Ellen’s News in Brief
This is a historical sub-title, it being the first time the words ‘Ellen’ and ‘brief’ appear in the same sentence without a negative between them.
This fall, I was in a production of Henry IV, Part One at the Folger Theatre in Washington, DC. It was an absolute delight, from start to finish, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘acting’
What Makes Actors Happy and What Makes Actors Sad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acting, actors reinvent the airplane, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, bizarre architectural facade of Bob Evans, entertainment, Fancy Bred, long tears, piercing eloquence tour, quasi-cloisonne double-headed tiger, shakespeare, theater, theatre, tuneful shoulderbag on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BONUS ACTIVITY: In honour of the final, belated, and final belated post about my tour, make a list of the things that are mentioned that make actors happy and the things that make actors sad. Feel free to illustrate your favourites. Or do an interpretive dance.
Rockville, Maryland, March 24-26:
The Piercing Eloquence troupe wrapped up its [...]
Proud to Be an American Shakespeare Center Actor
Posted in On Touring, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, entertainment, line end breathing, make believe, music class, piercing eloquence tour, shakespeare, theater, theatre on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…where at least I know I’m free!
An’ I won’t—forget—the man that wrote
To give that life to me!
Sweet lord, I can’t say I’ve ever so much as thought about the song I’m happily doctoring since about fifth grade, when we were compelled to intone it during Music Class. I belted it out without thinking about the [...]
The Penultimate Variation on the Drama of Not Doing a Show
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, entertainment, I am cold, Martian Death Flu, piercing eloquence tour, pumpkin pants, shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, the drama of not doing a show, theater, theatre on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fairmont, Minnesota, March 15:
We performed at the Fairmont Opera House, which has the dubious honour of being the (I can safely say) penultimate example of any variety of the Drama of Not Doing a Show. This particular strain of Drama is the same we experienced in Kokomo, Indiana, and the same (albeit with advance notice) [...]
We Travel to the Far North and I Finally Figure Out How to Make Bianca Work After Nine Months
Posted in On Touring, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, Disney Princess physicality, entertainment, I am cold, men who look like Yeats, piercing eloquence tour, shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, Teeny Tiny Travel Suitcase, the Glinda foot, the Paul Bunyan Ride, theater, theatre on July 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Before scaling our way up Minnesota to Duluth, we stopped in Minneapolis for several days when performances we were going to have in Iowa fell through. It was wonderful to be in a large city again, and it was also wonderful to have a visit with my friend Aaron, who, in the world of Bardolatry [...]
Theatre, Film, and Food in Jefferson City
Posted in On Touring, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, entertainment, Equity rules (apocryphal?), Merchant of Venice, Pavolvian Response to Bush Bullshit, piercing eloquence tour, shakespeare, the worst movie I've ever seen, theater, theatre on May 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Disclaimer: More on some of the objects in the title than others. In fact, the only thing you can really count on is persiflage.
Jefferson City, Missouri, March 6:
I remember feeling less ill by the time we drove to Missouri, because I also remember being irate. The latter condition was due to the March 4th primaries having [...]
There is Good Theatres Born in Monmouth, Captain Gower
Posted in On Touring, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, entertainment, Henry V, piercing eloquence tour, pig smell, shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, theater, theatre on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unprecedented Brevity After an Unprecedented Break in Posting
Monmouth, Illinois, March 4:
It would have been appropriate for us to perform Henry V in Monmouth, because Henry, as the Crown Prince of Wales, was known as ‘Harry of Monmouth.’ I think he is also referred to as simply ‘Monmouth’ a couple of times in the Henry IVs. [...]
Merchant of Venice’s Courtroom in a Courtroom
Posted in On Touring, Pictures, tagged acting, Alisa Ledyard's feet, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, entertainment, how do you remember all those lines, Merchant of Venice, Monty Python, piercing eloquence tour, shakespeare, theater, theatre, touring theatre on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today’s title brought to you by Bardolatry’s Department of Redundancy Department! This is a companion post to the longer (yes, longer) post on our entire week in Indianapolis.
We performed the Courtroom Scene from Merchant of Venice in an actual courtroom, followed by a discussion led by a panel of professors from different departments in IUPUI. Here is [...]
We Go to a Party!
Posted in On Touring, tagged acting, american shakespeare center, american shakespeare center on tour, Byron, entertainment, Highway Irony, I am cold, Merchant of Venice, piercing eloquence tour, shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, theater, theatre, touring theatre on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sub-title: Also, it snowed.
Sub-sub-title: Also, we had these Shakespeare plays we did.
Dayton, Ohio, February 21-22:
On the American Shakespeare Center On Tour Weather Map, we can see the vans moving up here while this front of snowy misery moves down from the artic north like the Assyrian coming down like a wolf on the fold and [...]
