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Rambles and Revels: June 2013
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Marchellus Shale: The Talking Band's latest. Of all the theater companies whose work I've seen in New York over the years, none has meant more to me than The Talking Band. I try to catch all their shows, but given the short runs- typically three weeks or less, once or twice a year- I sometimes miss one. Among my favorites: Delicious Rivers. The Walk Across America for Mother Earth. Their latest, Marcellus Shale. Written and directed by Paul Zimet. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Rambles and Revels: March 2015
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Sunday, March 22, 2015. I was shocked to hear from my sister Joanne, a teacher in California, that her state ranks 46th in the nation in spending on education. It seems that the baneful effects of Proposition 13 are still with them. Joanne just got back from the California Federation of Teachers. Conference at Manhattan Beach this weekend, and sent me some words of wisdom and inspiration she heard there:. Quotes from the CFT Convention 2015. 8220;All great undertakings are risky.”. Speaking to the leader...
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Rambles and Revels: January 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015. An Unusual Solo Show : A Kind Shot. Was 6' 1" by a very young age (saying just how young would be a bit of a spoiler for the beginning of her one-woman show). Not surprisingly she played basketball- eventually on a pro team. Mateer has quite a story to tell, and she tells (and plays) it well in A Kind Shot. After her New York City run is done, she hopes to tour on the college circuit, where young women, in particular, will have a lot to learn from her experiences. Is about time,...
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Rambles and Revels: Obsolete Weapons - a short story
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Friday, January 23, 2015. Obsolete Weapons - a short story. One of my more experimental short stories, " Obsolete Weapons. Has recently been published online and in a free e-book by Jet Fuel Review. How often has she wakened with just this sense of impending disaster, of needing to leave but not knowing how to go? To read more, visit:. Http:/ www.jetfuelreview.com/previous-issues/issue-8-fall-2014/fiction/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New York City gems. An Unusual Solo Show : A Kind Shot.
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Rambles and Revels: The Talking Band
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Thursday, January 22, 2015. ILLUMINATING THE EXTRAORDINARY DIMENSIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE" reads a subhead on the Talking Band. S website. It's a great description of what they do so well and so consistently. Here's a list of favorites among the shows of theirs I've seen over the years:. Hot Lunch Apostles (2012, 1983). The Walk Across America for Mother Earth (2011). Black Milk Quartet (1998). Betty Buffet's Theory of Relativity (1995). The Three Lives of Lucy Cabrol (1987). This is the Talking Band.
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Rambles and Revels: April 2014
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The song in my head. Every time I watch Preston Sturgis’s Hail the Conquering Hero, I go around hearing "We want Woodrow for Our Mayor," for a day or so. Today, there’s a darker, deeper song on my mind: the Horseflies. 8217; "Sally Ann.". I first heard the Horseflies in the 90s, at CBGB, on the recommendation of the Village Voice. Which described their music as something like "warped old time." Whatever you’d call it, it thrilled my ears and my brain, defying labels.
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Rambles and Revels: August 2014
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Saturday, August 9, 2014. Found at the green market . . . That in a day or two. But I hate to. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New York City gems. Found at the green market . . . View my complete profile.
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Rambles and Revels: Teachers
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Sunday, March 22, 2015. I was shocked to hear from my sister Joanne, a teacher in California, that her state ranks 46th in the nation in spending on education. It seems that the baneful effects of Proposition 13 are still with them. Joanne just got back from the California Federation of Teachers. Conference at Manhattan Beach this weekend, and sent me some words of wisdom and inspiration she heard there:. Quotes from the CFT Convention 2015. 8220;All great undertakings are risky.”. Speaking to the leader...
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Rambles and Revels: October 2013
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Friday, October 11, 2013. During the first few minutes of Iyom. I had my doubts: wasn't this girl, tossing glitter into the air as she claimed to work her magic, just a little too much? But I was soon won over, not only by the performance of Monique A. Robinson. Who plays Zaki at both 12 and 30, but by the entire cast, by the well-crafted language, and by a story that gains in power as it unfolds. Playwright Lou-Lou Igbokwe. I hope there'll be another before long. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Rambles and Revels: The Golden Toad!
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Saturday, January 24, 2015. I always have high expectations of a new show from The Talking Band. But their latest, The GoldenToad. Is extraordinary- not to be missed. It may be their best yet. As the postcard for the show says, The Golden Toad. Is an "original music-theater epic journey through a changing New York, tracing the shifting of identities over time and circumstances.". S standards, the acting and music are terrific. The Golden Toad is actually somewhat longer than three hours, with one intermi...
