Entries from November 2007

November 30, 2007

X Clan at the Speak Easy

One of my favorite pieces at the Sunday Night Speak Easy Nov. 25, was a multi-generational, multi-disciplinary performance created by Marion X and her family.
Here’s the X Clan’s segment:

November 29, 2007

A Christmas gift for performers

Robert Sanders’ written a fun little Christmas gift for performers and audiences.

November 15, 2007

‘Who is this insane weirdo?’: Notes from the audience

“From the moment the Goreyesque fantasy began, I was transported from the rather pitiful and dour theatre auditorium through a dreamlike sequence of cautionary tales, nightmarish fantasies, disturbing scenarios, bizarre but brief snatches of the strangest characters, and a chorus of reciting voices which needed no musical accompaniment since it was music itself.”

November 12, 2007

Kyle Crew: ‘Absolutely brilliant’

Last night, I went to see “Hell’s Bells” at Theatre Decatur with a group of friends. It’s a great cast of folks (Enisha Dickerson, Angela Porter, Kristina Baade, Judy Thomas, Erin Greenway, John McLean, Winslow Thomas, Matthew Trautwein). What impressed me most was the way director Kyle Crew and musical director Matthew Trautwein figured out a way to combine the music with the show.

November 9, 2007

Hell’s Bells: ‘It’s like goth heaven’

The cast of Hell’s Bells – photo by Bob Souvorin
We’re now in our second week of Hell’s Bells. It’s really a lovely show and I’m so proud of the work Kyle and the cast is doing. I’m going on Sunday at 7pm on Nov. 11, so stop by if you want to say [...]