Posts

Well, just another typical night

Last week we opened! This week we close. I'm already sad, even though we still have two more performances.  I really have grown... in a very short time... very fond of this group of people. I've already sung the praises of Trisha and Rich.  But not deeply enough.  Being onstage with them is literally like being safe at home with family.  And so the Lapin Agile is a very warm and homey place in our version.  People have responded to our clear love of one another.  It was really a stroke of luck that the three of us would be cast in this together.  Because you can't fake chemistry. And you can't build real history in two weeks.  The Norris Theater is a lovely space.  It's fun to do a show with great production values again.  Along with that space comes lots of dressing rooms.  But instead of camping out in one of my own, I camped out with my boys:  Connor, Adrian, and Bryan.  I feel like a kid again!  Great dress...

"You either wanna run like hell or go with it..."

So we've been at this for a little over a week, which means we are halfway through our rehearsal process.  What?!  I think I finally know everybody's name, and tomorrow we have our designer run.  In other words, this process is fast.  I've often said that being cast in a show is like being in an arranged marriage (I'm sure I stole it from somebody far more clever than I am...but I've said it more...so there).  In this case, it's like a shotgun marriage.  (Maybe also stolen, but maybe my own). But your know what, I dig it!  I don't think I'd want to do a Chekhov play in two weeks, but I think we are well on our way to cracking this Martin.  I have to say that the cast is delightful.  I mean, sure I get to work with two of my favorite actors (Trisha and Rich) again.  But everybody is so good.  And so kind.  I can't stress how important it is for any process (especially one this quick) to have kind, talented, generous, and mos...

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

The blog is back!  Which is always good news for me and my four loyal readers.  Good for me because it means I am working as an actor. And good for my loyal readers because they are tired of pictures of my beautiful children and endless political rants.  Win/Win. I just started rehearsing "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."  By Steve Martin.  I'm playing Freddy.  I'm really excited about it. I don't audition a lot anymore. And almost never for people that I don't know.  There are many reasons for this.  (And not just because I'm lazy, don't care about actually having a career, and am afraid of both failure and success.  Although, if I'm honest, at least half of those things are accurate).  Mostly my life is a delicate balance of all the stuff I have to do, the many things I should be doing, the things I instantly regret not being able to do, and the wonderful stuff I get to do.  (This blog is already very Lapin Agile-y). To speak (wri...