Comrades!

Posted by on February 17, 2012 in A Bright Room Called Day, Blog | 0 comments

Comrades!

This is a big weekend for the Bright Room cast. It’s our first run through! It’s going to be a “rough draft” if you will, but I’m very excited to see how it’s all shaping up. This is actually going to be the first time I’ve seen some of the other actors in rehearsal since the reading in January. Because of the way this play is set up, the rehearsal process has basically been broken down into three groups (and please note that these are the names that I have given these groups to help explain them): the “modern day” group,...

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Tony’s AIDS Prayer

Posted by on February 13, 2012 in A Bright Room Called Day, Blog | 0 comments

Tony’s AIDS Prayer

I was made aware of this prayer by Custom Made’s intrepid Artistic Director (and the director of our upcoming Production of A Bright Room Called Day), Brian Katz.  It is the AIDS Prayer written by Tony Kushner in 1994, for The National Day of Prayer for AIDS. First, here is a link to the first minute of Mr. Kushner’s Prayer, read by Meryl Streep (from the documentary Wrestling with Angels): Tony’s AIDS Prayer And here is the full text of the prayer: Dearly Beloved, Let us pray. God: A cure would be nice. Rid those infected...

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Welcome to Germany!

Posted by on February 6, 2012 in A Bright Room Called Day, Blog | 0 comments

Welcome to Germany!

It’s great to be back! Back at Custom Made Theater Company (last time I was here we were performing at the Off-Market Theater), back working on another fabulous Tony Kushner play, and back to the Berlin featured in “A Bright Room Called Day.” I had the pleasure of doing this show back in college and I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to get the chance to perform it again. I’m looking forward to seeing what new things I will be able to discover as Paulinka, and how some additional life experience will change the way I see...

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Marin Independent says Little Brother is “required watching!”

Posted by on February 2, 2012 in Little Brother, Reviews | 0 comments

Marin Independent says Little Brother is “required watching!”

Sam Hurwitt stopped by and said some very cool things about Little Brother.  Great shout-outs to the cast, director and design team.  We especially love the closing lines: It’s a tense, power-packed play with some hilarious lines and stirring speeches, eloquent, touching and infuriating in all the right places. The show’s not just a pleasure to watch; it’s also a bit of due diligence that just may help preserve your democracy. Read the entire review here!   Share...

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A Bright Room Called Day begins…

Posted by on January 28, 2012 in A Bright Room Called Day, Blog | 2 comments

A Bright Room Called Day begins…

Bright Room Called Day Blog #1 - Rehearsals Begin!

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San Francisco Chronicle Review of LITTLE BROTHER!

Posted by on January 28, 2012 in Little Brother, Reviews | 0 comments

San Francisco Chronicle Review of LITTLE BROTHER!

SFChronicle applauds for "Little Brother!"

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Video trailer!

Posted by on January 28, 2012 in Blog, Little Brother | 0 comments

Our uber taleted director, Josh Costello, put together this trailer for Little Brother .  Check it out! Little Brother photo trailer from Josh Costello on Vimeo. Share this:

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5-star preview review from Examiner.com!

Posted by on January 19, 2012 in Little Brother, Reviews | 0 comments

5-star preview review from Examiner.com!

We had another reviewer at previews, and didn’t even know it.  Surprises like these don’t suck, especially both reviewers were careful to point out the shows were previews (a bit of a taboo in the theatre community.) But -> no harm, no foul, right?  Its another rave, and is 5/5 stars.  What a great start! Here’s a highlight… …the play stays true to the voices of its young characters, who are a convincing mixture of precocious intelligence, naïve idealism, and adolescent cynicism Read more about...

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TheatreStorm says LITTLE BROTHER is “the best kind of political theatre”!

Posted by on January 19, 2012 in Little Brother, Reviews | 0 comments

TheatreStorm says LITTLE BROTHER is “the best kind of political theatre”!

Charles Kruger wins the non-preview review race with this take on Little Brother, and it is a great review! This is the best kind of political theatre. Thought provoking, suspenseful, emotionally real, uncomfortably close to the hard truth… This is an important production that is not to be missed. It is likely, I think, to remain a highlight of the 2012-2013 season. Very highly recommended! Read more here! Share...

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i09 Little Brother preview review

Posted by on January 17, 2012 in Blog, Little Brother, Reviews | 2 comments

i09 Little Brother preview review

The site i09 gave us our first review today, and it is a total rave! “it is a total marvel. Somehow, writer/director Josh Costello managed to condense the novel down to a two-hour play, without losing any of the impact. If anything, the staged version hits a bit harder than the book, because of the intense, but not overstated, performances.” read the full review at http://io9.com/5876730/cory-doctorows-little-brother-becomes-a-must+see-stage-play   Share...

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