Malcolm on 07 26, 2010 | No Comments
Here at The Group Rep, we have two shows opening in repertory this weekend (July 30-August 1st)!
The first show, which opens on Friday July 30th is called A Walk in the Woods, by Lee Blessing. Our production stars Larry Eisenberg & Fox Carney and was directed by Richard Alan Woody. Performance Friday Evenings 8:00 pm with a Saturday matinee at 4:00 pm. It runs: July 30 through September 4, 2010.
The second show opens Saturday, July 31st and is called String of Pearls, by Michele Lowe and features direction by Sherry Netherland and was produced by Gina Yates. It stars Michele Bernath, Katelyn Ann Clark, Lareen Faye & Sean Kathryn O’Connor. Performances are Saturday Evenings 8:00 pm and Sunday Matinees 2:00 pm
It runs: July 31 through September 5, 2010.
For ticket reservations: www.thegrouprep.com or 818.700-4878.
A Walk in the Woods: In 1983, faced with a breakdown in nuclear arms reduction talks between Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov, lead negotiators Paul A. Nitze and Yuli A. Kvitsinsky met secretly in Geneva’s Botanic Garden to break the impasse. Based on those real-life events, Lee Blessing put a human face on the life-and-death issues confronted by two Cold War adversaries when two arms negotiators - one from the United States and the other from the Soviet Union - meet in Geneva and edge toward common ground. The play takes place in the scenic woods outside of the city where these two superpower negotiators meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the
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Malcolm on 06 20, 2010 | No Comments
Well, well, well. It’s time to congratulate the cast, crew and creative team on the rave reviews Priscilla’s Perfect Day has been getting. We already feel proud just to have such a great, brand new piece of musical theater that the entire family can enjoy, that getting good reviews is very much the icing on the cake. Or the syrup on your pancakes, if you will. ;)
If you haven’t checked out what this wonderful family musical is about, check out this interview with the show’s director, Jeremy Aldridge, on Broadway World LA!
We also have an interview with husband and wife writing team Diana Martin (book) and Richard Levinson (music) that's also from Broadway World LA!
Here are some of what the reviewers are saying. If you’d like to read the entire review, click on the link.
• It’s a creative romp with plenty of imaginative flights of fancy.
• It’s a giddy little adventure that will encourage children to be nicer to their siblings and not be so afraid of things that sound scary (but really aren’t).
• The acting, however, is engaging and it never hurts to be surrounded by the laughter of children.
Jackie Houchin, American Chronicle
Did we mention that there's a pancake brunch backstage after the show for the little ones?!Â
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Malcolm on 11 21, 2009 | 7 Comments
Bumping your head. Falling on your face. Tripping over chairs. Running into walls. Making entrances too early. Tripping over people. Making entrances too late. Stumbling around in the dark and somehow ending up outside the theater. This is what it’s learn your way around a set that’s just been built.
All the while, you’re trying to remember your lines and blocking.
Finally being able to use the set is an exciting time in rehearsal. For one, it means that you’ve moved out of the rehearsal hall and into the theater. That in and of itself has it’s own difficulties. The rehearsal hall is a closed space where we can hear each other easily, especially when we’re singing. The theater is designed so that the sound flows out into the audience. Onstage it can often feel like you’re out there all alone. In a great way. Feeling that exposed requires you to listen with your entire being and that makes everything you do onstage much more alive. As does the throbbing pain that results from running into a wall. But hey – anything that makes the show a more visceral experience for the audience is a good thing, right?
In all seriousness, our set is beautiful and fun and is a testament to the talent of our scenic designer, Trefoni Rizzi. The kids are having a blast playing on it, as are (ahem) the adu
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Malcolm on 06 20, 2010 | No Comments
Well, well, well. It’s time to congratulate the cast, crew and creative team on the rave reviews Priscilla’s Perfect Day has been getting. We already feel proud just to have such a great, brand new piece of musical theater that the entire family can enjoy, that getting good reviews is very much the icing on the cake. Or the syrup on your pancakes, if you will. ;)
If you haven’t checked out what this wonderful family musical is about, check out this interview with the show’s director, Jeremy Aldridge, on Broadway World LA!
We also have an interview with husband and wife writing team Diana Martin (book) and Richard Levinson (music) that's also from Broadway World LA!
Here are some of what the reviewers are saying. If you’d like to read the entire review, click on the link.
• It’s a creative romp with plenty of imaginative flights of fancy.
• It’s a giddy little adventure that will encourage children to be nicer to their siblings and not be so afraid of things that sound scary (but really aren’t).
• The acting, however, is engaging and it never hurts to be surrounded by the laughter of children.
Jackie Houchin, American Chronicle
Did we mention that there's a pancake brunch backstage after the show for the little ones?!Â
Read More
