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A Directress: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013. I just returned to Portland. I spent the past few days in Staunton, Virginia, staying with two of my closest friends and collaborators, seeing shows at the American Shakespeare Center, and reading more of Shepard’s substantial body of work in preparation for Fool for Love. I decided to direct Fool for Love. Almost a year ago. I had just seen the film version of Fool for Love. And taught Shepard’s Pulitzer Prizewinning Buried Child. Or Entrapment as locals sometimes quip. Howev...
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A Directress: 2013: Plays and Caffeine
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013. 2013: Plays and Caffeine. Saturday was filled with coffee. The cup I drank when I got up at 6 am to prep for a meeting about a guest visit to a class on Shakespeare’s Comedies and a design meeting for Fool for Love. Both these meetings took place at coffee shops, so…more coffee. And then there was that cup I drank before heading out for the closing night of Cressida. Production Photo by Rio. Rehearsals began January 2. The show previewed on January 24. Opened at The Headwaters...
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A Directress: November 2012
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Sunday, November 11, 2012. I spent most of October spinning my wheels. I meant to finish the first draft of Helen. I meant to send out cover letters and resumes to Shakespeare festivals across the country, in search of future employment. I planned to draft the press release for Cressida. The work right now involves three plays: Cressida,. For which rehearsals begin today, Helen,. The play I am writing, and Feral. By Bruce Hostetler ,. A new play that Compass Works. Hired me to direct in January. Feral.
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