See, what'd I tell ya?
Chron.com | Sexy and juicy Triptych transcends soap opera fluff:
"Patricia Duran brings intensity and fervor to Clarissa. At first, she's boldly challenging to Pauline. Outfoxed, she's increasingly vulnerable and confused.
Michelle Edwards makes a cunning, cruel Pauline. Briefly self-pitying and distraught, she's soon back to her old self, taking cool delight in her vindictive streak.
Christie Guidry exerts explosive energy as the precocious, unstable Brandy, flavored with the disdainful sarcasm of youth."
It's a showcase for everyone,
and if you've seen "The Adding Machine"
then you should go see it tonight!!
if you haven't seen "The Adding Machine"
come to our closing night...
and after either head over to Sippora
(W. Gray and Taft) for the Two Star
fundraiser (Danny & the Nitemares, J.W. Americana,
and more...)
there, I have planned yr whole night for you...
you can thank me later.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Damned to fame: the moral rights of the Beckett estate
Damned to fame: the moral rights of the Beckett estate:
"So how long will the Beckett estate be able to control the productions of Samuel Beckett? In Australia, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works is for the life of the author plus fifty years. Given that Samuel Beckett died in 1989, the copyright in his works will expire in 2039 in Australia. However, in Europe and the United States, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works has been extended to the life of the author plus seventy years. The copyright in his works will finish in 2059."
good thing copyright protects artists...
grrr.
"So how long will the Beckett estate be able to control the productions of Samuel Beckett? In Australia, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works is for the life of the author plus fifty years. Given that Samuel Beckett died in 1989, the copyright in his works will expire in 2039 in Australia. However, in Europe and the United States, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works has been extended to the life of the author plus seventy years. The copyright in his works will finish in 2059."
good thing copyright protects artists...
grrr.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
I'm the leader of the show - keepin' you on the go and you know I can't live without my radio
Mark and I were interviewed up at KUHF earlier today for "the Front Row"
It's On at 3pm.
We talked about the show.
Listen in and hear me try to make with the smart.
88.7fm - KUHF - 3pm
http://kuhf.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=main_listenlive
It's On at 3pm.
We talked about the show.
Listen in and hear me try to make with the smart.
88.7fm - KUHF - 3pm
http://kuhf.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=main_listenlive
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Theatre and such...
Got to see a sneak of "Triptych" tonight...
My advice is to see it as soon as you've seen
"the adding machine".
It'll be yr last chance
to see Michelle Edwards
perform in Houston
for a good long while,
and she, and everyone else
are spot on...
The show looks and feels
like a Mildred's show -
it's a real showcase for everyone involved.
Don't miss it.
My advice is to see it as soon as you've seen
"the adding machine".
It'll be yr last chance
to see Michelle Edwards
perform in Houston
for a good long while,
and she, and everyone else
are spot on...
The show looks and feels
like a Mildred's show -
it's a real showcase for everyone involved.
Don't miss it.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
New Podcast
Here's a brief sampler of the work of "The Adding Machine Band".
They are under the direction of Charlie Naked and feature:
Charlie Naked - Guitar
Ken Watkins - Guitar
Jeff Miller - Bass
Ruthie Langston - Cello
Pete Sullivan - Saxophones
Phil Krieg - Theremin
Tom Zermeno - Percussion
They are providing all the music and sound effects for my production of Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine". They are also providing all the pre-show music - and here's a sample of them practicing for that...
I'll have info on a "The Adding Machine Band" CD soon...
enjoy this brief sampling, and come see one of the last two performances if yr in Houston...
Http://kidornery.podomatic.com
Http://kidornery.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
http://www.myspace.com/theaddingmachine
Kid Ornery
They are under the direction of Charlie Naked and feature:
Charlie Naked - Guitar
Ken Watkins - Guitar
Jeff Miller - Bass
Ruthie Langston - Cello
Pete Sullivan - Saxophones
Phil Krieg - Theremin
Tom Zermeno - Percussion
They are providing all the music and sound effects for my production of Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine". They are also providing all the pre-show music - and here's a sample of them practicing for that...
I'll have info on a "The Adding Machine Band" CD soon...
enjoy this brief sampling, and come see one of the last two performances if yr in Houston...
Http://kidornery.podomatic.com
Http://kidornery.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
http://www.myspace.com/theaddingmachine
Kid Ornery
Linus Pauling Quartet Blog: The Adding Machine - A Layman's review
Ramon reviews the show:
Linus Pauling Quartet Blog: The Adding Machine - A Layman's review:
"Two scenes stand outs in the first act. Played beautifully is the bit where Mr. Zero imagines a conversation in which his boss (Stephen Foulard) tells Mr. Zero 'Mr. Zero, I've had my eye on you' and rewards his 25 years of labor with a raise and a promotion - hilarious. Foulard plays this scene brilliantly like some cliched cuddly well-to-do boss out of a Frank Capra movie coming in to reward the hard working noble hero. Mr. Zero's vision is as pathetic as it is funny and, of course, Mr. Zero's reality is far from what he imagines; while he does the receive the visit from his boss (who can't even recall Mr. Zero's name) the visit is to inform him of his being fired which results in Mr. Zero snapping with the murder of the boss.
The following scene, in which the Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, and Sixes join the Zeros for a dinner party, is also quite funny and the cast clearly has fun with the silly manner in which the characters all go down the line completing a thought. The banter is inane and cliched but that is the point and the cast plays it with a vaudeville verve that carries the scene. The first act closes with Mr. Zero fate sealed by a jury leaving the second act which, despite the death of the main character, is where the play comes to life."
Linus Pauling Quartet Blog: The Adding Machine - A Layman's review:
"Two scenes stand outs in the first act. Played beautifully is the bit where Mr. Zero imagines a conversation in which his boss (Stephen Foulard) tells Mr. Zero 'Mr. Zero, I've had my eye on you' and rewards his 25 years of labor with a raise and a promotion - hilarious. Foulard plays this scene brilliantly like some cliched cuddly well-to-do boss out of a Frank Capra movie coming in to reward the hard working noble hero. Mr. Zero's vision is as pathetic as it is funny and, of course, Mr. Zero's reality is far from what he imagines; while he does the receive the visit from his boss (who can't even recall Mr. Zero's name) the visit is to inform him of his being fired which results in Mr. Zero snapping with the murder of the boss.
The following scene, in which the Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, and Sixes join the Zeros for a dinner party, is also quite funny and the cast clearly has fun with the silly manner in which the characters all go down the line completing a thought. The banter is inane and cliched but that is the point and the cast plays it with a vaudeville verve that carries the scene. The first act closes with Mr. Zero fate sealed by a jury leaving the second act which, despite the death of the main character, is where the play comes to life."
Amazon.com: Adding Machine: A Play in Seven Acts: Books: E. Rice
Amazon.com: Adding Machine: A Play in Seven Acts: Books: E. Rice:
"When properly rendered, Rice's 'The Adding Machine' is a powerful, weird, surreal experience. But notice that this edition is subtitled 'A Play in Seven Acts'. In the original script, there were eight acts (or 'scenes', really), but the original Scene V was cut to streamline the production (in 1923). When they revived the play in 1956, Rice revised and restored Scene V, and this is, in my opinion, the way it should be read. You'll find the complete 8-scene script in 'Elmer Rice: Three Plays: The Adding Machine, Street Scene and Dream Girl', which is also here on Amazon (ISBN 0809007355). But, really, you need to see the play before you read the text, if you possibly can. They filmed a movie version of it in 1969 (which I haven't seen), starring the inimitable Phyllis Diller playing Mrs. Zero. Leonard Maltin described this effort as 'flawed but interesting,' giving it two and a half stars out of four. So keep your eyes open for a dramatic or cinematic revival. Etaoin Shrdlu will thank you!"
I was wondering where the other scene came from...
now I need to get that version of the script...
hmmm...
"When properly rendered, Rice's 'The Adding Machine' is a powerful, weird, surreal experience. But notice that this edition is subtitled 'A Play in Seven Acts'. In the original script, there were eight acts (or 'scenes', really), but the original Scene V was cut to streamline the production (in 1923). When they revived the play in 1956, Rice revised and restored Scene V, and this is, in my opinion, the way it should be read. You'll find the complete 8-scene script in 'Elmer Rice: Three Plays: The Adding Machine, Street Scene and Dream Girl', which is also here on Amazon (ISBN 0809007355). But, really, you need to see the play before you read the text, if you possibly can. They filmed a movie version of it in 1969 (which I haven't seen), starring the inimitable Phyllis Diller playing Mrs. Zero. Leonard Maltin described this effort as 'flawed but interesting,' giving it two and a half stars out of four. So keep your eyes open for a dramatic or cinematic revival. Etaoin Shrdlu will thank you!"
I was wondering where the other scene came from...
now I need to get that version of the script...
hmmm...
Monday, July 24, 2006
SDCC '06: ONI PRESS SPOTLIGHT PANEL - NEWSARAMA
SDCC '06: ONI PRESS SPOTLIGHT PANEL - NEWSARAMA:
"The next image on the screen had the audience in question. All it said was 'A great comic book…. Or the greatest comic book?'
Jones then introduced a video clip that would make it all clear. A November clip from the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report, featuring the faux-news pundit talking about his fiction novel Stephen Colbert’s Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure. A re-occurring staple of Colbert's daily television show, its first appearance on the show in November set the Oni offices abuzz, and they set out to bring it to comics."
can't wait!
"The next image on the screen had the audience in question. All it said was 'A great comic book…. Or the greatest comic book?'
Jones then introduced a video clip that would make it all clear. A November clip from the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report, featuring the faux-news pundit talking about his fiction novel Stephen Colbert’s Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure. A re-occurring staple of Colbert's daily television show, its first appearance on the show in November set the Oni offices abuzz, and they set out to bring it to comics."
can't wait!
Saturday, July 22, 2006
The Enquirer - Camp: "It's Beyond Belief"
The Enquirer - Camp: "It's Beyond Belief":
"This week, 31 atheist and agnostic youths from Ohio, Kentucky, New York and other states have gathered in Butler County for Camp Quest, one of a handful of summer camps nationwide where children are taught there is no God."
This is what we need.
More humanist organizations...
"This week, 31 atheist and agnostic youths from Ohio, Kentucky, New York and other states have gathered in Butler County for Camp Quest, one of a handful of summer camps nationwide where children are taught there is no God."
This is what we need.
More humanist organizations...
Friday, July 21, 2006
POWERS & KABUKI TO BE REPRINTED FREE/DAILY AT NEWSARAMA.COM - NEWSARAMA
You should read these -
POWERS & KABUKI TO BE REPRINTED FREE/DAILY AT NEWSARAMA.COM - NEWSARAMA: "NEWSARAMA.COM and the comic book creators collectively known as “MOB” – David Mack, Mike Avon Oeming and Brian Michael Bendis – are pleased to jointly announce that Bendis and Oeming’s Eisner Award-winning creator-owned series POWERS, and Mack’s creator-owned KABUKI, will both be reprinted in their entirety as daily, serial, FREE comic book strips on Newsarama.com. POWERS will debut Monday, July 24th, KABUKI in the following weeks."
At their peak these books are as good anything comicdom has to offer. Powers is like "Homicide" with superheroes, and Kabuki really plays to the medium's strengths creating beautiful, bold, and often dreamlike stories.
And now, over time, you can read them all for free...
lucky bastards...
POWERS & KABUKI TO BE REPRINTED FREE/DAILY AT NEWSARAMA.COM - NEWSARAMA: "NEWSARAMA.COM and the comic book creators collectively known as “MOB” – David Mack, Mike Avon Oeming and Brian Michael Bendis – are pleased to jointly announce that Bendis and Oeming’s Eisner Award-winning creator-owned series POWERS, and Mack’s creator-owned KABUKI, will both be reprinted in their entirety as daily, serial, FREE comic book strips on Newsarama.com. POWERS will debut Monday, July 24th, KABUKI in the following weeks."
At their peak these books are as good anything comicdom has to offer. Powers is like "Homicide" with superheroes, and Kabuki really plays to the medium's strengths creating beautiful, bold, and often dreamlike stories.
And now, over time, you can read them all for free...
lucky bastards...
DOOM PATROL, DEADMAN TO THE BIG SCREEN; HULK GETS DIRECTOR - NEWSARAMA
DOOM PATROL, DEADMAN TO THE BIG SCREEN; HULK GETS DIRECTOR - NEWSARAMA:
This could be very good:
"On the Deadman front, Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) is in negotiations to develop the comics-to-film adaptation, teaming up with Don Murphy's Angry Films."
This will be better than the Ang Lee mess:
"Finally, action director Louis Leterrier (Transporter, Transporter 2) has signed on to direct The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Studios. which according to the trade, will return the character to his comic book roots."
It's not that the Ang Lee hulk movie was an awful movie,
it was just an awful hulk movie.
There are some very distinct issues that The Hulk deals with, and none of them are father issues. Issues of identity, control, society, alienation, rage, the beast within - all kinds of good stuff to play with, but Ang Lee came in with a different agenda and made a movie about a character who turned big and green but was not, in fundamental ways, the character I wanted to see a movie about...you know, The Hulk?
This could be very good:
"On the Deadman front, Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) is in negotiations to develop the comics-to-film adaptation, teaming up with Don Murphy's Angry Films."
This will be better than the Ang Lee mess:
"Finally, action director Louis Leterrier (Transporter, Transporter 2) has signed on to direct The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Studios. which according to the trade, will return the character to his comic book roots."
It's not that the Ang Lee hulk movie was an awful movie,
it was just an awful hulk movie.
There are some very distinct issues that The Hulk deals with, and none of them are father issues. Issues of identity, control, society, alienation, rage, the beast within - all kinds of good stuff to play with, but Ang Lee came in with a different agenda and made a movie about a character who turned big and green but was not, in fundamental ways, the character I wanted to see a movie about...you know, The Hulk?
Thursday, July 20, 2006
OpenDNS | Providing A Safer And Faster DNS
OpenDNS | Providing A Safer And Faster DNS
Cool stuff.
I just switched and the difference is noticeable right away.
Cool stuff.
I just switched and the difference is noticeable right away.
Variety.com - Warner making room for 'Doom'
Ran across this on AICN too this a.m. and since we been talkin' Doom Patrol here thought I'd just give it a mention -
Variety.com - Warner making room for 'Doom':
"Warner Bros. Pictures is giving new life to DC Comics cult favorite 'Doom Patrol,' about a band of superheroes with freakish powers, with Akiva Goldsman producing the bigscreen adaptation through his Warners-based Weed Road Pictures."
Variety.com - Warner making room for 'Doom':
"Warner Bros. Pictures is giving new life to DC Comics cult favorite 'Doom Patrol,' about a band of superheroes with freakish powers, with Akiva Goldsman producing the bigscreen adaptation through his Warners-based Weed Road Pictures."
Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
So Frank Miller is directing "The Spirit."
Could be good, could be bad...
but this quote from AICN is funny!
Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.:
"I saw Frank on the set of SIN CITY and saw the way he worked with the actors to steer them right with their characters. Rodriguez did most of the technical directing (camera placement, etc), but you could also argue that Miller did a lot of that work with his original art for the SIN CITY graphic novels."
The acting in "Sin City" was awful. Only Mickey Rourke, and maybe the hobbit, made their roles actually "work" - everyone else looked pretty uncomfortable with the awful dialogue.
Could be good, could be bad...
but this quote from AICN is funny!
Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.:
"I saw Frank on the set of SIN CITY and saw the way he worked with the actors to steer them right with their characters. Rodriguez did most of the technical directing (camera placement, etc), but you could also argue that Miller did a lot of that work with his original art for the SIN CITY graphic novels."
The acting in "Sin City" was awful. Only Mickey Rourke, and maybe the hobbit, made their roles actually "work" - everyone else looked pretty uncomfortable with the awful dialogue.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Just a reminder - We open Friday
And we're in the new Houston Press.
(even if they do call it a Freneticore play...)
(even if they do call it a Freneticore play...)
A Kid Ornery Production
In association with the Federal Entertainment Authority
Under special arrangement with the Samuel French Company
http://www.myspace.com/theaddingmachine
call 832-725-4109 for reservations or more information.
WHEN: 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, July 21,22,28,29, 2006, with a special ‘pay what you will’ performance Monday July 24.
WHERE: FrenetiCore Theater, located at 5102 Navigation, in Houston’s hyperfunky East End.
HOW MUCH: $10 all seats, all shows, except for Monday July 24, when your conscience decides the price.
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