Continue reading “Polling the Delegates – Part Four: Meet Dr. Bartlett!” Polling the Delegates: Our MUSIC DIRECTOR!
Because without her, this “American Revolution MUSICAL” is just “American Revolution _____AL”
(… dad jokes now, is it?)
Musical Director, Sue Chandler!
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(… dad jokes now, is it?)
Musical Director, Sue Chandler!
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Polling the Delegates: Our DIRECTOR!
The true leader of our Congress (yes, even Hancock answers to her!)… Director, Laura Iacometta!
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Polling the Delegates – Part Three: Meet Mr. Jefferson!
Written from my desk at Monticello*.
* = I’ve been known to call my crowded Monday morning commuter train into NYC “Monticello” from time to time. One does what one must to distract the mind from the smell of sweaty seatmates…
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Polling the Delegates- Part Two: Meet Dr. Franklin!
Today the quill pen is passed to Pennsylvania where we find a delegate willing to set aside Poor Richard’s Almanack long enough to answer a few brief questions…
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Continue reading “Polling the Delegates- Part Two: Meet Dr. Franklin!” Polling the Delegates – Part One: Meet Mr. Adams!
After a long weekend, full Congress returns to session (read: rehearsals) tonight! Audio and video from the rehearsal hall will soon follow… but in the meantime, let’s meet the delegates, shall we?
Starting things off, may we humbly introduce our very own John Adams… Juliana Valente!
Starting things off, may we humbly introduce our very own John Adams… Juliana Valente!
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Teaser Trailer #1
ONE. MONTH. TO. OPENING.
In the first of a few planned behind the scenes features… a tease of our set design and layout, conceived by director Laura Iacometta.
“… there’s a question I’ve been fairly itching to ask you: Why?”
For nearly as long as I’ve worked in the theater, I’ve experienced variations on this conversation:
Actress #1: “Ohhh, I adore 1776! I would love to do that show some day!”
Actress #2: “Me too! But there are barely any parts for women!”
Actress #3: “Man, if only someone would do an all-female production…”
We then either move into casting our hypothetical show from the available actresses in the room… or are stopped dead by some Donny Downer who asks bluntly:
Don: “Who would come to see THAT?”
(Thanks, Don. Way to bring down the room.)
For reasons that are probably pretty self-evident, (Ooo. See what I did there?) I much prefer being part of the former conversation… but, in fairness, let’s consider this question.
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