April 2012
3 posts
Moving On
For an actor, one show really only closes when the next one begins. For me, that will be tonight with the first rehearsal for Ruth, the Vicki Cheatwood play being produced by Kitchen Dog Theater.
Psychologically, I warmed up for it last night by going to see a cast of actors I know in Next Fall (finishing its preview weekend at the Dallas Theater Center) and talking about their work —...
EASTER SERVICES
We close on Easter weekend — the holiest of weekends for millions around the world and in the extremely fundamental East Texas town where I was raised.
Bob Birdnow says, “Myself, I was raised pretty strict Catholic but had gone to Mass less and less over the years.” I was about to write something here like, “Myself, I was raised United Methodist (and, in a way, Southern...
Clothes Make the Bob
Costume designers win awards for the way their costumes look. I’d like to see an award for the way their costumes feel, too. I’d nominate Bob’s designer, Andie Day, for both. And in any argument about the second award – the one about the value of the design to the work of the actor – I’d be passionate.
The putting on of costumes is a critical — sometimes pivotal — part of any actor’s...
