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It's a Boy! More importantly perhaps, it was born of
a desire to fill the gap left when the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
cancelled the Local Playwright's Festival, which gave voice to local
writers who normally would not be heard. Also, I was in
"Rumors" which imho is a piece of u-no-what theater, and there
were four other groups in the area auditioning for it or putting it
on. Sheesh, can't anyone think of something different? So, I
was on my way, doing what no one was doing. It was never even in
the plan to do a show. It was all about the process: character
creation, script analysis, story understanding, all the things you never
get to do because you were supposed to be off book yesterday!
"And is that where you're supposed to be
standing?" 2006. Our first full-length production - 'ART' by Yasmina Reza, for which she received the 1998 Lawrence Olivier Award for best comedy and the 1998 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for best play, as well as Molière awards for best author, best play, and best production. Read about it and see some photos here. This is the closest we've come to my initial realization of the Intentional Theatre, what drove me to do all this in the first place. Heavy actor-involvement, innovative (relatively) new works, extensive preliminary table work. The level of creativity was astounding, as I knew it would be. We followed that up with our "First Annual International Short Play Festival", featuring "unknown" playwrights from around the country and as far away as Australia, mate. Two weekends, six plays each weekend, 18 actors covering 32 roles, three days of rehearsal, lights up and go. In the end, our mantra was "never again." But we had fun, and we're pretty sure most of those involved with us did too. But like we say, never again. Photos and info here. We started off 2007 with a pair of one-acts, "The Duck Variations" by David Mamet, and "State of the Art" by San Diego playwright Craig Abernethy. Again, we spent time at the table, lots of actor involvement ("What do you want to do here?"), and the barest of stages. All about the character and the story, like it's supposed to be. So much of what happened onstage came not from the director or the script, but the creative energy of the cast who had no fear in asking "What if we.....?" And if you don't know what I'm talking about, then you'll be pleased to know that they're auditioning for "Rumors" next week. We're closing up this season with The 2007 All-Media Members/Alumni Invitational, a mixed-media event combining performance and non-performance art. Actors, singers, musicians, poets and more performing in a theater space covered - and filled - with paintings, photography, sculpture, assemblages, hand-crafted furniture and more. The artistic energy will be powerful to say the least. So many of those that have graced us with their presence on our stage are creators in other artistic avenues as well, and we're giving them room and voice for all that they can use. You ought to try and make it. In 2008, we're opening the stage for three productions (if we can pull this off) and all three shows will be by "unknown" playwrights from around the country. Now, obviously they aren't unknown to all the people that know them, but we mean to say we're not going to the publishing house for the same old shi------ er, that is, sho...w, yeah, show, that's what I meant. No more revival of the fifty-year-old Broadway chestnuts. Give 'em a rest, you know? Let's see something new, for cryin' out loud. Godot ain't comin', people, get over it!!! Want to be a part of it? Sign up, get involved, discover what it's all about. Or, go audition for "Rumors." <grin>
Intentional Theatre Ministry of Fact
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