February 13, 2013 | Theatre,
Mike Daisey: American Utopias Twitterview
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting a Mike Daisey Q & A session on Twitter in anticipation of his upcoming performances of American Utopias as part of The...
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February 11, 2013 | Theatre,
American Utopias: Mike’s Next Thing
Mike Daisey does best with an empty stage. Save for a table, legal pad and glass of water, Daisey has managed to build a prolific career delivering over a...
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2013 | Film,
Spalding Gray, Sit Down Comedian
“Sitting squared behind that table gives me a center, makes the story the important thing and to some extent the table is a new image that can’t be pinned...
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2013 | Film,
David Lynch’s Blue Velvet and the Birth of the Term Lynchian
It begins with a severed ear in a grassy field. It’s out of place, it’s a metaphor, it’s a plot point, it’s simultaneously creepy, funny and intriguing. In a word,...
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2013 | What Did You Think?,
What did you think of THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS?
Did you enjoy the revitalized commedia dell’arte style of the classic Goldoni text? Let us know what you thought about The Servant of Two Masters by commenting here.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2013 | Theatre,
Making It Up As You Go
My first job in the theatre was to usher for the Late Night Jazz Series at New York’s Public Theater. Invariably, the highlight of these evenings for me would come...
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2013 | Theatre,
Check out these films, books, and music related to The Servant of Two Masters!
FILMS Casanova (2005) Heath Ledger brings the larger-than-life rogue Casanova to life in 18th Century Venice, complete with gondolas, piazzas and masquerades. Following the scandalously funny exploits of the iconic anti-hero...
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January 24, 2013 | Theatre,
The Comedy of Craft: Stock Characters of Commedia dell’Arte
Comedy, which is, or ought to be, a school for propriety, should only expose human weaknesses for the sake of correcting them. -Carlo Goldoni If anyone knows a thing or...
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