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Jun 30, 2008
yesterday and today
Here is the first of our photos--this one taken by Stephanie Fisher. I'm off to go camping with my wife. See you when I return.
these folks have a blog
Look for the short film I did with them soon.
Jun 28, 2008
Jun 20, 2008
Hilarious
http://www.236.com/blog/w/drew_grant/i_am_totally_crushin_on_young_1_7249.php
good ways to start emails
Jun 19, 2008
Jun 17, 2008
Jun 15, 2008
THTGTSOTA
I saw Isaac and Dan's show on Thurs. It's innovative, a bit meta, a lot of fun (My favorite part is the mole people who sing to us with haunting green lights on their heads.) There are a surprising amount of songs in the play although I wouldn't necessarily call it a musical. I like Dan's description: "an unfair vaudeville" We're constantly being reminded that we're being told a story. Despite this, I was engaged by the story being told. I'm not sure what that says about my own religious beliefs. Something perhaps. Or perhaps it's a credit to Dan's storytelling and the talent of the actors and their director. It's a 90 min play that feels like a 60 minute play which is quite a compliment, in my opinion. I was hooked the whole time. Go if you can.
NE
Today I watched this. I recently went back to rewatch the old Northern Exposure episodes because I remember how much I enjoyed them but wasn't sure whether they would stand up still. Now that I'm on the second season the exciting things about the show are starting to kick in--that inexplicable stuff. In the episode I just saw, Chris, the radio dj loses his voice when a beautiful woman stops by the station to ask for directions. His voice was taken by beauty. Sounds like a Sarah Ruhl play, no? He eventually gets his voice back after Maggie, the most beautiful woman in town kisses him. The B story is that Ed is trying to find out who his parents are and a spirit guide arrives and tries to help him. Th fun thing about it is the clash of cultures--the New York Jewish doctor who is rational and scientific and the small town and american indian cultures who have different belief systems. Joel thinks both Ed is delusional and Chris can't have lost his voice for the reason he thinks he did. This is the episode for me when the characters finally became clear. Earlier, it felt like we (and the writers) were still figuring out who these people are but now, we have strong and clearly drawn characters. One of my favorite parts is Joel's increasing jealousy about Maggie who the town thinks is having sex with Chris to give him his voice back. The entire town waits outside her cabin to see if he will emerge with his voice.
Jun 13, 2008
Jun 12, 2008
F4F
Jun 10, 2008
Jun 9, 2008
working on a pilot.
headed towards our wedding at the end of the month.
after the wedding, a short honeymoonlet.
after that, back to work, then a theater retreat in Vermont.
then
packing up my belongings for a move end of July.
so much to do. every day a little closer to running out of time.
Jun 6, 2008
out of date processes
http://earlpomerantz.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-dont-understand.html
Jun 4, 2008
Jun 3, 2008
not sure how long it's still running, but
Isherwood says things I agree with
Jun 2, 2008
May 29, 2008
what I did today
usual a lot of journalists.)
Performed in a short play I wrote satirizing my boss for his going away party.
I wore a bald cap.
I'm a little tipsy on cheap red wine.
Now I'm off to a rehearsal for a short film.
May 28, 2008
May 27, 2008
1001 novels to read before dying
How many of these have you read? I've read 55. I noticed that I often read the minor works by the same author but not the major work listed. I wonder why. I do that with plays too. I think it comes from buying used books. There should be a comparable list of plays. Anyone have time to make one? I have read many more of those. http://1morechapter.com/projects/1001-list/ h/t John August