The Distracted Blog

Extra Indepdence Day Celebration

The Distracted Globe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:35:52 +0000

It’s the middle of summer, it’s hot, it’s a big day for cookouts. And you know what that means! Lots of Watermelon!

And you only thought you knew what that meant.

Apparently, Watermelon contains a chemical that causes some of the same effects as… drumroll please… Viagra. Now, the chemical is more present in the rind than the flesh, but that certainly hasn’t stopped anyone from trying to engineer watermelons with more citruline. But for now, enjoy your watermelon… and make some fireworks of your own!

Mua ha ha ha ha!

Taming of the Shrew Photos

The Distracted Globe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:23:18 +0000

Well, I’ve Taming of the Shrew photos posted. Yahoo! So take a look, relive the glory.

Actor’s Corner 5

The Distracted Globe — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:47:40 +0000

Well, since it was his birthday yesterday, we may as well go ahead and feature Mr. Andy Croston in this installment of out of context Actor’s Corner

"Awww… I wanted a friend… and I killed a rabbit."

Another Actor’s Corner

Jared — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:37 +0000

Ms Traysie has been keeping the tradition alive by adding a few fun quotes during the first few rehearsals of The Man of Destiny. Please to enjoy:

"MMMMM… Tastes like adultary" and "the boob grab always goes honk"

This Day in History

The Distracted Globe — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:08 +0000

Okay, this has nothing to do with anything, but you should be used to that from me by now.

I just found it interesting that today, in 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan (who no one ever mentions) disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. It makes me miss LOST… I mean, don’t you? Not returning until February… what are we supposed to do with ourselves in the meanwhile? In fact… now that I’m thinking about it… I need to get my DVDs back from Jason. Hmm.

But, the thing is, another historic event happened on this date. Far more historic than some famous chick and some guy no one has ever heard of getting lost. Today, some undisclosed number of years ago, our good friend and Associate Artist Andy Croston was born! That’s right! So celebrate the birth of The Bear (he’s currently in rehearsal for our production of The Bear… so he gets a cool, manly nickname for the duration)! Happy Birthday, Andy!

Director’s Corner 17

The Distracted Globe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:11:51 +0000

Well, we’ve closed Taming of the Shrew, and we’re into full swing with Man of Destiny and The Bear… which means our directors are saying all sorts of fascinating things… things that are even more fascinating when taken completely out of context. Yay!

“Shaw gives all of us the ability to always be right. But, I don’t know. I could be wrong.”

Poll Results

The Distracted Globe — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:12:08 +0000

Well, over the last few weeks, you have been responding to our very first totally pointless online poll! YAY! Much fun. So, I thought I would let you in on the results.

It turns out… we know a lot of fairies.

And… I invite you to check out our new poll over in the right-hand side of the blog. This one is in honor of our upcoming production of Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw featuring Traysie Amick, Ryan Bradburn, Rhydwyn Davies and Brock Koonce.

Closing

The Distracted Globe — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:15:28 +0000

Well, last night we closed The Taming of the Shrew. We closed to a full house (we had to add chairs, no less), the show got better and better every night, the energy of this fantastically talented cast is something we’re going to miss sooooooo much! And I’ll tell you what else we’re going to miss very very much…

Nick Simon. Yup. The third of our little Warehouse Journeyman birdies to fly away. This one’s flying off to attend culinary school in New York. YUM! So here’s a little blog love for Nick Simon. Come back to us some day! And then make us dinner!

Today, we struck the set, pulled everything down, put everything away, painted over everything… it’s just blank and white and clean and ready for the next shows. It’s always sad and it’s always exciting. But soon, we’ll be posting videos of our Suddenly Lear improv, photos of Shrew, possibly some videos of Shrew, and possibly some preview photos and videos for The Bear and Man of Destiny. Man! We’ve got a few things going on, eh? So join us as we bid a fond farewell to a fantastic show and a fantastic friend… and welcome in the new shows with us! July 24th isn’t that far away! Trust us!

Director’s Corner 16

Jared — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:15:10 +0000

Not to be outdone by the lady Tromsni, Jayce offered this jewel…

“If the britches don’t fit, we will just shoot you from the waist up”

…The Thing with Feathers

Anne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:01:25 +0000

As many of you know,I used to be married to a puppeteer, and I spent much of my twenties cavorting with mimes, magicians, clowns, Deadheads….

So today, I am sad to write that one of the great contributors to American puppetry has passed away. Kermit Love, who created the Big Bird costume as well as Mr. Snuffleupagus, died at the age of 91. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/arts/24love.html

The character lives on through the work of the pupeteer, Carroll Spinney, who has spent much of his life inside Love’s creation — on platforms and veering and steering down Sesame Street through the aid of a monitor inside the bird’s chest.

Love also created the Snuggle fabric softener bear, and worked with many world renowned choreographers. He is survived by Christopher Lyall, his partner of 50 years, and the memories of the millions of children who have grown up with Big Bird.

Thanks, Mr. Love! (sigh)