everybody and his dog tries to get a foot into; it's quite a thrill to be offered a show in this venue without even having had to audition. Though I did take part in the first Instant Theatre at Sixth, that program was, as the theatre claimed when deciding to replace it, "more gimmick than substance" and strictly a volunteer effort.
Though Kish's piece, Obits for Dummies, is written for two actors, the second character rarely interjects. For the most part, it is a hilarious one-woman showcase -- and it's mine, all mine. Woo-Hoo!
The show will be presented "off nights" (Sunday - Thursday) in October, during the same time that the show I'm committed to direct will be opening. I have not yet received my script for the North Park Playwrights Festival, but the producers all but begged their volunteer directors not to drop out and leave them holding the bag. So, I've got some scheduling to work out!
More fun months ahead. I'll keep you posted.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Moment of Silence
My brother's ex-wife and the mother of his two oldest daughters (10 and 12) died unexpectedly in her home on Saturday.
The cause of death is likely to have been heart failure caused by Addison's Disease, a rare endocrine disorder. Visitation was held Tuesday, a memorial service was held last night.
Today would have been her 30th birthday.
The cause of death is likely to have been heart failure caused by Addison's Disease, a rare endocrine disorder. Visitation was held Tuesday, a memorial service was held last night.
Today would have been her 30th birthday.
