I've been spending a lot of my newly freed-up schedule lately bouncing around what is unfortunately termed the theatre "blogoshpere" (one of those jarring newly-minted tech terms that don't quite sit right in my language palate, like "lol" and "webinar" and "blog"). However, like calling a rose by any other name, the essence of the… Continue reading Game On.
Month: May 2007
All right, I’ll stop whining…
Well, that's one play in the bank, the reviews are in, the sets, props, and costumes have been returned, and the receipts have been counted. On to the next, as soon as all involved do whatever it is they do to recuperate from the physical and emotional exertions of pouring their all into such an… Continue reading All right, I’ll stop whining…
You start by not sucking…
Week two of the run started tonight with a packed house, thank you very much. For us that is quite literally the greatest feeling in the world, for two distinct reasons; one: we need dough to cover production costs, and two: if you create a piece of art and it falls in the forest...you get… Continue reading You start by not sucking…
LSP is Open for Business (back in 8 hours.)
That's it, our little boat is officially launched. Tonight was the premier performance of our inaugural play. If the world blows up tomorrow, the Lyric Stage Project will still be a produced theatre company, and I would die a happy man. I would say that the feelings I have right now are indescribable, but that… Continue reading LSP is Open for Business (back in 8 hours.)
Curtain Up
Good grief, it's hard to keep your blog updated when you've got a play coming up. Sorry about the delay, let me try to recap the last couple of weeks. Monday was load-in, always an intense day what with renting a one-ton to pick up all the props, lights, furniture, costumes, etc, etc that have… Continue reading Curtain Up
Simon Ogden 