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The Soap Myth
“5 kilos of human fat are mixed with 10 liters of water and 500 or 1,000 grams of caustic soda. All this is boiled 2 or 3 hours and then cooled. The soap floats to the surface while the water and other sediment remain at the bottom. A bit of salt and soda is added […]
A Woman’s Voice Being Heard
Yesterday in the New York Times, a title caught my eye… “The Media Has A Woman Problem“. Now usually I would scrim the article but I had seen this particular one pop up on social media a few times so I decided to actually sit and read it. Liza Mundy starts off […]
Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment
To be frank, I was very confused during quite a few moments in the production of Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment. But, I loved it. I loved that the show challenged me and I loved that it brought me outside of my comfort zone. The show starts off […]
Designing Violence In The Theatre
The opening scene of Romeo and Juliet uses violence to introduce the basic conflict. Shakespeare is not content to tell us that the Montagues and Capulets are fighting, but insists on showing it. Why? Because in seeing the fighting first hand we learn about the nature of the conflict. – Rick Gilbert, HowlRound […]
The Struggles of Immigration Portrayed Within The Theatre
A SHIPPING CONTAINER, BOUND FOR THE UK. THE CONTAINER IS A NEW PLAY BY CLARE BAYLEY. DIRECTED BY TOM WRIGHT AND PRODUCED BY NIMBLE FISH, THE CONTAINER PREMIERED AT THE 2007 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, 3-26 AUGUST. THE SHOW WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVIVED BY YOUNG VIC IN 2009 WITH SUPPORT FROM NIMBLE FISH. … the whole […]
‘Becoming a Fan’
There are many things to be said about my experience sitting and watching Becoming Cuba… but to start I want to say how amazing it was to go and see a world premiere show. As I got into my seat in the first row of the mezzanine, I glanced to the left to see the […]
A Review: Rude Mech’s “Stop Hitting Yourself” at Lincoln Center
After working on the play “Method Gun” in Contemporary Dramatic Literature… I took it upon myself to do more research into the Rude Mechs Theatre group as I had posted earlier on the blog. READ HERE I discovered that the Rude Mechs were putting on a NYC Premier of their theatrical piece “Stop Hitting Yourself“. With Stop […]
The Flick
Walking into the theatre was… confusing. Do I sit in the seats? Well, obviously. But do I seat in the seats of this theatre or of the make shift movie theatre that is facing me? Yes, there are seats to sit in, in order to have other seats facing you. […]
Those Who Shape Our Futures
Two things have sparked my reason to write today… an occurrence in Drama Lit where we were shown this video and Howl Round providing me with this article. The video starts off with an amazing quote: If you want to make a human being a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves. […]
Socks… Yes or No?
As I begin to create my website and portfolio for the real world… I have had the opportunity to scan through my past productions and analyze the way my approach to theatre has changed. Through each production, my understanding of each show has continuously grown and developed… and this has dramatically impacted my experience as […]
From Broadway to Hollywood to Sochi
Daniel Ezralow in Sochi Daniel Ezralow certainly has some amazing accomplishments under his belt. As a renowned choreographer, he has taken on incredible projects. For the theatre, he has choreographed The Green Bird in 2000, Cats in Italy in 2009 for Compagnia della Rancia and is the choreographer for the new musical adaptation of the […]
To See Rude Mechs It Is!
At the end of this month I will be traveling to the Big Apple to do some work at the Philharmonic in Lincoln Center. My most important question for every visit to NYC (after, what am I going to eat) is … what art will I see while I’m there? Will I go to museums? […]
Children’s Theatre: Is It A Vehicle To Approach Change?
To be honest, I am not sure… That’s why I am sitting here, quite honestly uncomfortably, pondering the question. An article on HowlRound sparked this thought process. The Binary Theatre Company in November put on a performance of “The Jester’s Cap” which is a a play aimed at younger audiences, around middle school age. One non-cited internet […]
Drama Lit Blog 2.0: BU School of Theatre 