Category: Theater
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The Father, a reading for Luciole
(The Father) is a lyrical, alternately sweet and scary play about Alzheimer’s, from the viewpoint of an older man suffering from it.
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MST-The Big Do
Main Street Theater’s fundraiser, termed The Big Do! was held last Friday (2/2/2018) at the MATCH in mid-town Houston. The theater made use of one large gallery area, the midway, and one of the proscenium theater spaces, which kept people moving about, eating, drinking, and mingling with other participants. Overall, I’d say it was a huge…
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Miss Bennet Will Rise Again!
As many of you know, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley was a joy to work on, and I was justifiably proud of the product. Most of the magazines and family-friendly publications that covered it have been glowing in their reports. Unfortunately, the two major papers in town were not as liberal in their praise. [Everett…
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Interview with Claire about Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly
“Anyone who is tired of Dickens…will find this a welcome alternative for the family at Christmas.
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Miss Bennet, Week 4-First Preview
“It is that ingredient (the audience), like yeast, that will make our work ‘rise’, and elevate the rehearsal process to live theatre.”
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Miss Bennet Rehearsals – Week 3
Over the weekend, we had our ’10 of 12′ rehearsal. It was exhausting, but productive, and we survived it–as we always do. Actor’s Equity union rules allow us to have one rehearsal during Tech Week, where we work actors and crew ten out of twelve consecutive hours. This is usually done in two five-hour work…
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Miss Bennet Rehearsals – Week 2
Skylar Sinclair, Brock Hatton, Heidi Hinkel, and Laura Kaldis on a break during rehearsal for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
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Directing MST Production of Gunderson Homage to Jane Austen
Main Street Theater announced its season to include “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” as its second production, following Gorky’s “Enemies”. I’ve agreed to direct it and am very excited to once again be working with the characters from Pride and Prejudice and the work of Lauren Gunderson. Having performed in Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky” a…
Claire Hart-Palumbo 