Archive for "May, 2010"

Summer = Triple Busy

Posted in theatre, things that in fact will happen on May 18th, 2010

So the reason I haven’t been posting since I vanquished the universe in the #operaplot competition is that things are heating up for this here doofy playwright:
First of all, tomorrow I’m heading to Israel tomorrow as part of Birthright! I’ll be spending 10 days exploring my heritage, and desperately keeping my old Jewish man impression [...]

Eugene Onegin FTW…ish

Posted in opera, things that happened on May 7th, 2010

This just in: My dreams of coming in third is an internet contest have been realized.
I’m the third place winner in The Omniscient Mussel’s #operaplot twitter contest, where you summarize plots of great operas in 140 characters, and pack in as much snark as humanly possible.
Here’s my winning entry, a synopsis of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin:

So [...]

Check Out Them Monsters!

Posted in theatre, things that happened on May 5th, 2010

So…the latest episode of Monster Literature, “The Secret Garden…OF MONSTERS!” closed mid-April, and I have to say I was really happy with how it turned out. I heard from many folks- and small children- that it was their favorite so far. Every show the team gets tighter, and more efficient and the shows get bigger [...]