| Smart Phones (or, " wicked smaHt phones" in New England) |
[Nov. 28th, 2009|03:15 pm] |
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| | Matthew Breinich | ] |
Who has a smart phone?
How much better is it? How many of the capabilities do you actually use? How pricey is the data plan compared to a normal phone? Does it make a difference in your productivity? Do they work internationally?
Which one? Blackberry? iPhone? Droid? (I have the iTouch, so the iPhone may be a bit redundant in some ways) |
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[Nov. 17th, 2009|11:56 am] |
I move for the immediate massive crass commercialism of Thanksgiving.
If for no other reason than to keep Christmas songs off of the radio for a few more weeks.
Thanksgiving carols anyone? Anyone?
EDIT: And because nothing is truly serious until it is on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=188138137560&ref=mf |
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| One more LADY fight review |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|12:35 pm] |
From Boston Theatre Review's write up of Lady:
"Houk and Marks deliver a breath-taking fight scene, literally, I was holding my breath the whole time the two men wrestled on the ground in front of me. There is no question that fight choreography by Meron Langsner completed the reality of this “world” for me- and it was exceptionally executed."
http://www.bostontheatrereview.com/2009/11/lady/ |
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[Nov. 9th, 2009|04:37 pm] |
I asked the actress playing Inez in my production of No Exit to come up with her own arrangement for the song she sings. And she did. And it is amazing. And so a recording of it will be included in the pre show music. Because that's like, meta.
My cast is collecting rehearsal quotes. There is now a signal that they give the stage manager to take down things that I say. I wonder if these will be saved for posterity.
On that note, I overheard one of my cast members saying to another undergrad, "It's French Existentialism... but we're making it fun!" |
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| LADY Review and Ongoing Projects |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|10:43 am] |
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| | James Bradford covering Martika on acoustic guitar. | ] |
And this is from the recently published The South End News review of Lady:
"the tensions ... eventually explode in a riveting face-off enriched by fight director Meron Langsner’s crisp choreographing of the one-on-one fireworks between Dyson and Graham."
http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=arts&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=98735
Lady runs until the 21st at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Also: Dead Man's Cell Phone is going on until the 14th at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, The Case Against Vampirism will be part of Image Theater's "Keep Your Kids At Home" readings on the 14th in Lowell, No Exit is on the 23rd at Tufts, CLASSICS! continues to be on tour (I think they're in New Orleans right now), Masquerade and Partisans are set for Whistler Wednesdays in January and this year's Gi60 plays (including Culty-Mates (A Ritual)) have recently been posted to YouTube by the good folks at Screaming Media and Brooklyn College.
Silvia and I still need to set a date for the Fort Point reading of the libretto of The Marquis De Sade's Justine, but I believe that my companion piece for the poetry readings that it will be coupled with is already chosen.
Contracts for the publication and licensing of The Godot Variations are signed and sent. The estimated publication timeframe is the winter of 2010-2011. I probably won't have a whole lot to report on that front until then.
My dissertation continues in ongoing performances in my apartment and various academic libraries and coffee shops, sharing a double bill with new plays in development. |
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| Cabinet, Headshots, and Guest Lectures in Art Galleries |
[Oct. 30th, 2009|02:55 pm] |
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| | None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock | ] |
The images under the cut were taken by Julienne Jourdes of Studio Jourdes last week at Cabinet in Brooklyn, NY shortly before my guest lecture on the history and ethnography of headshots. He said to me, "We are going to do my image of a playwright." Which of course sounded that much cooler in his accent. The session was part of a larger project of his called "Photo Booth." The ones I've chosen to post here are those that have been picked as favorites by my friends.
( Some New Headshots )
The talk was well attended and was a lot of fun. Since I was doing it in the context of David's installation I was able to incorporate what was on the walls into my talk. It was mostly an art gallery crowd (as opposed to a theatre crowd), which was great as the types of questions that came up were very different than what I'd become used to. The other speaker was Alex Nagle, who is an art history professor at NYU. It was great for me to hear his theoretical take on portraiture and I will need to look up more of his work.
This was also the first time I'd sat for a professional photographer in a long time, so that was really fun.
There will be more on this project in the future. But for now, back to the dissertation.
More info on the installation and related events at this URL:
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/events/hopeful.php |
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[Oct. 29th, 2009|01:45 pm] |
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I've just been informed that my play, The Case Against Vampirism, will be part of "The 5th annual Keep Your Kids at Home Naughty Readings" at Image Theater in Lowell, MA. |
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[Oct. 28th, 2009|11:44 pm] |
I've just been booked by Framingham High School Drama Company to teach a couple workshops on Meyerhold's Biomechanics in preparation for their production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle this winter.
I'm a huge fan of Biomechanics as a movement system and it's a rather significant influence on a lot of my directing and fight work, so this is really cool. (Incidentally it was also one of my topics for my oral exams.) What is also really cool about this gig is that it came through one of my former students from Emerson College, who is currently student teaching there (and who would have heard me lecture at length on the subject). |
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| A Question of Experience |
[Oct. 13th, 2009|11:13 am] |
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| | Mistake - Fiona Apple | ] |
Sally - Why did you come to Berlin to do your novel?
Cliff - I'd already tried London, Rome, Venice...
Sally - Just looking for a place to write?
Cliff - Something to write about. - from Cabaret by Masteroff, Kander, & Ebb
“Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them.” - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
This is mostly aimed at the "creative/artistic" types who read this, but it applies to everyone.
What events, goals, mistakes, journeys, etc did you feel you needed to go through or achieve (or went out of your way to go through) to better practice your art of choice? I would include seeking out specific training.
This has been on my mind since my ATHE panel. (I've had several discussions about this with mostly writer types since then, though the panel itself was about actor training.) |
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| Headshot Talk in NYC |
[Oct. 12th, 2009|10:58 am] |
I will be giving a talk on the history and ethnography of headshots at Cabinet Exhibition Space in for the closing of David Levine's exhibition on headshots entitled "Hopeful". Last year David cited my scholarship on headshots in an article he authored for Cabinet magazine.
The evening will also include a talk about portraiture from Alexander Nagel, art historian at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, as well as a headshot photo booth by Julien Jourdes, photographer for the New York Times and Carnegie Hall.
Cabinet's space is at 300 Nevins Street in Brooklyn, NY.
The exhibit is already open so those of you in and around New York should check it out! |
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| No Exit/Huis Clos |
[Oct. 5th, 2009|01:39 pm] |
"And deep down in my eyes you'll see yourself just as you want to be." - from No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
I will be directing a small production of No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre for Pen, Paint, & Pretzels at Tufts University.
I've been thinking of directing No Exit since college. And I've been wanting to direct a 3Ps show at Tufts for a while. It's nice when things come together.
The performance will be at 7 & 9:30 PM on November 23rd in the Balch Arena Theatre at Tufts University. |
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| On Educational Warm Fuzzies |
[Oct. 2nd, 2009|04:55 pm] |
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I've just been informed that I received a citation in the 2009 Tufts University Senior Survey as "an individual who contributed significantly to intellectual and personal development" during the undergraduate experience. |
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| Websites |
[Sep. 30th, 2009|10:25 am] |
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Of all of you out there who have personal/professional websites, how did you go about getting/building/commisioning them? What's the maintenance on them in terms of time & money? How much has having a website helped you? |
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