Sunday, October 10, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
All the world's a stage...
Dear family o' mine,
I finally have an official update on my auditions.
The Merchant of Venice: I texted several of you about this one. I got two callbacks for the part of Jessica and I just got a phone call from the director saying I didn't get it.
The Odd Couple: I'm not sure if any of you knew I was auditioning for this one, but I did AND I got in! (I'm not allowed to say what part, but it's kinda a no-brainer since there are only two female roles in the entire play.) Needless to say, it's going to be amazing and y'all will definitely be forced to sit through a dvd viewing at one of our future get-togethers.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: I didn't even have to audition for this one! I'm helping with costumes, hair, and makeup and got pulled in. The girl who is playing Candy can't make it one night so I'm covering for her. Last night we were talking and she doesn't think she'll be able to do the morning shows either, so it looks like I've got three more performances. That'd be four in all, almost half!
So there you have it. It certainly shall be a busy few months.
With all my love,
Rachael
I finally have an official update on my auditions.
The Merchant of Venice: I texted several of you about this one. I got two callbacks for the part of Jessica and I just got a phone call from the director saying I didn't get it.
The Odd Couple: I'm not sure if any of you knew I was auditioning for this one, but I did AND I got in! (I'm not allowed to say what part, but it's kinda a no-brainer since there are only two female roles in the entire play.) Needless to say, it's going to be amazing and y'all will definitely be forced to sit through a dvd viewing at one of our future get-togethers.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: I didn't even have to audition for this one! I'm helping with costumes, hair, and makeup and got pulled in. The girl who is playing Candy can't make it one night so I'm covering for her. Last night we were talking and she doesn't think she'll be able to do the morning shows either, so it looks like I've got three more performances. That'd be four in all, almost half!
So there you have it. It certainly shall be a busy few months.
With all my love,
Rachael
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
By the pricking of my thumbs...
...something wicked (awesome) this way comes.
A friend from Macbeth photographed rehearsal the other night. Post-apocalyptic Shakespeare? You can't get much better than that!
(And yet another reason why y'all should move up north.)
http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/03/macbeth-in-rhinebeck.html
A friend from Macbeth photographed rehearsal the other night. Post-apocalyptic Shakespeare? You can't get much better than that!
(And yet another reason why y'all should move up north.)
http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/03/macbeth-in-rhinebeck.html
Friday, March 19, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Further Adventures in Solipcism!
Dear All:
Just a quick post to let you know I now have a personal blog! I'm using it as a platform from which to note art and design that catches my eye -- when I remember to post to it, that is. :)
love, janice
Just a quick post to let you know I now have a personal blog! I'm using it as a platform from which to note art and design that catches my eye -- when I remember to post to it, that is. :)
love, janice
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Cars Re-enactment
Ever wonder about that crash the "King" has at the end of the movie Cars? A lot of people know it was a re-enactment of the actor's actual car crash during a race. But have you ever actually watched it??
Here's another one of Richard Petty's famous crashes. The man is under one blessed star.
This guy, not Richard Petty, was also very, very luck.
Here's another one of Richard Petty's famous crashes. The man is under one blessed star.
This guy, not Richard Petty, was also very, very luck.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Fear the Boom and Bust
Should be playing in every high school!... and, y'know, on a perpetual loop at the Fed and in the halls of Congress.
(Sorry I couldn't make the video smaller. It drives me crazy when it spills over into our sidebar like that! But, YouTube didn't offer a smaller option.)
(Sorry I couldn't make the video smaller. It drives me crazy when it spills over into our sidebar like that! But, YouTube didn't offer a smaller option.)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Obama SOTU: More of...ME!
Obama's answer for America: more of me
There's a story of an exhausted tenor at La Scala who, facing repeated cries of "Encore," responded that he couldn't go on. A man rose in the audience to say, "You'll keep singing until you get it right."
That seems to be the defining principle of the Obama administration -- whose response to every problem, every setback, every hiccup and challenge has been, simply, "more Obama."
Indeed, for people who aren't sticklers for political jargon, it will be a shock that last night was Obama's first State of the Union Address, since it was his third formal address to a joint session of Congress. Yet for all of the political déjà vu, what was most surprising last night was the degree to which Obama delivered even more of the same.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Not a joke!
Obama Mia!
By DANIEL SCHWAMMENTHAL
Frankfurt
"Hope—The Obama Musical Story" premiered here Sunday evening. One is tempted to end the review right there. Seriously, isn't the oeuvre's title and premature timing commentary enough? Sure, the U.S. president has been (favorably) compared to God but even Jesus Christ had to wait nearly 2,000 years before he became a Superstar.
Read more...
By DANIEL SCHWAMMENTHAL
Frankfurt
"Hope—The Obama Musical Story" premiered here Sunday evening. One is tempted to end the review right there. Seriously, isn't the oeuvre's title and premature timing commentary enough? Sure, the U.S. president has been (favorably) compared to God but even Jesus Christ had to wait nearly 2,000 years before he became a Superstar.
Read more...
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Princess & the Frog
Based on Laura's always superb recommendation, I caught a screening of 'The Princess & the Frog' last night. While not a masterpiece by any means, this movie gets MAJOR kudos for being the first Disney cartoon in my memory to present 1) a heroine who has an intact and loving family, 2) a heroine who doesn't define her heroism by sassing or defying her parents (On the contrary, her more heroic actions are bound up in her *honoring* her father!) and 3) a prince with personality (!!) whose maturation during the film culminates in his taking initiative to win his princess through industry and selflessness.
The obligatory scatological humor and forgettable soundtrack aside, I encourage everyone to support this Disney trend with your buck!
The obligatory scatological humor and forgettable soundtrack aside, I encourage everyone to support this Disney trend with your buck!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Stupid movie, but with a quiz!
The film looks abysmal even from a distance, but I can't resist a quiz!
The results were satisfying, I suppose:
Mr. George Knightley
"You might not see one in a hundred with gentleman so plainly written as in Mr. Knightley."
You're looking for the complete package: a man with brains, good looks, a great job, perfect manners and a sizeable fortune to boot. Well, today's your lucky day.
As Highbury's wealthiest landowner and all-around great guy, Mr. Knightley is what your mother meant by "a good catch." He's a "sensible man" with a "cheerful manner" who loves his family and friends and has no patience for vanity or drama. Direct, down-to-earth and happily duty-bound, he proves time and again that chivalry is alive and well. He's a reluctant dancer but an astute judge of character and a trustworthy confidant. Overt displays of emotion or affection aren't exactly his thing, but you couldn't ask for a more caring or thoughtful friend.
No one's perfect, so you'll have to work through disagreements now and then (usually over something you've said or done). But, if you can get over his being right most of the time, you two should enjoy a fine life together indeed.
Still, a lot of the questions struck me as random.
The results were satisfying, I suppose:
Mr. George Knightley
"You might not see one in a hundred with gentleman so plainly written as in Mr. Knightley."
You're looking for the complete package: a man with brains, good looks, a great job, perfect manners and a sizeable fortune to boot. Well, today's your lucky day.
As Highbury's wealthiest landowner and all-around great guy, Mr. Knightley is what your mother meant by "a good catch." He's a "sensible man" with a "cheerful manner" who loves his family and friends and has no patience for vanity or drama. Direct, down-to-earth and happily duty-bound, he proves time and again that chivalry is alive and well. He's a reluctant dancer but an astute judge of character and a trustworthy confidant. Overt displays of emotion or affection aren't exactly his thing, but you couldn't ask for a more caring or thoughtful friend.
No one's perfect, so you'll have to work through disagreements now and then (usually over something you've said or done). But, if you can get over his being right most of the time, you two should enjoy a fine life together indeed.
Still, a lot of the questions struck me as random.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The staging has an element of 'Oscar performance' cheesiness about it...
but you can't beat the beauty and power of those voices!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
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