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StageKid
Friday, June 27, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Casting Call: Right Place Needed
Source: The Next Stage-A Magazine About Talking About New Theatre
Post: "Your City and You: When Ambitions Collide"
One of the better blog posts I've read in awhile (accompanied by Graham's piece)--The Next Stage poses a few questions about the city you live in and the influences it has on an artists' perspectives and motivations.
Tangent of Randomness: Could it be that purpose and place are the leading influences in our stories--at least for those smart enough to embrace the drama they invoke? To understand why and where (or at the very least, to try) may lead to understanding the script better. Are you in the right setting for your story? If not, why are you not changing your setting instead of carelessly trying to change your self to fit a false setting? Where you wake up and go to--where you fill the minutes--matters. Each place is a different character, so might it be important to cast for the part a bit more effectively?
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid
Post: "Your City and You: When Ambitions Collide"
One of the better blog posts I've read in awhile (accompanied by Graham's piece)--The Next Stage poses a few questions about the city you live in and the influences it has on an artists' perspectives and motivations.
Tangent of Randomness: Could it be that purpose and place are the leading influences in our stories--at least for those smart enough to embrace the drama they invoke? To understand why and where (or at the very least, to try) may lead to understanding the script better. Are you in the right setting for your story? If not, why are you not changing your setting instead of carelessly trying to change your self to fit a false setting? Where you wake up and go to--where you fill the minutes--matters. Each place is a different character, so might it be important to cast for the part a bit more effectively?
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid
Morning Coffee: Interview with Sam Shepard
Source: New York Magazine
Article: "How the West Was Lost" an interview with Sam Shepard
After reading Shepard's Buried Child. I have to agree with the masses that he's one of the best artists we have today: actor and writer. I came across this article today (RSS source) and was particularly interested (but certainly not surprised) with the comparisons to Beckett:
"It turns out there’s a real craft to building a dead horse you can believably kick around onstage. Sam Shepard, who recently had to bury his own horse, made it clear what he was looking for in the stage directions for his new one-man, one-horse play, Kicking a Dead Horse, which begins previews at the Public June 25 and stars Stephen Rea. “The dead horse should be as realistic as possible,” he writes, “with no attempt to stylize or cartoon it in any way. In fact, it should actually be a dead horse.” (full article)
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Article: "How the West Was Lost" an interview with Sam Shepard
After reading Shepard's Buried Child. I have to agree with the masses that he's one of the best artists we have today: actor and writer. I came across this article today (RSS source) and was particularly interested (but certainly not surprised) with the comparisons to Beckett:
"It turns out there’s a real craft to building a dead horse you can believably kick around onstage. Sam Shepard, who recently had to bury his own horse, made it clear what he was looking for in the stage directions for his new one-man, one-horse play, Kicking a Dead Horse, which begins previews at the Public June 25 and stars Stephen Rea. “The dead horse should be as realistic as possible,” he writes, “with no attempt to stylize or cartoon it in any way. In fact, it should actually be a dead horse.” (full article)
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Photo Vault: First Day of Summer 2008
Took a cruise, today, around Seattle for Lynn and Steve's wedding (friends of Mil):
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Video Vault: CBS News Correspondent on the John Stewart Show
Source: lessons in brevity
Post: CBS News Correspondent: "I'd blow my brains out"
Recap:
Full episode of this John Stewart Show
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Post: CBS News Correspondent: "I'd blow my brains out"
Recap:
Full episode of this John Stewart Show
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
AFI Announces Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres
Source: American Film Institute (AFI)
Post: 10 Top 10
Films from the 10 lists I plan on seeing this summer:
A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Post: 10 Top 10
Films from the 10 lists I plan on seeing this summer:
- City Lights
- It Happened One Night
- Roman Holiday
- Philadelphia Story
- Laurence of Arabia
- The Hustler
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Kramer and Kramer
- Ben-Hur
- Schindler's List
- Spartacus
A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Firefox 3
Starting at 10:00 AM today, the new version of Firefox (v.3) will be available. For those not using Firefox, it's time to make the switch. The browser is superior in every way: crisper text and images; faster; enhanced Google Toolbar; simple and clean tabbing functionality. Oh, and my blog is built for Firefox, not IE :)
I already downloaded it here.
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Blake N. Cooper (Blog; RSS Feed; Twitter; Facebook)
I already downloaded it here.
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Blake N. Cooper (Blog; RSS Feed; Twitter; Facebook)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Tribute to Tim Russert
What an amazing legacy to leave behind--both politically and personally:
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Video Vault: Using Crowds to Predict Outcomes at Predictify
I've been following the written Scoble for quite some time now, but am just now really starting to appreciate his (and many others') video contributions. You will start to see much more of his work on my site, so consider yourself warned:
Source: FastCompany.TV
Summary: "Predictify is an interesting new service that predicted the correct outcome of almost every playoff football game, among other things. How? By using you playing a game on its service. Here we get the scoop from Mike Agnich, co-founder and CTO"...
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Source: FastCompany.TV
Summary: "Predictify is an interesting new service that predicted the correct outcome of almost every playoff football game, among other things. How? By using you playing a game on its service. Here we get the scoop from Mike Agnich, co-founder and CTO"...
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
Photo Vault: 4-Year Anniversary Pics
It's our 4-year anniversary weekend: a great day with wifie in Kirkland; tomorrow we're hiking Tiger Mountain in Issaquah:
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid
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