Tag: mxtw
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Performance Schedule at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
I will not make the same mistake twice! So, it was pointed out to me, after our regular workshop performance earlier this summer, that I had failed to put performance information up on the blog. Let it never be said I cannot learn from my mistakes, or, at least, not in this instance. living traces…
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Let the Buzz Begin!
Thanks to the hard work of the staff and the help of some friends not very near (South Korea) but very dear to the workshop we are starting to get a little buzz on the ether! Check it out! Behind the Fringe interview http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/matthew-everett/fringe-2010-fringe-all-2-other-manhattan-kansas
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Let’s Get This Show On The Road!
So maybe I’ve been a little remiss in my blogging, or maybe I’ve just been so busy I haven’t even noticed that a month has gone by since my last entry. It might lead the innocent reader to believe nothing has been going on workshop-wise over the last month, but don’t be deceived, we’ve been…
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Time To Call On All That Discipline
So, it’s 1 o’clock in the morning on the day of the opening. Perfect time for director blogging, no? This year’s show is fantastic! But you don’t have to take my word on it, just check out this picture of the cast in performance. That’s right, they rock! I hope to see you at the…
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Full Speed Ahead! No Turning back. Leave No One Behind.
I can never believe how fast all of this happens, or how intense the work is. I have had several sixteen-hour days in the past two weeks, but every minute of it as fulfilling as ever. So Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp is an interesting little story. Aladdin itself is pretty tame, except maybe for…
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MXTW: THE MOVIE
Havana Mahoney (pretty much the most talented young photographer/videographer I know), made the workshop an amazing video to present at the Minneapolis Fringe Festival Showcase. It is gorgeous. Please Watch It. For more information on Havana Mahoney’s work please visit her Flickr account
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Session 7: Big Decisions
Twelve strait hours of Experimental Theatre? Sounds awesome to us, and was. Yesterday my day began rolling out of bed just in time to keep on rolling down to the theatre for some rousing games of “catch the platform!” and “crawl under these risers and bang around some clamps.” This year the set is much…
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Session 6: And They Lived Ever After: Kondoleon or They Were Brutally Deconstructed: Schenkar
We began the readings today with The Brides by Harry Kondoleon. The Brides doesn’t just critique one fairytale, it critiques all fairytales. Kondoleon explores the dangers inherent in the idea of prince charming and true love. It is the story of The Bride who seems to speak from different parts of her experience, from young…
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Session 5: Dontcha Wanna Be Music, Like Shange? And We Get a Look Inside Foreman’s Head.
We began our readings by looking at “Boogie Woogie Landscapes” by Ntozake Shange. Shange called her works choreopoems and they are full of music, rhythm, and dance. The language is beautiful and poetic but the story revolves around a woman whose story is full of violent racism and the struggle to discover her own self…