Howdy, folks. This will be my last Milwaukee Shakespeare blog entry for Cymbeline. Thanks for reading, and thanks for attending or working on the show. I’ve enjoyed reporting on events and sharing thoughts on the process of acting in and doing educational outreach for this production, and of course I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of [...]
Category Archives: Cymbeline
“Cymbeline” Love: Backstage Vibes
April 21, 2008 – 4:31 pm
Whoosh, it’s Sunday morning of the last show of the run, a day in which almost everything I do will be touched by awareness of “This is the last time I’ll do this…” , which will elicit some sadness, but plenty of relief. It’s been a long hard run. (Yes indeed I did finally get sick, [...]
Love me some “Cymbeline” IV: Iachimo on Wheels!
April 18, 2008 – 6:46 pm
It’s been talked about in every talkback, but no harm giving another mention here to the commendable perseverance and ingenuity of the company–directors, designers, stage management, actors, and especially Mr. Todd Denning, in dealing with and integrating Todd’s injury into our show.
On a slick morning during the first week of rehearsal, Todd fell outside his [...]
And another thing I love about “Cymbeline”: Workshops
April 17, 2008 – 7:10 pm
Being a workshop facilitator for Milwaukee Shakespeare is a blast, and it’s especially cool when I’ve designed sessions for the play that’s currently in production. I have a living, breathing piece of work to refer to, it makes me feel like a vital part of the company even when I’m not actually in the show, [...]
Another thing I love about “Cymbeline”: 5-5
April 16, 2008 – 7:45 pm
Golly, only six performances left! I’d better get crackin’ on my farewell tour of beloved Cymbeline momentry with #2 in the series: Act V, Scene 5!
I.E., where all 6,000 of the plotlines get ironed out as everyone stands on stage being totally freaking amazed. This was the last and most difficult scene to put together on [...]
One thing I love about “Cymbeline”: Track Role
April 15, 2008 – 10:56 pm
Week Four of the Cymbeline run and things are chuggin’ along. If you’re a frequent visitor to the site, you’ll have probably noticed that I’ve found it increasingly difficult to find time to write with my time split between the theatre, the classroom, trying to sort my thrilling terrifying future out, and general upkeep of [...]
what’s doing with Cymbeline, hmmm?
April 5, 2008 – 11:35 pm
Week Three of the Cymbeline run and the illness stuff I wrote about last week continues. For Sarah Sokolovic, Week Two ended with a little hospital visit after Sunday’s evening performance. Maggie Arndt, her understudy for Imogen, stepped in on Tuesday and Wednesday morning’s student matinee performances. Having just held our first understudy rehearsal last [...]
Hospital ward / Trust issues
March 30, 2008 – 4:40 am
Week Two of the run of Cymbeline and illness has stricken half the cast. The dressing and green rooms are filled with the phlegmy hacky moany sounds of actors soldiering on. Mass amounts of teas, vitamins and lozenges have been procured for us, yet the bug keeps wracking up victims. I’ve watched at least two [...]
open / out of contact
March 25, 2008 – 6:06 am
It’s Monday and I’m on my weekend. The show is open and I am back in Chicago. I slept till 3 today, believe it. Which means I sacrificed several to-do list activities today in the name of rejuvenation. But it’s a happy time, no doubt, as that show I’m in has turned out pretty good, [...]
As promised, here’s… ANDY v. FIREMAN!
March 21, 2008 – 10:49 pm
Cymbeline opens tomorrow night. Come see us light the Broadway Theatre Center ablaze…with our Acting!
