Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Donald V. Calamia November 8 at 1:07pm
Hopefully BoarsHead CAN regroup. They've already suffered from a significant loss of subscribers and single ticket sales from their poor handling of the Thatcher dismissal, so how will their canceling the Christmas show - with no provisions announced for those who already bought tickets - impact them when they supposedly return in January? Time will tell...

I was surprised by Kristine's comment, too. Geoffrey is anything BUT standard fare - as he showed at MBT and BoarsHead. Our loss is certainly Alabama's gain!

DO you love directing, eh? Cool! Do you foresee a time when you'd move into that full-time and give up the stage roles?
Diana Van Fossen November 10 at 6:36am
Give up stage roles? I think of Noel Coward's Judith Bliss in "Hay Fever" -- something along the lines of not "as long as there's breath left in my body."

I was just trying to look up what produtions Geoffrey chose for BoarsHead (below)-- and wow! Here was this article about Kristine leaving BoarsHead and Paul Slade Smith, a playwright who was produced by her, commenting.

Yikes, theatre people can be so cruel and ungrateful. Spread such gossip and contention about others! Does disdain make their work finer? Based on Noel Coward, the answer is yes!

We have to work on our souls to be fairminded, accepting and actually give it up to celebrate other artists. God knows I tried in Michigan, going to all those odd nooks and crannies. Lord, actual barns, I think. It's difficult when you cut your teeth in a West End theatre. But I managed to enjoy myself at odd moments. And that's the by-pass operation to survival.

Thank you for reading this....If you do...

2003-2004 Season
Dance Like No One is Watching-- Kitty Dubin, local playwright
Sarah, Ella & Pops-- worthy
Soccer Moms-- new playwright

2004-2005 Season
Over the Tavern-- big success
Humble Boy-- cutting edge British
A Christmas Carol -----
Side by Side by Sondheim-- charming but
The Story-- excellent
Comedy of Errors-- different and a success
Over the Tavern (Encore)-- success again

2004-2005 Season
King O' The Moon-- follow up to "Tavern"
No Way to Treat a Lady-- arch thriller musical!
Stones in His Pockets-- John Peakes is back
Pantomime (?)

Now that "Christmas Carol" was excellent on the radio!

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