Inflatable Betty (Late Night) [2004-08-14]
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: A virgin experience...
Topic: Improv
Lisa Frederickson was up North celebrating her parent's 50th anniversary, and so was absent. But Kari, Edi, Michele and Tracy were more than you could ever hope for in ACME Theater's hosted comedy all-girl improv.

Actor's Boot Camp I Completed [2004-07-30]
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Me.
Topic: Training
Fare thee well to my comrades of four weeks from areas far (New York/Philadelphia) and near (like right down the street). The Acting Corps and all the great staff, instructors, and Eugene Buica make this program a great and fun introduction to the art form. Chris Thatcher (Cold Reading/Scene Study) Jose (Joe) Element (Meisner Technique) Diana Jellinek (Voice and Speech) Lisa Frederickson (Improvisation) Tracy Burns (Improvisation)

Jersey / Eloise at the Gardner Stages [2004-07-17]
Mood:  surprised
Now Playing: Jose (Joe) Element and Hugh Fitzgerald
Topic: Drama
A pair of one-act plays performed at the Gartner Stages in Hollywood. Joe Element (my Meisner coach) directs and under-studies this one, written by Hugh, and starring a replete cast of Meisnerites.

The understudy players (according to hearsay) were less sharp on the person-to-person active listening, but the storyline's interesting, and overall much like seeing a short-story version of a Tennessee Williams play.

Enjoyable - if added to by a good chat with the cast and crew afters.

(no web links - it's a very small production)

Things We Do for Love at the Odyssey Theater [2004-07-10]
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: Equity
Topic: Drama
Alan Ayckbourn's distinctly Britishy play on a 3-level set with many trashy encounters between cosmetically conservative characters (alliteration unintended). Some great moments, but began sliding at the end based upon the conclusion intended.

Things We Do for Love at the Odyssey Theater [2004-07-10]
Mood:  quizzical
Now Playing: Odyssey Theater
Topic: Drama
Alan Ayckbourn's distinctly Britishy play on a 3-level set with many trashy encounters between cosmetically conservative characters (alliteration unintended). Some great moments, but began sliding weak at the end based upon the conclusion intended.

Welcome...
Mood:  incredulous
Now Playing: The New Beginning...
Topic: Comments
An Age of Change surrounds us - Presidential administrations, at war with a non-enemy, economy muddling along like a dully simmering stew of mushy beans. Can't ask for more of an invitation for Change than that, can we? So, we become Agents of that Change... by deciding to move off of Center and doing something about it! I've decided to shift from Left Brain to Right Brain - we'll see how this works out! --- J-L