http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com Classical and Improv Comedy in Upstate South Carolina Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:35:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/04/extra-indepdence-day-celebration/ Well, I’ve Taming of the Shrew photos posted.  Yahoo!  So take a look, relive the glory. http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/04/taming-of-the-shrew-photos/ 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." http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/03/actors-corner-5/   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" http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/03/another-actors-corner/ 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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/02/this-day-in-history/ 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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/directors-corner-17/ 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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/06/30/poll-results/ 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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/06/29/closing/ 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” http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/06/26/directors-corner-16/   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 ... http://thedistractedglobe.blogsome.com/2008/06/26/the-thing-with-feathers/