Studio 300 Theatre has posted some clips from the three recent shows. The first part of the clip assemblage is from A Bowl of Rose Leaves and features a couple of quick shots of yours truly. Whoo-hoo!
Wow, lots to catch up on.
Existence is constantly renewing itself. Stepping back into a stream after being out of it fascinates anew.
Bowl of Rose Leaves closed at the end of August after a successful run. What a team. What an experience.
Two weeks later, I got married. I was the male lead and co-director and co-producer. We pulled off a fantastic show with much help and support from all directions. Truly fantastic.
After a sweet chunk of time to ourselves, it's back into the glorious world. Lots of theories about what happens to jobs for actors in an economic downturn. The "word" is that it is a slow time, but then some spend more on advertising when buyers are harder to get. Auditions have not dried up for me, but they are not raining from the sky either. On we go.
Tonight will mark the end of two weeks of shows for A Bowl of Rose Leaves. What a joy this is. As with the arc of any run, once you've some shows under your belt, everything becomes even more fun. The words are all there, the moments more open, the impulses less inhibited, the discovery turned up, the self more fully emergent.
Very smooth technically last night. There are some difficult cues involving buzzers, doorbells, baby monitors, toilet sounds, vomit FX, foot-activated light switches, drinks, tuna salad, and a mic into a guitar amp, so it's taken a bit to shake out the bugs. That said, we've had success coming through to save each other in various kinds of pinches. Battle-tested.
There, that's the metaphor. Underway for the longer voyage after the shakedown cruise. Sailors, correct my terminology if need be. Good times. Get your tickets before the run sells out; see you there.
That's it for rehearsal. Here we go. We open this Friday and run through August 30th. This is an intimate space with only 30 seats. Get your tickets now at this link to brownpapertickets.com.
Working with Nick Scoggin, Gail Fenton, Taylor Meritt, and Vlad Sayenko has been unspeakably good. Kudos and thanks to our director Shari Carlson, our costume and makeup designer Issei Liu, and to Tonya Foster and everybody at Imaginative Productions.
You can check out my original blog entry on the play for more info. Just come see it. I won't be sorry!
Update on 7/17: We had our in-house preview last night. We stumbled a little, saved each other well, had some technical difficulties, found some stuff to tighten up. All what you want and expect in an in-house preview (or final dress rehearsal, basically). Tonight is the public preview, Friday the real opening, and then a Saturday show before a glorious four days off to ready for the next wave.
The work has is good. The relationships are there. It's funny. Can't wait to see how it takes off and what more there is to discover in its depths.
You asked for it, people, and you got it. More theatre! I’ve been cast in a Studio 300 Theatre production of Fred Smith’s “A Bowl of Rose Leaves,” directed by Tonya Foster and Shari Carlson.
Family blowouts and reconciliations, evisceration of the art world, delerious hijinks, plenty of drinking, and a heartfelt return to true purposes and desires. This will be the first professional production of this play, in an intimate space just off Union Square, starring Nick Scoggin with Gail Fenton, Taylor Meritt, myself, and Vlad Sayenko.
The show opens July 17 and runs through August 30. That’s Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in July, but only Fridays and Saturdays in August. Tickets and location information are available at brownpapertickets.
If you care to use a garage, I’ve found the Sutter-Stockton to be economical and conveniently located in relation to the theatre.
It's a small venue of about 30 seats, so especially if you are scheming to bring a group (scheme away!), get your tickets early and often. Hope to see you there!
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