Well it is the day after Thanksgiving, “Black Friday” as it is commonly referred to, and I am sitting at a computer at my temp job thinking about my preparations for my extended stay in NY beginning next week. It was about this time last year when the applications for the Directors’ Project went up, [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2011’
Amanda Friou – November 8…a little late (The Westway Diner….and AUDITIONS!)
So one of the best and worst parts of ADing in my humble opinion, is notes. Every director has a different way of taking and distributing notes that works best for them. Some people take their own, some people whisper them to you. After doing two shows together Will and I discovered that what works [...]
Desdemona Chiang – 11/14/2011 – Horsedreams and Henries and Bears–OH MY!!
There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration of working on three projects at once–and then some! HORSEDREAMS is well into previews now. Gordon made some recent staging adjustments that activated the show and the actors significantly, and the piece is now galloping along. (Pun totally intended.) The cast is locking into a beautiful rhythm, and our [...]
Dawn Monique Williams – 11/10/2011
So my assisting gigs are all done and DirectorFest is fast approaching. I am over the moon to get back to directing my own projects. The time assisting is invaluable and educational, but it also reaffirms that I am meant to be directing. I will be directing Lisa D’Amour’s MY CALIFORNIA, and it seems like [...]
Desdemona Chiang – 11/8/2011 – Final Dress Already?
I’ve been a little lax on updating this blog, so here I am, checking in on a tech dinner break… Hard to believe, but we’re already in final dress for HORSEDREAMS. The process has been quick but efficient (only two and a half weeks of rehearsal!), and the production looks really sharp. In a way, [...]