OH MAN IT IS SO RAINY THAT I'M WRITING IN ALL CAPS.
THAT MEANS THAT IT'S QUITE RAINY.
AS OPPOSED TO REGULARLY RAINY.
OH, AND IT'S WINDY TOO. DID I MENTION THAT? BECAUSE IT'S WINDY AS A TORNADO.
OKAY, I'M ABOUT DONE WITH THIS WHOLE GIMMICK.
MOSTLY, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY ABOUT TODAY, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT'S RAINING LIKE CRAZY OUT THERE.
Oh yeah, Smoke is happening this weekend. Come out and see it, foo! And if you can't, make up for it by seeing Cyrano. Twice.
Just make sure you don't get caught in the RAIN! OMG!
But seriously, see the show.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Surprise Show
Until last week I didn't even know the line-up for this weekend, only that it was something called Smoke. Us interns are rotating the stage manager duties, so I've seen it once, and will be there again tonight. It's a fun little night of jazzy cabaret music, oh and did I mention it's a one-woman show? Because it is. Tickets are $20, students are $10, plus there's a promotion "Smokin'" that lowers the price to eight bucks. Cheaper than a movie! Come on down! :)
In other news, another pretty chill day. Closing of Dead Man Walking was lovely, I think I mentioned before. Wait, I couldn't have, as it was only this weekend. Crazy! It feels like quite a bit longer ago. If you missed it, shame on you. The last weekend was Almost entirely oversold, but I think we managed it somehow. I wouldn't actually know, as I was closing my own show.
Anyway, now we're about to switch gears to Frank Langella's Cyrano, directed by our own Kit Wilder. Don't expect your average Cyrano--from what Kit told me the other day, it's a little different. So, it should be fun! That opens on March 20th and closes April 18 (omygod that's the weekend before my 21st birthday :D), so keep that one on the back burner for now until we turn up the heat! Ugh, terrible pun, sorry about that.
In other news, another pretty chill day. Closing of Dead Man Walking was lovely, I think I mentioned before. Wait, I couldn't have, as it was only this weekend. Crazy! It feels like quite a bit longer ago. If you missed it, shame on you. The last weekend was Almost entirely oversold, but I think we managed it somehow. I wouldn't actually know, as I was closing my own show.
Anyway, now we're about to switch gears to Frank Langella's Cyrano, directed by our own Kit Wilder. Don't expect your average Cyrano--from what Kit told me the other day, it's a little different. So, it should be fun! That opens on March 20th and closes April 18 (omygod that's the weekend before my 21st birthday :D), so keep that one on the back burner for now until we turn up the heat! Ugh, terrible pun, sorry about that.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
3 down, 3 to go.
With the close of Dead Man Walking this last weekend, (which was awesome. If you didn't see it, you're just plain stupid.) we are now half way through our 09-10 season. Well, sort of half way. Close enough. It's pretty crazy to think that we've come this far. At least, it feels far to me. I just started working here right before Judas opened. So, yeah. Halfway there.
Once again, we are in a lull between shows. However, it's a whole lot less dull than the usual between-show break. We've got a spotlight series show, Smoke, that's playing this weekend. Each of us interns will be taking turns stage managing the show. I really don't know too much about the show other than it's a one woman show, but what I do know sounds interesting. We shall see. Oh, and if you want to come see it, tickets are only $20. Hey, you might even run into me there. Or Beth. Or Gilly. Or none of us. We may just be holed up in the booth being antisocial. At least, that's my game plan.
Well, that's it from me. I'm going to go back to trying to instate naptime as a routine thing. Wish me luck.
-Marty
Once again, we are in a lull between shows. However, it's a whole lot less dull than the usual between-show break. We've got a spotlight series show, Smoke, that's playing this weekend. Each of us interns will be taking turns stage managing the show. I really don't know too much about the show other than it's a one woman show, but what I do know sounds interesting. We shall see. Oh, and if you want to come see it, tickets are only $20. Hey, you might even run into me there. Or Beth. Or Gilly. Or none of us. We may just be holed up in the booth being antisocial. At least, that's my game plan.
Well, that's it from me. I'm going to go back to trying to instate naptime as a routine thing. Wish me luck.
-Marty
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Panda Express
Okay okay. Marty sent me a text on Tuesday telling me--no, COMMANDING me to write a blog post. He's got a fair point. As he said earlier this week, though, we've been pretty busy. I, too, am quite excited about the upcoming season, even though we're just about halfway through the one we're in now.
On Thursdays (such as today) I come to work pretty much straight from Foothill, picking up lunch on the way. Today I decided to relish the empty office where I get to play music loud before anyone gets here and we have to do real work. (Currently playing now: "High With a Little Help from my Friends" by the Beatles.) So things are chill for the time being.
I saw Dead Man Walking on the 7th of this month, so that would be a week and a half ago, and it's still settling in. It's awesome when a show resonates like that, and I think one reason this one does so much is simply the nature in which the story is told. The play takes a very personal approach into one woman's relationship with, let's face it, a pretty awful person, and how that plays into her understanding of the legal system and morals and even God. It's uncomfortable and eye-opening, something more theater needs to be in an age when all people want to do is to escape from their day to day routine rather than put it in perspective. (Damn, that sounded good. By the way, moving from "The Jeep Song" by the Dresden Dolls to "Sittin' on Top of the World" as performed by Jack White.)
Anyway, coming in on the last 4 performances, so get a move on, already!
Alright, going to finish lunch--oh, just for fun, this is what my fortune cookie says: "Today is a good day for being with a companion." Hmm... I'll leave it to you to decide what that means.
Peace!
On Thursdays (such as today) I come to work pretty much straight from Foothill, picking up lunch on the way. Today I decided to relish the empty office where I get to play music loud before anyone gets here and we have to do real work. (Currently playing now: "High With a Little Help from my Friends" by the Beatles.) So things are chill for the time being.
I saw Dead Man Walking on the 7th of this month, so that would be a week and a half ago, and it's still settling in. It's awesome when a show resonates like that, and I think one reason this one does so much is simply the nature in which the story is told. The play takes a very personal approach into one woman's relationship with, let's face it, a pretty awful person, and how that plays into her understanding of the legal system and morals and even God. It's uncomfortable and eye-opening, something more theater needs to be in an age when all people want to do is to escape from their day to day routine rather than put it in perspective. (Damn, that sounded good. By the way, moving from "The Jeep Song" by the Dresden Dolls to "Sittin' on Top of the World" as performed by Jack White.)
Anyway, coming in on the last 4 performances, so get a move on, already!
Alright, going to finish lunch--oh, just for fun, this is what my fortune cookie says: "Today is a good day for being with a companion." Hmm... I'll leave it to you to decide what that means.
Peace!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Whaaaa?
No posts since January? For shame! What can I say, though? It's been busy over here at City Lights. Dead Man Walking has been going great and getting rave reviews. Therefore, ticket orders have been coming in by the bushel.
By.
The.
Bushel.
And I didn't even know ticket orders could come in the form of bushels! Oh the wondrous things I learn working here at City Lights... But seriously, if you want to make it to DMW, you've only got one last weekend. So get on that ASAP. And believe me, it's a show that you should, nay, a show you need make an effort to make it out to see. It is one of the best pieces of theatre I've seen in a while. Really. Get off your booty and out to see this show.
In other news, we are getting going on picking out our next season. I have been forbade from talking about the upcoming season AT ALL, but I can say that I'm genuinely excited for things to come. Of course, I don't know for sure what's coming up, but after seeing all our options, it's looking like a great group of shows.
Anyways, that's about it from me. Hopefully you'll all hear more from my fellow interns soon, but that remains to be seen... *cough* *cough*
Keep it real. Keep it awesome.
-Martin
By.
The.
Bushel.
And I didn't even know ticket orders could come in the form of bushels! Oh the wondrous things I learn working here at City Lights... But seriously, if you want to make it to DMW, you've only got one last weekend. So get on that ASAP. And believe me, it's a show that you should, nay, a show you need make an effort to make it out to see. It is one of the best pieces of theatre I've seen in a while. Really. Get off your booty and out to see this show.
In other news, we are getting going on picking out our next season. I have been forbade from talking about the upcoming season AT ALL, but I can say that I'm genuinely excited for things to come. Of course, I don't know for sure what's coming up, but after seeing all our options, it's looking like a great group of shows.
Anyways, that's about it from me. Hopefully you'll all hear more from my fellow interns soon, but that remains to be seen... *cough* *cough*
Keep it real. Keep it awesome.
-Martin
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Another Thursday
Got in a little early today with the intent of getting some things out of the way (like lunch, and the dumpster) before anyone else shows up. I recently found the iPod speakers that someone left by the intern desk, and the remote that goes with it to control the volume, so it's nice to have that when there's no one else here. A good chuck of my music isn't really appropriate for work (Stephen Lynch, for example), so an empty office is best for partying.... Just kidding.
Oh, fun times, my mom emailed me the link to the Mercury News review of Dead Man Walking, featured here:
http://www.mercurynews.com/theater-museums/ci_14271897?nclick_check=1
Not too shabby. Go Lisa! We love you!
With that said, tomorrow evening is our big benefit over at Notre Dame, tickets are still available, so get on that! =P
Another plug: my show at Bus Barn (Private Lives) opens tomorrow, but tonight is the preview, and they're having a special $12 ticket deal (which is FANTASTIC by the way). You should come see it. :) Here's a link for that.
http://www.busbarn.org/privatelives.html
Well I think I'm the only intern in today, and the time as come to check the messages. Woo! Let the day begin!
Oh, fun times, my mom emailed me the link to the Mercury News review of Dead Man Walking, featured here:
http://www.mercurynews.com/theater-museums/ci_14271897?nclick_check=1
Not too shabby. Go Lisa! We love you!
With that said, tomorrow evening is our big benefit over at Notre Dame, tickets are still available, so get on that! =P
Another plug: my show at Bus Barn (Private Lives) opens tomorrow, but tonight is the preview, and they're having a special $12 ticket deal (which is FANTASTIC by the way). You should come see it. :) Here's a link for that.
http://www.busbarn.org/privatelives.html
Well I think I'm the only intern in today, and the time as come to check the messages. Woo! Let the day begin!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Naptime
Naptime should be part of any regular work day. I say this coming from five hours of sleep after working on an essay for my English class all last night. The sun wasn't quite up yet when I finally went to sleep. I also believe naptime should be happening right now, instead of me having to work. Really all day today would be a nice period of time to designate for napping. Maybe we should have a national holiday, sort of an opposite of labor day, where everyone stays in bed and lazes through the day. I guess that's kind of what labor day is anyways... Regardless, that would be an awesome thing. However, I'd want it to be when I want it to be, rather than a scheduled event. But, I will take what I can get.
Wait, this blog is about City Lights you say? Balderdash! I'm not through with my sleepless ramblings!... Actually, I'm just about done with rambling for now. I mean, I could go on if you'd like. Anyone? More ramblings? No?... That's okay... I guess...
Right. City Lights. We have a show that opened last weekend. The show is awesome, and tickets are selling fast! We had a bunch of packed houses, with quite a few standing ovations as I heard. I wouldn't know, I was taking time off to sleep.... Mmmmmm.... Sleeeeeep..........
Wait, this blog is about City Lights you say? Balderdash! I'm not through with my sleepless ramblings!... Actually, I'm just about done with rambling for now. I mean, I could go on if you'd like. Anyone? More ramblings? No?... That's okay... I guess...
Right. City Lights. We have a show that opened last weekend. The show is awesome, and tickets are selling fast! We had a bunch of packed houses, with quite a few standing ovations as I heard. I wouldn't know, I was taking time off to sleep.... Mmmmmm.... Sleeeeeep..........
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