“Sneak a Peek” performance in Minneapolis, MN
COMING UP!
One night only! Rehearsals are going well and we can’t wait to reconnect with our amazing fan base in the Twin Cities!
“Munch a Bunch Fundraising Brunch…”
“… and help us beat the economic punch!”
We hosted a quirky, performative fundraising brunch in the Margolis Method Center’s home of upstate NY. Donors were treated to a rich 1950’s environment, archetypal character/servers, and ongoing performances by Margolis Method Center actors. Catering generously provided by Jill’s Kitchen of Narrowsburg, NY.
Many thanks to our wonderful fans and supporters who make our ongoing artistic efforts possible!
“Sneak a Peek” performance in Oneonta, NY
The tour of our “Sneak a Peek” performance continues! We had an astounding experience at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta, NY. It’s a relatively new space with some amazing renovations still underway. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a long and fulfilling relationship between the Margolis Brown Adaptors and the Foothills Performing Arts Center! The weather was gorgeous, the town utterly charming, and the audience was very supportive and moved during our post-performance talk back session. Next on our plate? The tour continues! We’re working on a performative fundraiser and then it’s off to Minneapolis, MN!
“Sneak a Peek” performance in Narrowsburg, NY
I performed this past weekend along with other company members, long term students, and summer students of the Margolis Method Center, at an improvisational performance event in Narrowsburg, NY. The goal was to introduce the audience to our creative process by showing them various levels of improvisational structures that we use to create theatre. Along with insightful introductions and commentary by Master Teacher and Artistic Director of the Margolis Brown ADAPTORS, we kept the stage alive and the audience on the edge of their seat with the excitement that comes with live improv and actors at work. We intend to produce more such events in the future, with times and dates to be announced. A heartfelt thanks to all who were able to attend. It is always a pleasure to connect with communities and take them behind the scenes in the creative process.
DigitFest 2009 “meats” Digit Feast 2009.
This past weekend was DigitFest 2009 in Narrowsburg, NY, a celebration of Digital Art. The students and company members of the Margolis Method Center submitted a film for the “Quick and Gritty Video Slam,” which is basically a 48 hour film competition. The film had to be shot in Narrowsburg over the weekend, and had to be less than 3 minutes in length. We put our devious heads together and came up with Digit Feast 2009. What happens when the mindlessness of everyday life gets to us? At what point do we stop living, appreciating every moment, and become zombies? With Narrowsburg as our Everytown, USA, we came up with an entertaining, creepy, and beautiful exploration of this idea. And we had a LOT of fun doing it. Much to our delight, we won the GRAND PRIZE at the competition! The original song “Zombies in Narrowsburg” was put together by myself and the very talented Kalen Keir. Check it out:
Margolis Method - Workshop and Performance Event May 2-3
This past weekend was a great workshop with the Margolis Method in Manhattan, NY. I spent the prior two weeks out there training and gearing up for the performance event that followed the workshop, on May 3rd. We set up a slew of improvisational structures for some exciting, edge-of-your-seat theatre. It was a great opportunity to let an audience into our creative process, producing theatre on your feet with smart, trained actors. Another performance will be taking place in Narrowsburg, NY in late June.
Kudos to all actors who came to the workshop and to all who were able to make it to the performance!
Time of the Faeries, cont’d
I just got the first final edit of one of the photos from my shoot with J. Corsentino. I can’t say enough about what amazing work he does. Really compelling stuff. Be sure to check him out!
Time of the Faeries, cont’d
I’ve now put some of the images from my photoshoot with Joseph Corsentino onto the Images section of the site. Check out the gallery for more! He does some amazing stuff to them with editing, so I’m excited to see how they turn out once they’ve all been retouched!
Time of the Faeries
Happy New Year to all! It’s been an amazing fall and winter, and 2009 started off with a blast!
First off let me say that the CYCLOPEDIA tour was amazing this past fall. We played in amazing places and were able to conduct a number of fantastic workshops as well. I definitely hope to see some of the students at our summer intensive workshops at the Margolis Method Center in the catskills.
I spent much of December back home in Minneapolis and returned in time to work with amazing photographer, Joseph Corsentino and his amazing partner Donny. Huge thanks to my beautiful and talented friend Genevieve Harbuck, who connected us. Joseph Corsentino and with his wife Donny are the creative forces behind “Time of the Faeries,” a fascinating take on the world of faeries. I did a photo shoot with them for “The Afterlight,” the followup to their first installment. I’ll post photos soon, but in the mean time check out their website; they do some really amazing work!
Check out their stuff at http://www.timeofthefaeries.com!
CYCLOPEDIA in Kansas City, MO
Well it’s certainly been a whirlwind, and the trip’s not over yet! The show went superbly in Minneapolis and now we’re in beautiful Kansas City, MO, with some very amazing and supportive people.
Check out the newest review of the show in the Articles section!
More later, but a huge public thank you to the Illusion Theater of Minneapolis, Byrd Productions, and the Just Off Broadway Theater in Kansas City!