Category Archives: theatre
An Inside Look at My Family’s Annual Thanksgiving Talent Show, 2009 Version
I performed Jojo’s famous disappearing box trick.
The 2008/2009 Tiny Awards for Excelence in Theater (that I’ve seen)
It’s the beginning of another academic year, so that means I’m at my deadline for announcing the Tinies, recognizing the best theater that I’ve seen this year. So without further ado, here are the 2008/2009 Tyne Awards for Excellence in … Continue reading
Improv with the Queen of Sharks’ CHOMPetition
Queen of Sharks presents Secret Promise Circle Saturday, April 25th 7:30 at Identity Bar (511 East 6th Street, between A&B)
Speaking of Shows… (Someone must have been speaking of shows!)
If you missed my class performing the “Impasto” at the PIT theater last week, you are in luck! We’ve got two more shows! After our last class with Rebekka Johnson, we are ready to graduate. Tonight at 7pm and June … Continue reading
Speaking of Notable Theater…
It’s the end of another academic year, so it’s time for my end-of-the-year review of Theater. Here are the 2007/2008 Tyne Awards for Excellence in Theater (that I’ve Seen): Best Broadway Play: August Osage County (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) Best Broadway … Continue reading
Cheat-sheet for this weekend’s Sporknotes show…half-price!
For this weekend’s Sporknotes show if you can answer a trivia question on literature, you get half-price tickets. In the spirit of “Sparknotes”, we decided that cheating should be encouraged. So…periodically on websites relating to myself and to Sporknotes there … Continue reading
fabulous review of Sporknotes…keep it coming!
Mary Hilton: Sporknotes and Other Worthy Improv in NYC Improv is one of those random acts of performance that can have you hurtin’ yourself with laughter, or bulldozing fellow patrons as you skedaddle for the exit. But if you want … Continue reading
The Casting Game: King Lear
Round one of the casting game is to take the show you’re working on and cast it with famous people, your “dream cast”. King Lear – Vincent Price Goneril – Bebe Neuwirth Regan – Susan Sarandon Cordelia – … Continue reading
Literature Quiz
1. Called the second most famous line in English literature, what is the closing line of A Tale of Two Cities? a) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” b) “It is a far, far … Continue reading
