I'm calling tonight "Pack-a-palooza!" as there is much folding and such that needs to occur tonight. Naturally, I have yet to begin. Oh, procrastination, thou art my worthiest opponent! Anyway, we started music rehearsals for ROCKY HORROR on Monday, and learned some ography for TIME WARP later in the week. This cast is ridiculous! By that, I not only mean that they can all wail like nobody's business, but also that they are hilarious, in character and in life. So much FUN! You know what I've discovered I love about this show (other than the fact that there seems to be no end to my getting hired to do obscenely over-the-top dialect work)? You really can't go too far. Music rehearsals have primarily consisted of plunking parts and us laughing in disbelief at one of our castmates just belting the flesh off our faces. Singing your face off in this show is actually not self-indulgent! Ahh, the glories of playing aliens. With Russian accents. If you're me.
Anywhoo, I can just hear you now, saying, "Amy, do tell me some tidbits regarding what you've been up to lately! Perhaps with LINKS!"
Oh, twist my arm.
First of all, here's a link to Theatermania.com's cast announcement of ReVision's ROCKY HORROR!
I am very excited for my darling friend Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who is making her Broadway debut tonight as previews begin for WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN! AAAAAH, so exciting!!!
Last week, I saw the Broadway productions of La Bete, starring the always incredible Mark Rylance and delightful David Hyde Pierce, and Pitmen Painters, a beautiful West End transfer (go see it if you can - I just LOVED it), the Off-Broadway production of Angels in America, and both casts of Office Hours at my beloved Flea Theater! All of them were grand, marvelous, wonderful, etc for different reasons! I recommend them all, and feel free to comment or email me if you want a bit more of a scoop. Tomorrow I'm seeing A Life in the Theatre, with TR Knight and the glorious Patrick Stewart. Sunday, I leave for New Jersey to begin our rehearsal process fo rilz (clearly a technical term in the industry for diving into all-day rehearsals).
Speaking of which, I need to pack!
Before wrapping this up, I would like to take a brief moment to mention the recent rash of tragic teenage suicides due to bullying, in many instances because of their actual or perceived homosexuality. These deaths absolutely break my heart. A number of outreach programs have spun into motion in reaction to these events, and I just wanted to pass the information along. Regardless of one's views on homosexuality, I think we can agree that a 13-year-old hanging himself in his backyard in reaction to being bullied and feeling humiliated is horrifying, and that we could all afford to spread some compassion.
The IT GETS BETTER Project
Give a Damn - LGBT Equality
Showing posts with label Mark Rylance. Show all posts
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
What if her coach is second class? She at least gets to travel...
Well, I'm back.
Right. SO much to write about that I'm a little overwhelmed and don't know where to begin. And, as is the way, I have to head to work in a bit, so I don't have long to type.
Let's finish up London before I do Krakow. I got back from Poland on Wed afternoon, and ran off to meet some friends for dinner and a play. We saw Mark Rylance in JERUSALEM, and I have to say that it is one of the best things I've ever seen. Excellent writing, fabulous ensemble cast, glorious production values, and a tour-de-force performance by Rylance. He was unreal. The girls I was with went to drama school with one of the cast members, and she told us that apparently, he was incredibly ill with a throat infection. This is a three hour play, in which he's on essentially the entire time, throwing himself about the stage, roaring, dancing, and then getting the crap kicked out of him. You want to be in top form for that. Well, I wouldn't have had any idea that he was at all poorly. What a champ. Incredible. Mackenzie Crook was also in it, and he was flipping brilliant. I had no idea he was pushing forty till I looked him up on imdb later that night. SO funny. Oh, it's seeing plays like that which remind me how much I love being an actor!!!
The next night, I met up with my dear friend Hannah (the one I stayed with) at The National, where she's in rehearsals. While waiting for her, I saw Amelia Bullmore wandering about the cafe, and I stopped her to tell her I'd just seen her play last week, and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS while it was on Broadway. "Oh, that was SUCH a happy time!" she said. We had a lovely little chat, and then I ran into her again when Hannah came to lead me through the labyrinth that is the backstage area of The National. She's very charming and funny, and apparently married to one of the men in Hannah's play THE WHITE GUARD. So, I went to hang out in the green room of The National with Hannah and about a third of her cast. The Green Room in this instance is a canteen and bar. Jolly Olde Englande. Anyway, I had definitely seen a few of the men in shows at The National before, which was cool, and THEN, Conleth Hill strolled in to hang out. I LOVE CONLETH HILL!!! I saw him in THE SEAFARER when it was on Broadway, and could not even begin to get over how fabulous I thought he was. Very exciting to be able to sit across the circle from him while everyone's having a casual chat. I love actors. And I love feeling fancy, as I did on Thursday.
Right. I really do have to run to get ready for work. I'll post the Krakow goodies later. I will say this - it was gorgeous, and I had a fabulous time. In only going for two days, I robbed myself completely. Can't wait to go back!
Right. SO much to write about that I'm a little overwhelmed and don't know where to begin. And, as is the way, I have to head to work in a bit, so I don't have long to type.
Let's finish up London before I do Krakow. I got back from Poland on Wed afternoon, and ran off to meet some friends for dinner and a play. We saw Mark Rylance in JERUSALEM, and I have to say that it is one of the best things I've ever seen. Excellent writing, fabulous ensemble cast, glorious production values, and a tour-de-force performance by Rylance. He was unreal. The girls I was with went to drama school with one of the cast members, and she told us that apparently, he was incredibly ill with a throat infection. This is a three hour play, in which he's on essentially the entire time, throwing himself about the stage, roaring, dancing, and then getting the crap kicked out of him. You want to be in top form for that. Well, I wouldn't have had any idea that he was at all poorly. What a champ. Incredible. Mackenzie Crook was also in it, and he was flipping brilliant. I had no idea he was pushing forty till I looked him up on imdb later that night. SO funny. Oh, it's seeing plays like that which remind me how much I love being an actor!!!
The next night, I met up with my dear friend Hannah (the one I stayed with) at The National, where she's in rehearsals. While waiting for her, I saw Amelia Bullmore wandering about the cafe, and I stopped her to tell her I'd just seen her play last week, and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS while it was on Broadway. "Oh, that was SUCH a happy time!" she said. We had a lovely little chat, and then I ran into her again when Hannah came to lead me through the labyrinth that is the backstage area of The National. She's very charming and funny, and apparently married to one of the men in Hannah's play THE WHITE GUARD. So, I went to hang out in the green room of The National with Hannah and about a third of her cast. The Green Room in this instance is a canteen and bar. Jolly Olde Englande. Anyway, I had definitely seen a few of the men in shows at The National before, which was cool, and THEN, Conleth Hill strolled in to hang out. I LOVE CONLETH HILL!!! I saw him in THE SEAFARER when it was on Broadway, and could not even begin to get over how fabulous I thought he was. Very exciting to be able to sit across the circle from him while everyone's having a casual chat. I love actors. And I love feeling fancy, as I did on Thursday.
Right. I really do have to run to get ready for work. I'll post the Krakow goodies later. I will say this - it was gorgeous, and I had a fabulous time. In only going for two days, I robbed myself completely. Can't wait to go back!
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