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Post by Tenarke on Mar 26, 2010 16:19:34 GMT -5
I auditioned for “Moon Over Buffalo” last Monday and was cast in the lead, “George”. We did the first read-through last night and it looks to be a reasonably good cast. This is a fast paced farce and is going to be physically difficult to stage, but we shall see.
I was favorably impressed the director, Gary who is new to me and apparently to the Birdcage theater. He also has a professional background having done, among some other things, stand-up in Vegas. What I bring from London combined with what he does from “Sin City” may make an interesting blend.
Rehearsals start this Wednesday, if I don’t get snowed in.
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Post by Tenarke on Aug 3, 2010 23:10:20 GMT -5
Time to play “catch up”.
“Moon Over Buffalo” turned out to be a success, though an exhausting one. The Director, Gary, who as I mentioned before is an ex- Vegas stand up comedian took this production as close to the top as possible without actually going over it. Very broad and very physical comedy delivered at a blistering pace. Much shtick not much substance, but it had the audience – as the saying goes – rolling in the aisles.
The day after “Buffalo” finished I started on “Arsenic and Old Lace”, playing Dr. Einstein again, 61 years later. As it turns out, Neil, who I met doing “Fantastiks” did not direct “Arsenic” after all. He had to move elsewhere due to a job transfer. Another director, Chris, took over. Chris is a very pleasant fellow but a rather weak director. Fortunately he managed to put together a fairly capable cast and we, in effect, directed ourselves with Chris going happily along for the ride.
This Yuba City theater, “The Acting Company” makes a good impression. Their theater is physically smaller than the “Birdcage” I have been working with and just as limited as to wing space and stage machinery, but they are a lot better organized with more money and resources to mount their plays. The twin cities of Yuba City and Marysville also provide a much larger cadre of actors to cast from and a much larger potential audience.
We opened “Arsenic” last Friday and so far it has been well received. No reviews as yet.
Last week I received a copy of “Sunshine Boys” from its director, Wade. That is waiting for me soon after this is done.
As I said before, it is either feast or famine, but at least I will have two different theaters to choose between and can now afford to be more picky.
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Post by RobertGraves on Aug 8, 2010 2:46:15 GMT -5
Tenarke, you are certainly keeping busy.
Do you ever get to see productions?
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Post by Tenarke on Aug 9, 2010 15:14:57 GMT -5
Ah Robert; here you have trapped me into making a shameful admission. The only other stage productions that I would be able to see around here are also community theater efforts and I am not a good audience for these – I squirm. This also spoils things for those nearby. Those who regularly attend and support their community theater, to whom I am forever grateful, are a forgiving and tolerant lot. I unfortunately am not.
I love to act, but not to watch.
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Post by Tenarke on Aug 26, 2010 18:40:24 GMT -5
“Arsenic” closed last weekend. It was considered very successful with either full or very nearly full houses for every performance of the four week run.
We did get a good review and this from the same critic who I previously criticized for the bland and generic notice he gave for “Fantastiks” last year. I told my wife that I probably owe him a big wet kiss when next we meet.
I did hear from the director of "Sunshine Boys". I'll be playing Al Lewis in this. This is the role George Burns played in the film.
Big shoes!
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