I will be directing a staged reading of "Darwin and Fitzroy" by Joel Gross at The Actors Studio on November 8th.
I am very excited to be working with Joel and at The Actors Studio.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Madame Bovary-The Tank
Great News!
The Tank will be producing the first full staged reading of Madame Bovary on Sunday December 19th at 7pm!
I have about two months to finish the script, rehearse it, and put it up for all to see. I cannot say how excited I am for this opportunity.
My original cast is almost entirely rejoining, I am still waiting for one actor, which means I have one open role. The original cast has been supportive and energized about the project since the first day, it will be a joy to work with them again.
Tonight starts the writing process. Here we go.....
The Tank will be producing the first full staged reading of Madame Bovary on Sunday December 19th at 7pm!
I have about two months to finish the script, rehearse it, and put it up for all to see. I cannot say how excited I am for this opportunity.
My original cast is almost entirely rejoining, I am still waiting for one actor, which means I have one open role. The original cast has been supportive and energized about the project since the first day, it will be a joy to work with them again.
Tonight starts the writing process. Here we go.....
Sunday, October 10, 2010
732-first read through
The cast of 7:32 was together, minus 3 actors, for the first time yesterday morning. It was the reveal of our final workshop script and the first time they got to hear the music. Thrilling!
One of my favorite parts about working on a new script with a talented cast is the creative energy in the room, there is nothing like it. Every member of the cast was listening intently to every word a song, ready to ask questions as they arose or just take it all in. Afterwards we spoke about somethings that could be clearer, all with positive energy.
This cast made KT and I extremely excited to begin rehearsals because of the way they spoke of the script. There is one thing I hate in the rehearsal process of a new play and that is negative energy. There is never room for that in the rehearsal room but especially with new plays. I'm not sure when I learned this but there is a right way and a wrong way to offer a critique of a new play. The right way to go about it is to ask a question, like "I'm unclear on XYZ, could you explain why Y is there with X?" then give the playwright a chance to explain. Maybe that will answer the question, maybe it won't. A good, receptive, playwright will see the question as an opportunity to talk about something in the play that was unclear and we brainstorm from there. Sometime the solution is a line change and sometimes the director is responsible for making it work. Either way, it all gets figured out in the process, or at least (we hope) the majority does.
The wrong way involves stating your opinion as fact or repeating the phrase "On the page"-this bothers me. If you don't see it on the page theres a good chance it's not there for a reason. Perhaps, it's the in direction or the way a word is said. People are so quick to judge things that aren't "On the page" but that is what the director is there for.
I am happy to say that our entire cast carried a positive energy with their questions and there was none of the above with them. yippie!
Rehearsals start on Tuesday October 19th-it's gonna be a crazy 4 days!
Today and tonight I have meals with good friends. For brunch it's my High School drama director, and also my adopted stage mother with three friends who were in my directorial debut senior year. I directed CLUE, I made three people cry...opps. But it was a great show, such precision! (ha ha). Tonight is dinner with a mixed group of friends from college, shows, and stagedoor. I am looking forward to a lovely Sunday.
One of my favorite parts about working on a new script with a talented cast is the creative energy in the room, there is nothing like it. Every member of the cast was listening intently to every word a song, ready to ask questions as they arose or just take it all in. Afterwards we spoke about somethings that could be clearer, all with positive energy.
This cast made KT and I extremely excited to begin rehearsals because of the way they spoke of the script. There is one thing I hate in the rehearsal process of a new play and that is negative energy. There is never room for that in the rehearsal room but especially with new plays. I'm not sure when I learned this but there is a right way and a wrong way to offer a critique of a new play. The right way to go about it is to ask a question, like "I'm unclear on XYZ, could you explain why Y is there with X?" then give the playwright a chance to explain. Maybe that will answer the question, maybe it won't. A good, receptive, playwright will see the question as an opportunity to talk about something in the play that was unclear and we brainstorm from there. Sometime the solution is a line change and sometimes the director is responsible for making it work. Either way, it all gets figured out in the process, or at least (we hope) the majority does.
The wrong way involves stating your opinion as fact or repeating the phrase "On the page"-this bothers me. If you don't see it on the page theres a good chance it's not there for a reason. Perhaps, it's the in direction or the way a word is said. People are so quick to judge things that aren't "On the page" but that is what the director is there for.
I am happy to say that our entire cast carried a positive energy with their questions and there was none of the above with them. yippie!
Rehearsals start on Tuesday October 19th-it's gonna be a crazy 4 days!
Today and tonight I have meals with good friends. For brunch it's my High School drama director, and also my adopted stage mother with three friends who were in my directorial debut senior year. I directed CLUE, I made three people cry...opps. But it was a great show, such precision! (ha ha). Tonight is dinner with a mixed group of friends from college, shows, and stagedoor. I am looking forward to a lovely Sunday.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
7:32 Complete Casting
After two days of auditions last week we have found our cast for the new musical 7:32.
7:32 will feature
Nicole Elaine Phifer, Ashleigh Lay, Claire Wilcher, Joe Popson, Josh Davidson, Taiwan Norris, and John Lopez
Book and Lyrics by KT Peterson
Music by KT Peterson and Cedric D. Lyles
There will be 4 staged readings presented at The Bridge Theater (@Shetler Studios)
Saturday Oct 23rd at 2:30pm and 6:00pm
Sunday October 24th at 1:00pm and 5:00pm
The show runs 2 hours with an intermission
Tickets are $5 and reservations can be made at contact@732themusical.com
First read through is saturday. KT has done one final reworking of the script based on suggestions I made after our reading. I look forward to reading it tonight.
Honest Abe to be published
Honest Abe by Stephen Cooper is going to be published this December.
I got this message from Stephen a few weeks ago but forgot to share it until now.
“I am forwarding this message about the publication of Honest Abe Mazulu in a forthcoming book, THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2011. I did not send it in to them, but rather the editor selected the play after seeing your production at the American Globe Theatre.”
Woo hoo! Myself and the cast will be in the book as the original production cast.
I am excited for Stephen's success, congratulations. I have to also thank my cast for their performances that made this play stand out.
I got this message from Stephen a few weeks ago but forgot to share it until now.
“I am forwarding this message about the publication of Honest Abe Mazulu in a forthcoming book, THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2011. I did not send it in to them, but rather the editor selected the play after seeing your production at the American Globe Theatre.”
Woo hoo! Myself and the cast will be in the book as the original production cast.
I am excited for Stephen's success, congratulations. I have to also thank my cast for their performances that made this play stand out.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Double show Sunday
Today I am seeing The Divine Sisters at the SoHo Playhouse with Brian Coffey, good friend and mortal enemy from Stagedoor. Then heading to meet with the ever charming James Parenti about a possible Hamlet project before heading to the invited dress rehearsal of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
I guess that means I should shower....
I guess that means I should shower....
Monday, September 13, 2010
7:32 Audition Announcement
7:32
a musical
Book and Lyrics by KT Peterson
Music by KT Peterson and Cedric Lyles
7:32 is the passion of the Ashtabula Disaster—the railroad-bridge accident that rattled 1876 America and the scandal that followed surrounding the bridge’s Chief Engineer, Charles Collins. Steeped in the sweat of railroad men (and the women who love them), this soul-soaked ride through folk, bluegrass, and blues stares down the early and gritty world of big business, and the seemingly endless human desire for bigger and better, no matter the cost.
Rehearsals starting October 11th, performances on October 23rd and 24th at The Bridge Theater
Auditions will be held on Saturday September 25 from 4pm-8pm and Sunday September 26 11am-1pm at Shelter Studios. Prepare two contrasting 16 bars- classical and contemporary
Please email contact@732themusical.com with a resume, headshot, and preferred time slot. Plan an hour for the audition process. You will receive an email with a confirmed time slot.
Vocal Ranges for each character:
Chloe (F3 - F5) Alto/Mezzo - needs chest/mix sound up to Eb
Soulful, African American woman (dramatic)
Mary (A4 - A5) Soprano - needs chest/mix voice up to Eb – dramatic
Wife of Charles Collins (dramatic)
Neassa (G3 - Eb5) Alto/Sop chest mix
Vivacious female, ability to do an Irish Accent a plus (comedic)
Vincent (C3 - C5) High tenor / chest voice & soul
Railroad Man, rough and dynamic (comedic)
Amasa Stone (Bb3 - Ab4) Bari-tenor * must be able to carry low harmony parts*
Dynamic Male (dramatic)
Cornelius Vanderbilt (C3 - C5) High tenor / chest voice & soul
African American character actor (comedic)
Charles Collins (G2 - A4) Tenor (less of the bottom needed)
Leading Man
a musical
Book and Lyrics by KT Peterson
Music by KT Peterson and Cedric Lyles
7:32 is the passion of the Ashtabula Disaster—the railroad-bridge accident that rattled 1876 America and the scandal that followed surrounding the bridge’s Chief Engineer, Charles Collins. Steeped in the sweat of railroad men (and the women who love them), this soul-soaked ride through folk, bluegrass, and blues stares down the early and gritty world of big business, and the seemingly endless human desire for bigger and better, no matter the cost.
Rehearsals starting October 11th, performances on October 23rd and 24th at The Bridge Theater
Auditions will be held on Saturday September 25 from 4pm-8pm and Sunday September 26 11am-1pm at Shelter Studios. Prepare two contrasting 16 bars- classical and contemporary
Please email contact@732themusical.com with a resume, headshot, and preferred time slot. Plan an hour for the audition process. You will receive an email with a confirmed time slot.
Vocal Ranges for each character:
Chloe (F3 - F5) Alto/Mezzo - needs chest/mix sound up to Eb
Soulful, African American woman (dramatic)
Mary (A4 - A5) Soprano - needs chest/mix voice up to Eb – dramatic
Wife of Charles Collins (dramatic)
Neassa (G3 - Eb5) Alto/Sop chest mix
Vivacious female, ability to do an Irish Accent a plus (comedic)
Vincent (C3 - C5) High tenor / chest voice & soul
Railroad Man, rough and dynamic (comedic)
Amasa Stone (Bb3 - Ab4) Bari-tenor * must be able to carry low harmony parts*
Dynamic Male (dramatic)
Cornelius Vanderbilt (C3 - C5) High tenor / chest voice & soul
African American character actor (comedic)
Charles Collins (G2 - A4) Tenor (less of the bottom needed)
Leading Man
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