I had a chance to see a runthrough of R. Buckminster Fuller:  the History (and Mystery) of the Universe on Sunday.  It is going to be entrancing.  Bucky’s ideas are completely fascinating, and Doug Tompas’ potrayal feels more like he’s channeling than acting.
But perhaps more importantly, the ideas in the play feel oddly, frighteningly, astoundingly [...]

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Lots of wonderful emails and comments coming in about Guys and Dolls.  Two very nice cards arrived today.  From Don and Linda Van Wart:
“Superb!  The delight of the audience was palpable.  Carey Brown was sheer joy every time she sang.  The whole production was pure delight.  Todd Horman couldn’t have been better.  Thank you!  Thank [...]

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{photo: Veronica DiPerna as a Chorus Girl in Runyonland.}
The past week and a half has been (as always) a race toward the finish line.  Final days in the rehearsal hall were spent cleaning, focusing, tightening, throwing out, rethinking and speeding up.

{photo:Todd A. Horman and the company of Sit Down.}
Sit Down, You’re Rockin the Boat was a blast [...]

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{photo: Doug Tompos, the actor playing Buckminster Fuller in our upcoming Studio theater production of R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE.}
In the midst of getting Guys and Dolls ready to head for the stage next week, we also began rehearsals for R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE [...]

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So we are about a week and a half into rehearsals for Guys and Dolls and we are plowing through the beast. This painting by Reginald Marsh was an inspiration for the design.

{photo: Richard Matthews and Carey Brown rehearsing ‘Follow the Fold.”}
The music is highly melodic, but at times trickier than you’d expect. The cast [...]

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