Bitch. Ph.D. (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Please go see this all-female production of Romeo&Juliet for me, because the damn show closes a mere week before I'll be spending a week in the District. I really should go see more theater; I always enjoy it immensely. A brief renaissance in my theater-going was brought on by seeing The Hypocrites ' production of Tennesee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . It was January 2007, and The Bear, who...
The Moment (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... to some Queen.I caught the indie movie at the 2005 TriBeCa Film Festival (trailer below). It’s a Romeo-Juliet/Republican-Democrat love story that was filmed guerilla-style among the chaos of the 2004 Republican Convention in New York. Included is a story line about a liberal activist being President Bush’s onstage sign-language translator (which appears to actually happen in the film),...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Just flew in from Santa Cruz CA. I saw Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet and All's Well That Ends Well in the redwood forest. Does anyone understand the latter play It wasn't the playwright's typical tragedy or comedy. OMG When the sun goes down temperatures descend faster than Angelina Jolie can adopt another baby. Holy crap it was coldThere are raccoons in the redwood forest. Bunches And t...
