Sometimes my past self appears before me

Walking home in the rain last night after seeing Company One's Green Eyes was like walking back in time.  I left Boston.  I was walking through Rodger's Park in Chicago, on Morse Ave between the Red Line station and Clark Street.  I was coming from the theatre, of course.  I was going home to that …

I can’t. I’m in tech.

This month has been christened "Oc-tech-bur" (or as Jane said it, "Oc-tech-BLUR") for the vast quantiy of tech rehearsals that I am about to experience. It starts this week, when Metro Stage's production of the musical Chicago loads in to the Cambridge YMCA.  I'm propping this one, and the major prop so far has been 7 cafe chairs.  …

Words from the Windy City

In the wake of the surge of new projects that resulted from the Freedom Art Retreat, I've been chatting with some of my old Chicago friends and looking up some things that remind me of the way theatre is born and grows.   Folks who have spent time in Chicago know the phrase "storefront theatre" - …

C1 Playground causes action

A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in the CI Playground.  From the invitation: "...a new summer program being run collaboratively by Company One and Playwrights’ Commons: the C1 Playground.  Starting this Saturday, and running approximately every other week, C1 Playground aims to offer you – some of Boston’s most exciting theatre makers – a place to …

Field Trip

I took my Fourth of July vacation in Ithaca, NY, which is one of my most favorite places on the planet.  I go to Ithaca a couple of times a summer to hike in the gorges and visit my friend Apollo, who is the charge scenic artist for the Hangar Theatre.  I find it impressively …