Unless you happen to be one of my friends, in which case...
This weekend was the pride parade in Chicago. Though pressing business elsewhere made me skip it, I'e heard stories, and the stories are good. The best of them is Ian's anti-anti-gay-rights parade, which you can read about by clicking here.
And I finally saw Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Thought it was fantastic.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
How Yesterday Was Made for Me
Last night I arrived at rehearsal about an hour and a half early, and because I lacked any reading material (a copy of Kafka On the Shore waits for me at home, for the day when I have copious free time to start reading it), I decided to head over to Hilary's Urban Eatery for a bite to eat. I walked in, passing a woman on her way out, and sat down at the counter to check out the menu. As I read over the light fare, and ogled the dessert menu, the phone rang, and the hostess picked it up and had a brief conversation.
When she hung up, she looked at me and said, "Do you remember the woman who was leaving when you came in?" I said yes. "That was her. Her name is Eunice, and she's a regular here. She said she thought you were cute and that she wants to buy your dinner."
"What?"
"She said you made her day, so she wants to buy you dinner."
Once in a very rare while, it pays to be a boy.
I had the salmon cakes, and tipped the staff the price of my meal. And spent the rest of the day feeling gorgeous.
When she hung up, she looked at me and said, "Do you remember the woman who was leaving when you came in?" I said yes. "That was her. Her name is Eunice, and she's a regular here. She said she thought you were cute and that she wants to buy your dinner."
"What?"
"She said you made her day, so she wants to buy you dinner."
Once in a very rare while, it pays to be a boy.
I had the salmon cakes, and tipped the staff the price of my meal. And spent the rest of the day feeling gorgeous.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
GroundUp Theatre Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
GroundUp Theatre will reimagine A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare’s beloved story, as a Mardi Gras bash. GroundUp Theatre’s founding artistic director Sabrina Lloyd and company member Don Johnson, along with Devin Brain, a member of the Hypocrites, will codirect. Each director will take the helm of a different world as Lloyd’s Goth rock lovers rebel against their Baptist preacher father, Johnson’s fairies employ hoodoo charms of alligator feet and graveyard dust, and Brain’s star-struck mechanicals take a darker turn.
This family-friendly, 90-minute version of the Bard's text is a great introduction to Shakespeare, as well as a fun revisit to this classic favorite. All performances are free in the park. Bring a picnic and a blanket. Donations will be appreciated.
When/Where
June 25, 26: Ravenswood Manor Park (4626 Manor Ave) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 9, 10: Skinner Park (1331 W Monroe) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 16, 17: Touhy Park (7348 N Paulina) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 23: Moran Park (5727 S Racine) @ 2:00 p.m.
July 24: Nichols Park (1355 E 53rd St) @ 4:00 p.m.
July 30, 31: Pulaski Park (1419 W Blackhawk) @ 2:00 p.m.
August 6, 7: Winnemac Park (5100 N Leavitt) @ 5:30 p.m.
August 7: Ravenswood Manor (4626 Manor Ave) @ 12:00 p.m.
Visit the GroundUp Theatre Web site for more information.
GroundUp Theatre will reimagine A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare’s beloved story, as a Mardi Gras bash. GroundUp Theatre’s founding artistic director Sabrina Lloyd and company member Don Johnson, along with Devin Brain, a member of the Hypocrites, will codirect. Each director will take the helm of a different world as Lloyd’s Goth rock lovers rebel against their Baptist preacher father, Johnson’s fairies employ hoodoo charms of alligator feet and graveyard dust, and Brain’s star-struck mechanicals take a darker turn.
This family-friendly, 90-minute version of the Bard's text is a great introduction to Shakespeare, as well as a fun revisit to this classic favorite. All performances are free in the park. Bring a picnic and a blanket. Donations will be appreciated.
When/Where
June 25, 26: Ravenswood Manor Park (4626 Manor Ave) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 9, 10: Skinner Park (1331 W Monroe) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 16, 17: Touhy Park (7348 N Paulina) @ 5:30 p.m.
July 23: Moran Park (5727 S Racine) @ 2:00 p.m.
July 24: Nichols Park (1355 E 53rd St) @ 4:00 p.m.
July 30, 31: Pulaski Park (1419 W Blackhawk) @ 2:00 p.m.
August 6, 7: Winnemac Park (5100 N Leavitt) @ 5:30 p.m.
August 7: Ravenswood Manor (4626 Manor Ave) @ 12:00 p.m.
Visit the GroundUp Theatre Web site for more information.
Busy, Busy, Busy
Wherein I apologize for not updating without actually saying "sorry"...
I woke up today feeling like something that had been terribly out of place was finally back in order. Like the tumblers on some giant cosmic lock had turned and rolled into alignment and suddenly I, and maybe all the world, could move forward again. I rode the train to work with the "Let the Sunshine" part of the "Age of Aquarius Suite" playing in the iPod in my head and imagined the city ripped asunder while it played. Which is what I always imagine when glorious, highly choral songs play in my head. I think because I imagine if there is a God who might come to end the world, the banner her armies carry will have be of such undeniable beauty that we all must accept that the world's end is for the best.
Only the artists will survive the rapture.
Only those without a sense of beauty will fight it.
Right. Back to the mundane.
Misummer Night rehearsal is proceeding well. Last night was the first actual run-through of this three-director play, and to everyone's surprise, chaos did not ensue. In fact, what we have shaping up for our opening on Saturday is a really good play. For my part, I'm glad to have had the opportunity presented to me. It's been a long time since I've done a play written by someone other than my friends or myself, and it feels good and challenging to have this work to do.
As I said, we open Saturday, June 25 at Ravenswood Manor. All are welcome. It's a free show. The other shows are at different parks around town. I'll post a schedule here just as soon as I have it.
I woke up today feeling like something that had been terribly out of place was finally back in order. Like the tumblers on some giant cosmic lock had turned and rolled into alignment and suddenly I, and maybe all the world, could move forward again. I rode the train to work with the "Let the Sunshine" part of the "Age of Aquarius Suite" playing in the iPod in my head and imagined the city ripped asunder while it played. Which is what I always imagine when glorious, highly choral songs play in my head. I think because I imagine if there is a God who might come to end the world, the banner her armies carry will have be of such undeniable beauty that we all must accept that the world's end is for the best.
Only the artists will survive the rapture.
Only those without a sense of beauty will fight it.
Right. Back to the mundane.
Misummer Night rehearsal is proceeding well. Last night was the first actual run-through of this three-director play, and to everyone's surprise, chaos did not ensue. In fact, what we have shaping up for our opening on Saturday is a really good play. For my part, I'm glad to have had the opportunity presented to me. It's been a long time since I've done a play written by someone other than my friends or myself, and it feels good and challenging to have this work to do.
As I said, we open Saturday, June 25 at Ravenswood Manor. All are welcome. It's a free show. The other shows are at different parks around town. I'll post a schedule here just as soon as I have it.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Das Baby
Ladies and gentlemen...Ian...may I present to you, my newphew/niece:
His/her official name is das Baby. Someone get me a cigar.
His/her official name is das Baby. Someone get me a cigar.
Friday, June 03, 2005
Because You Aren't Sufficiently Disturbed Yet
This is one of those rare moments when I've found something so excellently weird and disturbing and random that I not only have to post it here, but I also have to post it at Ogle My Blogspot. That thing is Tarzan Rubberband. God...it's so far beyond anything the ordinary human mind can comprehend...I think I'm going to dream this for weeks to come.
Thanks to Sam for mashing up my brain banana and feeding it to the monkey.
Thanks to Sam for mashing up my brain banana and feeding it to the monkey.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Again with the Foolish Mortals
Slide is coming along well. As I just said to my friend Sue, I honestly didn't think that it was possible to mate Upton Sinclair's The Jungle with Hair. But somehow we did it. Like a freakish literary genetic experiment gone horribly awry, Slide combines grim commentary of the postindustrial urban immigrant experience with happy hippy rock in a weird, but oddly refreshing cocktail. That's if you're making mixed drinks out of genetic experiments.
And I've been cast in Midsummer Night's Dream. The director e-mailed me a couple of days ago to tell me that an actor dropped out and would I like to step in for him. Yes. Yes, I would. So I'm playing Bottom in Misummer Night's Dream in the parks. Which is exactly what I wanted to do this summer.
And I've been cast in Midsummer Night's Dream. The director e-mailed me a couple of days ago to tell me that an actor dropped out and would I like to step in for him. Yes. Yes, I would. So I'm playing Bottom in Misummer Night's Dream in the parks. Which is exactly what I wanted to do this summer.
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