We invited Beth Finke, a local writer who lost her sight in early adulthood, to come speak to the cast of Wait Until Dark about her experiences. She wrote about the two-hour conversation on her own blog, which you can read here: http://bethfinke.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/wait-until-dark/ Thanks for the kind words, Beth, and thanks again for all your [...]
Archive for the ‘Rehearsal’ Category
Do I have to be the world’s champion blind woman?!
Posted in Rehearsal, Wait Until Dark on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As they say, there’s no one quite so gullible as a con man in love.
Posted in Rehearsal, Wait Until Dark on February 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Back to the rehearsal hall! Wait Until Dark started rehearsing last Tuesday. It’s directed by Ron OJ Parson, Resident Artist and mastermind behind Fences and The First Breeze of Summer. Ron is easily one of Chicago’s best directors of realism (and is nationally known as one of a couple go-to directors for the plays of [...]
No Stillness In the Land of the Wild Duck
Posted in Artist post, Rehearsal, The Wild Duck on January 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Remarks by Resident Dramaturg Kate Bredeson. Enjoy! There’s something refreshing about Court Theatre’s approach to the preview process. At Court, there are not just a couple of previews, but a whole week of them: seven performances total. And every night, following the performance, there is a post-show discussion between audience and artistic staff (usually led [...]
Blah blah blah–see you tomorrow!
Posted in Rehearsal, The Wild Duck on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s rehearsal just ended–the cast was staging and then working through Act V, the play’s manic, creepy, hilarious climax. The actors, to my eye, seem a bit desperate, a bit terrified of the whirlpool Ibsen’s created; they’re holding on for dear life. The staging moved very quickly–Charlie has a a clearer and more complete list [...]
Everything’s Pretty Much Already Been Invented
Posted in Rehearsal, The Wild Duck on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s First Rehearsal again. This one, The Wild Duck, is the show I’ve been waiting for since last February. The cast is outrageous — they’ve all worked at Court before, in some of our best shows (Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, Carousel, Titus Andronicus). Jay Whittaker is back in town! It’s a smaller group than the [...]
This house got a basement
Posted in Caroline, or Change, Rehearsal on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The set is built, hung, and painted. It is gorgeous–I can’t wait for you to see it. The cast starts working on it Thursday afternoon, spending one day getting used to the space, and then we’re in technical rehearsals starting Friday, integrating lights, sound, costumes, and props. What follows is my condensation of the design [...]
My daily task is done
Posted in Artist post, Caroline, or Change, Rehearsal on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi, I’m Harriet Nzinga Plumpp. I am the Washing Machine and the Moon in Caroline, or Change. Well, let’s see….where to begin. First off, I want to say how happy I am to be back on my feet in rehearsals. My son is 11 months old and I have not done a show since my [...]
We’re scientific people
Posted in Artist post, Caroline, or Change, Rehearsal on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rob Lindley, actor playing Stuart Gellman: “My father is a clarinet” says Noah about my character Stuart Gellman, based on Tony Kushner’s own father, Bill, who was a concert clarinetist. Stuart is often in a practice room playing the clarinet and brings his clarinet with him to the family Channukah party. The clarinet is one [...]
Gonna pass me a law
Posted in Artist post, Caroline, or Change, Rehearsal on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Doug Peck August 23, 2008 Hello from Doug Peck, music director of Caroline, or Change. This is my seventh show at Court (James Joyce’s The Dead revival, Guys and Dolls, The Importance of Being Earnest, Man of La Mancha, Raisin, Carousel), and it gets better and richer and more fulfilling every time. Collaborating with Charlie [...]
Nothing ever happens underground
Posted in Artist post, Caroline, or Change, Rehearsal on August 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Charlie Newell, addressing the cast of Caroline, Or Change at First Rehearsal: ‘Welcome, everyone! The start of the season is always a peculiarly exciting time, and this year is my 15th at Court Theatre. It feels to me like it really took us 15 years to get to this room with this cast doing this [...]
