tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74985864864785625642024-02-01T22:31:11.324-06:00thinkTalk: the official Remy Bumppo Theatre Company blogthinkTalk: the official Remy Bumppo Theatre Company blogRemy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-33797971325530143922012-04-11T13:25:00.003-05:002012-04-11T13:34:27.142-05:00Retrieving thoughts on ChesapeakeWe know the critics believe Chesapeake is barking up the right tree, since the show is lapping up great reviews. But we'd like to know what you think about the play as well, so please take a moment to retrieve a few ideas and type them up as Lucky did.Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-33063031136614387892012-03-29T11:40:00.008-05:002012-04-02T15:08:07.751-05:00The Remy Question for CHESAPEAKEKerr: To live not a life, but a work of art.Have you ever had a "Kerr" moment, when a piece of art, theatrical or otherwise, has shifted your perspective or changed your feelings about the world? Has any art moved you to take action, whether political or social, or just within your own life?Share it with us!Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-7046629181066751032012-02-29T12:48:00.008-06:002012-02-29T16:21:35.627-06:00Greg Matthew Anderson talks to David WeidenfeldNew Board member David Weidenfeld interviews Greg Matthew Anderson, who will be starring in Chesapeake. David Weidenfeld: Where do you get the energy when you don’t have other actors?Greg Matthew Anderson: That has been my biggest fear going into it. I have some friends who have done one-person shows; Tim Kane who just did An Iliad down at Court; Mary Beth Fisher who did The Year of Magical Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-26669473403532572782012-02-15T10:30:00.005-06:002012-02-15T10:40:19.277-06:00A conversation with Chesapeake director Shawn Douglass<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif][if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif][if gte mso 9]>Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-65253643623939152742012-01-18T14:42:00.009-06:002012-01-18T15:15:13.220-06:00Artistic Director change at Remy BumppoA message from Board President, Karen Randolph<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-61490171704119495572011-11-29T17:22:00.004-06:002011-11-29T17:42:12.353-06:00What We Learn from Love"It was a love that just... happened... to me. And now it is a love that has ...ceased to happen. It came to me. And now it is going away in exactly the same way." - SilviaUnexpected love transforms the characters in Marivaux's Changes of Heart. To begin rehearsal, director Timothy Douglas had each actor, designer and staff member introduce themselves with their name and an answer to this Remy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-69822761230946541402011-11-02T16:51:00.002-05:002011-11-02T17:54:31.347-05:00Inside the Rehearsal Room with Vincent ScottAs recipient of the Stage Director's and Choreographer Foundation Observership Award , I sit and watch the magic each day as director Timothy Douglas and cast and crew rehearse the next play of the Remy Bumppo season, Changes of Heart. Through the rehearsal period, I will blog my personal inside impressions of this creative process.The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership isRemy Bumppohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291340825391743238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-66987490204978979622011-09-28T17:38:00.002-05:002011-09-28T17:41:24.573-05:00Join the conversation about 'Mourning Becomes Electra'Have you experienced our production of Mourning Becomes Electra?We want to hear from you about this theater experience. Here on the blog, we invite you to share what your heart is thinking and what your mind is feeling after witnessing the play. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-21030353483512251542011-04-29T14:43:00.002-05:002011-04-29T14:47:36.510-05:00Talk-backs at 'The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?"I wanted to share a little about talk-backs on this show. It has always been a deep part of our commitment to our audiences that we choose plays that engender a lot of discussion. The Goat has had amazing talk-backs. We almost never have the same questions, except perhaps, "Do you think the family can stay together and move forward?" We really leave that for you all, where your imagination Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-5145437421853582072011-03-31T18:22:00.008-05:002011-04-11T19:56:47.212-05:00Join the conversation about 'The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?'Have you experienced our production of Albee's The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?We want to hear from you about this theater experience. Here on the blog, we invite you to share what your heart is thinking and what your mind is feeling after witnessing the play. Throughout the run, our artists will respond to the things that are coming up for our audiences.POST A COMMENT now and return to hear from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-2239528552768144982011-03-15T14:51:00.005-05:002011-03-15T15:21:48.416-05:00Vanity Fair: A Novel without a HeroUp next in our Translations and Adaptations Play Reading Series is Vanity Fair, adapted by Adam Pasen. Join us for this local playwright's take on William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th century satire of British society.Vanity Fairpresented as part of Translations and Adaptations Play Reading SeriesSunday, May 20, 20116:30PMGreenhouse Theater Centerrsvp@remybumppo.orgDirected by Nick SandysFeaturingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-86095718053018981642011-01-14T15:16:00.005-06:002011-01-14T15:24:31.569-06:00The Modern MarivauxBy Jim Manganello***Our January 23rd Translations & Adaptations Play Reading will be Surprised By Love, based on Marivaux's La Seconde Surprise de l'Amour Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux was the child of an administrator in provincial France of the late 17th century. Unlike his predecessor, Moliere, he never achieved success within his lifetime. He was never well-off, he died poor, andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-72125405422585652782010-12-21T09:40:00.003-06:002010-12-21T10:07:24.088-06:00An invitation from Incoming Artistic Director TIMOTHY DOUGLASGreetings ALL ... The Artistic Associates and I are hard at work creating an invigorating bill of plays and events for Remy Bumppo's 2011/2012 Season!My inaugural season with the company will be a full demonstration of the excellence and integrity you've come to know as worthy of the moniker of ThinkTheatre - along with some augmentation designed to further engage your minds and souls, and which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-85529043067138022182010-12-10T13:01:00.007-06:002010-12-10T13:34:25.338-06:00Share your 'Earnest' thoughts about Wilde!The Importance of Being Earnest author Oscar Wilde is famous for his crafted one-liners and brilliant witticisms. One of our favorites from the show encompasses our season theme, "The truth is never pure and rarely simple."We invite you to create and share your own Wilde-style witticism about our production!Would you rather quip quickly? Give us your cleverest THREE WORDS to describe your Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-15398395068592497962010-11-30T16:22:00.004-06:002010-11-30T16:31:37.270-06:00Victorian England: The Emergence of Earnest's Middle Classfrom Dramaturg Kelli MarinoPower. Life Style. Wealth. Living Conditions. Religion. Education. Culture.In a period distinguished by etiquette and social customs, Oscar Wilde wrote his masterful The Importance of Being Earnest. Playing upon the rigid strictures of Victorian classes, Wilde’s Earnest exposes the superficiality of Victorian society, making fun of its people and their customs. He Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-4287300276293971052010-09-30T10:17:00.005-05:002010-09-30T10:22:08.844-05:00Share your thoughts on Night and DayOur 2010 / 2011 Season is underway with Night and Day, the inaugural play that began the company 14 seasons ago.We've already heard that "this multifaceted drama poses questions that easily might be asked at any point in the current 24/7 news cycle" (Chicago Sun-Times) and that the "production is not only shrewdly timed but very adroit, smart and accomplished." (Chicago Tribune)Now we wanted to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-21208324506632098552010-09-29T12:11:00.006-05:002010-09-29T12:49:30.071-05:00Stoppard's Night and Day features a young journalist caught in a very dangerous and politically charged story. He puts his life at risk, perhaps unknowingly, to get his hands on the best story. Stoppard's work feels as timely as ever in the light of news from Mexico.As reported by huffingtonpost.com, on 9/17/10:On September 16th, two newspaper photographers were killed by gunmen in Ciudad JuarezUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-55402616140102815732010-09-17T14:13:00.003-05:002010-09-17T14:23:53.441-05:00Journalists on the Front LinesStoppard's Night and Day raises complex questions about the need for risk in pursuit of headline news. When an investigative journalist's life is in endangered, is it needless, or crucial to the system of the free press getting the truth back home?In October, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released an updated version of its guide to reporting on war and in other situations in which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-28677728712976277282010-08-26T15:04:00.005-05:002010-08-26T15:19:08.729-05:00My Love Affair With Newspapers: an interview with Tom StoppardThis article uses excerpts of a taped interview with Tom Stoppard conducted by BJR editor Bill Hagerty. British Journalism Review Vol. 16, No. 4, 2005, pages 19-29; http://www.bjr.org.uk/data/2005/no4_stoppard."Until I was 16 or 17 I had no idea what I wanted to do. Then, when the idea of journalism came up, I thought: 'That's it!' It was instant and final."Tom Stoppard’s journalism career began Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-92041374406460133342010-07-08T13:56:00.004-05:002010-07-08T16:41:51.898-05:00Welcome Chelsea Keenan!Chelsea Keenan joins Remy Bumppo as the new Director of Marketing and Audience Development after seven seasons with Evanston's Next Theatre Company where she served as the Marketing Director and Artistic Administrator. During her tenure, Next marked six straight seasons of growth, more than doubling attendance for the theater's progressive programming.She came to Chicago after having completed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-78444303592927201042010-06-23T15:28:00.006-05:002010-06-24T09:57:59.536-05:00Remy Bumppo's Beach Blanket Reading RecommendationsRemy Bumppo wants to know...what are you reading this summer? Here is a look at what company members are currently reading. Tell us your summer reading list and we'll publish the titles in next month's newsletter.Artistic Associate Linda Gillum is reading Young Kate by Christopher Andersen. Young Kate is an authorized biography of Katharine Hepburn that touches very little on her career and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-50254356080911548732010-06-23T15:01:00.004-05:002010-06-23T16:51:48.905-05:00Farewell and Godspeed Stephanieby Remy Bumppo Executive Director Kristin LarsenJune is a significant month for Remy Bumppo. It is the end of our fiscal year and this year, the conclusion of our 13th season. June is usually an opportunity for all of us at Remy Bumppo to collect ourselves after a busy season of producing plays. We look forward to this time to reflect and plan for the upcoming season. However, this June is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-53414384424056277592010-05-10T11:29:00.010-05:002010-05-11T12:32:39.364-05:00Edward Albee, Glenn Close, Nellie McKay, et al. Featured in My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story to Be Released on DVD May 25From Theater News By: Andy Propst · Apr 28, 2010 · New York Cindy Adams, Edward Albee, Richard Belzer, Glenn Close, Billy Collins, Edie Falco, Richard Gere, Greg Louganis, Carey Lowell, Gail Martz, Nellie McKay, Christopher Meloni, Isaac Mizrahi, Lynn Redgrave, and Daryl Roth are among the celebrities featured in the film My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story, which will be released on DVD on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-85644795978230335352010-01-13T14:27:00.017-06:002010-01-15T13:10:15.724-06:00Three Plays, Three Directors, One Interview: A Conversation About the Work of Athol Fugard James BohnenRon OJ Parson Jonathan Wilson Welcome to January and the official beginning of Chicago’s Fugard Fest 2010. As you may know, Timeline, Court, and Remy Bumppo Theatres are collaborating in an effort to bring awareness to Athol Fugard’s important work. Last month, an introductory article about Athol Fugard’s works was sent out to theatre patrons (access is at Timeline or Remy Bumppo Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498586486478562564.post-54579756357835884082009-12-16T10:18:00.027-06:002009-12-17T10:21:29.153-06:00Athol FugardWritten by Kelli MarinoAthol Fugard has created theater of power, glory, and majestic language. - The New York Times Once identified by Time Magazine as “the greatest active playwright in the English – speaking world,” Athol Fugard is known for his deeply rooted and controversial anti-apartheid dramas. Raised in Port Elizabeth since the age of three, Fugard deems himself the mongrel son of an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1