Monday, September 24, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Barbicide Q&A | Doug Sharf
Doug Sharf portrays Ant Knee in Barbicide. |
Doug Sharf, who plays Ant Knee and Toby in Barbicide,
sat down with us for a brief Q&A:
What are your characters all about?
"One of my characters, Ant Knee, is plagued with the common problem of beginning a new life after the armed forces with pretty much nothing. The sailor boy just drifts along until he finds something worth living for: Jo. Once he meets her, she's what he's all about. He's not a people person and chasing a peaceful, domestic life with Jo becomes everything. My other character, Toby, is all about eating and figuring out what happened to his role model, Joey Fanta."
Without giving anything away, What is your favorite moment in Barbicide?
"When Toddesco competes in the Shave Off."
What is the biggest discovery you have made during this production?
"Never go full retard."
What has been one of your most memorable moments working on this piece?
"This dates back to when we started the reading series at the Moustache Tonsorial--the barber shop in the Village. The first reading packed the place. It was hot, there was alcohol and we had no idea how the play would be received. But it got a really strong response. As we read through the play that night, I remember beginning to trust the words more and more because of the connection they were forming with everyone."
What is your favorite drink?
"It was Tanq+Tonic but I'm starting to just drink whiskey on the rocks. And always Guinness."
What is your favorite food?
"Pizza. From the $1 slices to the places that won't even serve just slices."
What is your current obsession?
"Writing a good script."
If you could give up one of your vices, what would it be?
"Envy, definitely. It's ugly and indicative of inner turmoil."
What is one thing you waste too much money on?
"Food. I need to do more grocery shopping."
What is one activity you waste too much time doing?
"Fantasy Football research and watching football."
What in the world most thrills you?
"The world. Mostly travelling it. Seeing things that most other people don't get to see. Doing the more secretive stuff that the locals are into, not the tourist traps."
What is your personal motto?
"Well, my quote in my senior yearbook was from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, it was 'Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.' I think that still applies. It's either that or 'Never eat airport Chinese food before a flight to Puerto Rico.'"
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Barbicide Q&A | Paulette Oliva
Paulette Oliva portrays Ms. Lionetti in Barbicide |
Paulette Oliva, who plays Ms. Lionetti and the Beggar Woman in Barbicide,
sat down with us for a brief Q&A:
What is your character all about?
“Mrs. Lionetti, is teetering on the verge of being an "old maid" - or more appropriately in Italian -"zitella". From a very young age - she was either babysitting for her "slow" younger brother, or working alongside her parents at their restaurant. Never married, and plodding through her dull and hapless life, she survives by operating a pizza parlor - controlled primarily by the mob. She escapes from her troubles at the movies, or with soap operas. Her social life consists of driving distant aging relatives to the beauty salon. Alone in the world, and resigned to her lot in life - things begin to spice up a bit, when a mysterious stranger enters her pizza shop. Desparate for companionship, she concocts a storied version of past events to suit her situation. Things begin to unravel quickly....”
Without giving anything away, What is your favorite moment in Barbicide?
“The shave-off!”
What is the biggest discovery you have made during this production?
“With limited space, and functional props only - I am amazed how this play truly relies on the actors' ability to breathe life into every moment of this piece - to the point where an audience will not feel the least bit "under-served" in terms of production values - quite the opposite...the words seem richer, the moments are more profound, and the audience is more engaged. The magic of theatre - period.”
What has been one of your most memorable moments working on this piece?
“I have a feeling it is yet to come.... because every time I think a moment is memorable, it gets trumped by the NEXT memorable moment.... it's about the process for me, the journey....and the collection of many memorable moments.”
What is your favorite drink?
“Grey Goose Vodka...on the rocks, no fruit, olives, or other distractions.......”
What is your favorite food?
“Potato Chips (is that a food group?)”
What is your current obsession?
“Driving with the top down. Um, that would be my CAR top down.”
If you could give up one of your vices, what would it be?
“I don't smoke or gamble - and Vodka's not a vice, YET. Did I mention Potato Chips??”
What is one thing you waste too much money on?
“Coffee at Dunkin.”
What is one activity you waste too much time doing?
“I get lost in Tumblr and Pinterest.........”
What in the world most thrills you?
“Singing "Rose's Turn" to a sold out audience.”
What is your personal motto?
“Don't wait - do it now - life is too short.”
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Barbicide Q&A | Angie Atkinson
Angie Atkinson portrays Jo in Barbicide |
Angie Atkinson, of Barbicide, sat down with The Theatre Project for a brief Q&A:
What’s your character all about?
"I love Jo. She's this sort of sad and tough girl who's disabled but doesn't really think about it, isolated but hopeful, sheltered but wise, and adorably boy crazy. And I love that her best friends are pigeons."
Without giving anything away, What is your favorite moment in Barbicide?
"It's hard to pick favorites, but I gotta say that I'm a huge fan of the opening scene. It sets the tone of the play so beautifully, and I love the imagery."
What is the biggest discovery you have made during this production?
"I used to act a lot more often, but I switched my focus to music about a year and a half ago. I'm loving the musician's life, but doing this piece has reminded me of how much I love acting and how much I miss doing it."
What has been one of your most memorable moments working on this piece?
"Christian giving Doug tips on how to be tender with women was pretty memorable."
What is your favorite drink?
"Ginger ale. It's true."
What is your favorite food?
"Oh, it's like asking me to pick my favorite child! I suppose I could probably eat tacos every day. But, like, the delicious & fresh kind in the soft corn tortillas with the cilantro and the onions and all that. Tacos al pastor are my favorite. Mmmmm."
What is your current obsession?
"I just got an Apple TV and have been streaming Magnum P.I. on NetFlix, and it is EVERYTHING. I also kind of hope that when I die I come back as one of Adam Levine's tattoos."
If you could give up one of your vices, what would it be?
"Eating my feelings. It happens."
What is one thing you waste too much money on?
"Definitely food. I'm a starving artist so I'm pretty frugal about most things, but I'm a sucker for delicious takeout."
What is one activity you waste too much time doing?
"Doubting myself, 'cause any time spent doing that is wasted."
What in the world most thrills you?
"Music. And meeting and connecting with other human beings, especially the ones of the cute boy variety."
What is your personal motto?
I often say to myself, 'One day at a time, sweet Jesus.' And then of course, there's 'Be a strong black woman,' which is the best advice I ever got.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Barbicide Q&A | Arthur Aulisi
Arthur Aulisi portrays Toddesco in Barbicide |
Arthur Aulisi, of Barbicide, sat down with The Theatre Project for a brief Q&A:
What are your characters all about?
"Each character I play is obsessed with something. Todesco is blinded by his need for revenge. The Judge is obsessed with power (and his step daughter). Porello is obsessed with fame and success. and The Gooch...well, I imagine The Gooch is obsessed with food."
Without giving anything away, What is your favorite moment in Barbicide?
"There are many moments throughout, each vastly different, that I love for different reasons. But I think the hat latze at the World's Fair will be a lot of fun."
What is the biggest discovery you have made during this production?
"Of the process, I've learned that doing a two person scene by yourself is tricky. Of the play, that we don't always know what will make us happy."
What has been one of your most memorable moments working on this piece?
"Developmental readings at the Moustache Tonsorial were a blast, with passersby stopping and watching from outside the window. But pleasantly surprising was how the play worked on two levels in particular. Given how well know the source material is, it was fun to hear the listeners react to a character or a plot point they recognized. Even better was to hear the listeners taken by surprise by the play, despite familiarity with the source material."
What is your favorite drink?
"My favorite drink? Coffee is up there. It used to be bourbon. My dear friend and local bartender (independent of each other) once made up a vodka drink for me while I was rehearsing Uncle Vanya. She named it "the Astrov" and, as far as fancy cocktails go, it was pretty damn good."
What is your favorite food?
"Favorite food? Me and Garfield. Lasagna."
What is your current obsession?
"Current obsession? Love it or List it on HGTV."
What is one thing you waste too much money on?
"I spend way too much money on dining out. It does offer me fundamental nutrition as well so it's not a complete waste of money. But there's not a whole lot to show for it. Except maybe a fat ass."
What is one activity you waste too much time doing?
"I watch way too much television. See the above answer to the current obsession question."
What in the world most thrills you?
"This is going to sound corny and cliche but it really does thrill me to make people laugh or to move them or to make them think. We should all do more of that throughout our daily lives. Theater just happens to be a tool that I employ toward that end. Second to all of that, scuba diving."
What is your personal motto?
"I don't think I have a personal motto, certainly not one single one. There's a lot of good ones that friends share on Facebook. Take the 10 most contradictory ones of those, blend, and that will be my motto."
Monday, July 2, 2012
Tales from the Barber Shop | Interview 1
You may be familiar with some of our behind-the-scenes, rogue styled, interviews.
Well today, we launch a whole new series of interviews, this time, with the cast of
Barbicide!
Tales from the Barber Shop offers weekly cast interviews, following the development of Barbicide!
Shot in the barber chairs of Moustache Greenwich Tonsorial, join us each week for a brief sneak-peek into the developing world of Sean Pomposello's new play!
Today's interview features Arthur Aulisi, who plays Toddesco & The Judge.
Well today, we launch a whole new series of interviews, this time, with the cast of
Barbicide!
Tales from the Barber Shop offers weekly cast interviews, following the development of Barbicide!
Shot in the barber chairs of Moustache Greenwich Tonsorial, join us each week for a brief sneak-peek into the developing world of Sean Pomposello's new play!
Today's interview features Arthur Aulisi, who plays Toddesco & The Judge.
Monday, April 30, 2012
What's the Big Deal: Site-Specific Theatre
Click HERE to watch the Barbicide live-stream! |
What's The Big Deal:
Site-Specific Theatre
4.30.12 3:00PM
Last week, I opened up a conversation on #2AMt asking, “What
is it about site-specific theatre that people love so much?” I received a few
responses:
“Good question. I prefer fantastic sets w/ my thtr.”
“Site-specific is the antidote to the cookie-cutter black
box.
A space that is very definitively one thing.”
“In the #foreplayplay case, people seem to love the
hyper-realness
of it, how they forget it’s a play.”
On April 20th we held a reading of Sean
Pomposello’s newest play, Barbicide, at
Moustache Tonsorial. Moustache is a small, vintage-inspired barbershop in
Greenwich Village. You may remember that Barbicide is an adaptation of the Sweeney Todd/String
of Pearls legend. The audience turnout and
reaction to the reading was an extreme positive. This lead me to wonder how
large a role the site-specific aspect of the reading played into the overall
reception of the piece.
On various levels I agree with @MichaelSeel, @Playwrightsteve
and @MariahMacCarthy. Typically with a production I do tend to lean towards a
great scenic design. This mostly affects me during an actual staging as opposed
to a reading, but I am a fan of a fantastic set. From what I have realized, it can
be more affordable (especially in Manhattan) to use a site-specific venue as opposed to a theatre space. In which
case, I agree with @Playwrightsteve that site-specific theatre is a solution to
the more “generic” black-box productions that are staged. The hyper-reality of
being location specific does intrigue an audience. For some reason, there is a
level of truth that supports or validates the theatre piece.
As I watched the audience hang out in the barbershop
awaiting the start of the reading, many asked “Why choose a barbershop?” To be
honest, we really just wanted to establish a fun environment for our audience
to interact and enjoy a new piece of theatre. Instead of over-thinking an idea, our “plan” was established
from a much more simple point of view: “Sweeney Todd/Barbicide
is about a barber | Barbicide is used in barbershops | Let’s do this reading in
a barbershop!”
Sometimes, the more casual the event, the more educational
it can become. As we used Moustache to learn about the play and how it can be
received, my mind began turning with ideas. This is my number one reason to
produce readings, it allows the creative team an opportunity to hear the words.
I began to notice the parallel between an old-fashioned barbershop quartet and
our four performers. I quickly realized the possibility of Barbicide being a play exclusively performed in Manhattan
barbershops.
It turns out that site-specific theatre can also be a
positive for the location you select. Moustache Tonsorial is positioned on a
busy corner of Greenwich Avenue and is surrounded by large picture windows. Not
only did a decent amount of audience members watch from the outside, but the
reading provoked numerous people passing by to go in the next day for a
haircut!
I’m excited to announce that Moustache Tonsorial and The
Theatre Project work very well together, because we have been invited to
perform Barbicide on a bi-monthly basis.
As we continue developing Barbicide,
Moustache will become our home-base. I am looking forward to using the
barbershop to further identify aspects of the production that are yet to be
realized.
Perhaps site-specific theatre serves a greater purpose in
building an audience and buzz for a production, prior to bringing it to the
stage. In any event, the goal is to continue providing an entertaining evening of contemporary theatre to
those who appreciate it. Maintaining a transparent developmental process also
allows our audience to return and recognize any modifications made to the
script.
I hope to see you at our next reading of Barbicide on May 9 at
8:30 PM at Moustache Tonsorial. It’s a new twist on Fleet street!
-Christian
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Simply Intricate: Oral Tradition in Theatre
Staged Readings
Simply Intricate: Oral Tradition in Theatre
4. 16. 2012, 2:30 PM
As you may or may not know, we have been spending
quite a bit of time developing our newest production, Barbicide by Sean Pomposello. We had originally work-shopped
an early portion of the script in the fall, as part of our reading series, Universal
Monsters. After an overwhelming
response from our audience members, I began to see a great potential in a
script that had otherwise been an intriguing concept, (See, The Playwright’s
Pad: The Origin of Barbicide.) Shortly
after, what was read at Universal Monsters ended up becoming the first three scenes of Sean
Pomposello’s newest play! After lengthy conversations about the play itself,
changes to dialogue and characters, as well as modifying concepts that would
maintain a cohesive quality to the piece as a whole, we finally reached a rest
stop. I wanted to give Barbicide the
opportunity to truly evolve, so as the script was completed, we decided to
present a developmental reading of the finished product. We began rehearsals
last week for our reading of Barbicide, equipped with a great cast and a fantastic script. With a reading,
there are a variety of options to present a piece of theatre. Beginning this
process made me wonder, is there a proper way to direct a reading?
One of the most attractive qualities of a
reading is the simplistic nature of the event as a whole. “Hey, here’s a
reading. It’s free. Come see it,” is the essential structure of advertising
your typical reading. When you are in a space, all it calls for are a few
chairs and music stands, then you are set. I have been to readings that play up and play down the
event. Some readings I have been to can seem uptight and others too lax. How do
you find the happy medium? Does the environment of the reading affect the piece
itself? I do not believe there is one specific way to curate a reading, and
granted, the mood and environment certainly will be compared to the play
itself. The point is that these “simple” readings are an opportunity for
like-minded people to gather, discuss and participate in a play in order to
contribute towards it’s growth.
While the event itself can be presented simply or
intricately, what about the direction of the piece? The ultimate goal is to
tell a story. At a reading, there is typically very little stage direction. If
you are operating under equity guidelines, actors cannot be using props or
costumes. When I direct a reading I rely on three factors:
-An Actor’s Instincts: In a
reading, the actors have to rely on each other. There are no light cues or staging for them to
involve in their existence in the moment. Ultimately the actors must be
storytellers.
-Vocal Attention: The most
crucial element in directing a reading is the unique and interesting ways you
can guide a story by playing with vocalizations. With the actors unable to fall
back on scenery and staging to add additional conflict or intent to a scene,
they must resort to vocal variation. This keeps the audience involved while
appropriately serving as a storyteller.
-Audience Involvement: While you
cannot rely on an audience to interact, you hope they do. If you have a good
theatre piece on your hands, the audience will typically participate. This
doesn’t mean inviting them to read, though you could if you like. An attentive
and vocal audience is always appreciated at a reading. You get a sense of how
people enjoy the piece as well as moments of the play that are simply not
landing where you expected.
Really, readings are a prime example of oral tradition.
Every culture throughout the ages has told stories to an audience. Novelist,
Edwards Price once wrote, “A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the
species.” Everybody tells stories. Everybody includes their own influence towards
a story. That is what gives a story life. As it travels from person-to-person
and mouth-to-mouth, it naturally undergoes changes that are essential in it’s
growth and complexity.
Like most art forms, it is subjective to consider one proper
way of holding a play reading. We should, however, be promoting and holding
many more readings. We are responsible for carrying on the oral tradition.
Through readings, we become a part of an age old custom.
With that said, you may join The Theatre Project as we
continue our commitment to the spoken word. Friday April 20th, I
invite you to attend our developmental reading of Barbicide. The reading will be held at Moustache Tonsorial on
55 Greenwich Avenue. I look forward to seeing you there.
-Christian
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
From The Director's Notebook v.5: Branding
Developing The Brand
Building Imagery for a Production2. 21. 2012, 4:00PM
One of my favorite pre-production projects is creating the identity of the play I am currently working on. Some may see this a rather daunting task, for myself however, it is how I begin to give the production direction. Recently, I completed the imagery that will be used for The Theatre Project's upcoming reading of Barbicide. I thought it may be interesting to share the process that lead to the final key art that we shall be using.
When I begin to create a icon or poster for theatre, I consider all aspects. The play's setting, language, and scenic design highly influence my initial design concepts. The play may not be completely designed, and very rarely have I balanced key art when staging, but by creating this identity I can rein in all aspects.
Barbicide is a highly stylized play that hybrids beat poetry, monologues and dialogue. Linguistically it is very unique, which is why we decided to present the piece as a developmental reading prior to staging it. Additionally the play is set at the height of the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens. We see a lot of elements that will translate into the production from the time period. Even more important is the main character, Toddesco. Having been framed and imprisoned in the 1940's, and later being released in the 60s, Toddesco encounters a variety of changes to culture. All these details become a part of the knowledge incorporated into the design.
The Vanishing American Barber Shop by Ronald S. Barlow |
It was crucial that the vintage quality stay at the forefront of the piece. Both Sean Pomposello, playwright of Barbicide, and I wanted to include that dated charm. The homey quality of a barber shop has been very necessary to understand in order to develop the ideal look. I have been using a wonderful study on the tonsorial arts that really hits the nail on the head for every department. "The Vanishing American Barber Shop" has ended up becoming the dramaturg to our production. Included is the history of the tonsorial arts, old school photography, detailed product catalogs and illustrations, as well as scenic, prop and wardrobe cues. I even investigated various throwback salons in Manhattan to develop an idea of the environment we would be set in. My favorite, without any doubts, was Moustache Tonsorial. It also was important to consider that Toddesco's environment would lean more towards his past as opposed to his present, both stylistically and emotionally.
Initially, I began with a rough place-holder graphic, with the understanding that the graphic was sure to be improved upon over the course of the pre-production phase. Heavily leaning towards the more noir aspects of the production, the first try ended up being this:
First Try |
By approaching the art through a vintage approach, I opened the production up to more options scenically. Not many will use this approach, but I favor cohesion through all elements.
Second Try |
After making these two posters, I noticed something that truly excited me. The similarity between the letter A and the straight razor was too good to pass up. Using the razor in a typographical manner had the potential to allow the show to speak for itself in a new way.
And so, I decided to do a little bit of playing around which led me me to the following piece of art work:
By combing the font from the second try with the black of the first, I was able to connect both Noir and vintage into one. And the A/razor concept ended up working out well.
Third Try |
I could not help feeling that the black was too dark. Yet I did not want to lose the noir concept. I considered how that concept would be maintained through the typography as well as through staging. I then allowed myself to take what I liked out of all the concepts and fuse them together. This left me with our final product:
Fourth & Final Try |
Keep in mind, that this imagery is simply for our upcoming reading. For our run this summer, we will go through this process all over again.
I must say, that the fourth try completely captures the production accurately, especially to present a reading. When it comes time for our full staging, we will have a new poster designed. Simplicity works well for a reading, but a full production's key art needs a bit more pop.
-Christian Amato
-Christian Amato
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Playwright's Pad: The Origin of Barbicide
I’ve been told that I’m dark. Frequently, actually. Most recently by my ten-year old daughter, over breakfast. And, in a great many of my plays, that darkness pervades, but it is often accompanied by some degree of violence. Stop, don’t ask why. I myself don’t know. It just does. In fact, I’ve even been passed over at certain festivals (the names of which I won’t disclose) for being too violent. So, you can imagine my excitement when I awoke with a start on my daily train ride with an idea for a way to adapt into a play, of all things, a well known, and beloved, musical. You know, orchestra, dancing, kicking, singing—in short, everything I despise about theatre. Well, not everything, but most everything.
How great would it be to expose my work to a whole new set of theatergoers who might normally look the other way when a play of mine was being staged. Immediately, fearing the loss of cell signal that an approaching tunnel would bring, I texted Christian Amato, artistic director of The Theatre Project and detailed my idea. Christian was at the time knee deep in not only a reading series of a collection of my work (titled Universal Monsters), but a full blown, balls-to-the-walls staging of my play Bitch.
Over the months of development, Christian had become somewhat of the ideal collaborator for a playwright. He’d always listen to even half-baked ideas, listen some more, provide perspective, and then step back. Never one to stifle a good concept, however unpopular, Christian knows just what to say to find a way to steer something to the stage—even if that something might be a little too dark for mass audience consumption (read: taking on a play about dog fighting). Later that day we discussed the piece I dreamt up on the train while an actor read a rather lengthy monologue I had originally staged at Manhattan Repertory Theatre the previous Spring. After the piece was read, Christian leaned in and asked if I’d ever considered writing a full-length monologue.
Now, the monologue is something that, for good or for bad, has made frequent appearances in my plays over the years, but it is normally the kind of conceit that actors shrink from and directors scratch their heads over. It is often difficult to perform (particularly with my language) and even more daunting a task to stage in any compelling way. So, needless to say, the question took me aback. I had, however, always yearned to write a full-length monologue, but with multiple voices—a stereologue, if you will. The one I’d been toying with incorporated direct audience address, but also included such diverse elements as beat poetry, terse, hard boiled language and tenses that shifted from past to present. What’s more, I wanted all attention to be directed to the language itself—in fact, in order to focus on the words, in this piece, I’d ask that a small handful of actors impersonate scores of other characters. For me, this would be an experiment in pure storytelling.
So, upon Christian’s question concerning the monologue, a light bulb went off. Why not apply this unique form of storytelling to this musical adaptation that sparked my imagination on the train. This was how Barbicide was born—my meditation on coincidence and fate. Or, if you’d prefer, my very loose, potty-mouthed, deconstructed adaptation, or parody, of the musical Sweeney Todd.
At last, a lighter, more accessible play for the masses… a story about, among many of things, a serial killer barber and cannibalism.
-Sean
-Sean
Friday, February 10, 2012
From The Director's Notebook v.4
Friday, February 10
11:30 AM
My apologies for being unable to post in the last few months, but my
production schedule has been pretty hectic. Having been totally invested
in B*tch, I did not have the opportunity to post as frequently as I
would have liked. I imagine that those are the benefits to Twitter and
Facebook. You don't have to write a lot—an update will suffice.
Currently I am working on a very cool production of Alice In Wonderland.
The production is Off-Broadway at The Historic Players Theatre, and
features a newly interpreted script and score by writing team Sgouros
and Bell. This is the world premiere production of the musical, which features an all percussion score!
I have been fortunate to be collaborating with a large amount of artists
lately, an experience which is crucial for all young directors. On
Alice, I have been working with the composer and the librettist whom are
both extremely keen on input and involvement. The same goes with my
other collaborator, Sean Pomposello. Sean wrote B*tch and together we
have been developing a new play entitled Barbicide, a noirish reflection
of the Sweeny Todd myth set in 1960s Queens. To learn more about Barbicide, watch the talk balk between Sean and I.
The key to a collaboration is the level of involvement. A director
should never make a bottom line. When collaborating, it is our job to
guide the piece into the best possible production.
In theatre, there are a lot of opportunities to collaborate. You
collaborate with actors, technicians and designers amongst others.
Recently I have been able to collaborate with businesses, corporations
and product lines as well.
As a director, the relationships built are equally as important in
conjunction to the plays you develop. While it sounds like something you
may hear in theatre school, it is a highly valuable piece of advice. It
may be difficult at the outset to find collaborators you see eye to eye
with, but then again not all relationships need to be on the same page
in order to thrive. I am lucky to be involved with artists who share
similar values as my own.
Creatives are out there, in all fields, seeking people to partner with
and develop great work. Theatre allows for a fusion of many cultures and
relationships. For me, I enjoy developing work with a group of people
in highly varying worlds. The end result is magnificent for an audience.
Keep an eye out for future (and more frequent) posts and be sure to check out our new blog series, The Playwrights Pad.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Video Talk Back: Barbicide
Check out this video interview on our upcoming project, Barbicide.
Playwright Sean Pomposello answers questions with Artistic Director Christian Amato on our newest play!
Playwright Sean Pomposello answers questions with Artistic Director Christian Amato on our newest play!
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