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Tag Archives: acting
Why can’t we do this more often?
Since the beginning of the school year last fall, every other week, on Tuesdays, my advisory teams up with a class of kindergarteners. The 8th graders become older mentors to the little kids, become their “buddies.” We have gone for … Continue reading
Posted in acting, story, students
Tagged 8th graders, acting, complaints, kindergarteners, mentoring, middle school, school, story, students
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Michalek’s slow portraiture
David Michalek, a former commercial photographer, focuses on portraiture as inspiration for his art. The series, Portraits in Dramatic Time, feature actors in a dramatic sequence which lasts between 10 to 15 seconds. This 10 seconds is then slowed way … Continue reading
Posted in acting, art, film, short films
Tagged acting, Alan Rickman, art, David Michalek, film, indie films, short films, slow motion, videos
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Porgy and Bess
This fresh production of Porgy and Bess at Court Theater moves beyond the stereotypes of its original production almost 80 years ago. The set is very simple, the cast small, the orchestra only 6 people and several of the musicians … Continue reading
Weekly Salon in a Saloon
Saturday we went to The Horseshoe on Lincoln Avenue to experience Paper Machete: A Live Magazine. We originally went to support a family friend, Emily Rose, who was performing, but I believe we’re hooked. Every Saturday at 3pm for free, … Continue reading
Posted in acting, humor, music, performance
Tagged acting, chris piatt, comedy, drew peterson, emily rose, faces for radio, humor, kate james, Katie Rich, music, nancy friedrich, nancy speckien, paper machete, Paul Brittain, performance, schadenfreude
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Lunch with Soupy
In commemoration of my birthday I am looking back on one of the major influences in my life—Soupy Sales. Every day from first grade to sixth, I would walk home at lunchtime (almost a mile), sit in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in acting, growing up, humor, television
Tagged acting, growing up, humor, improvising, milton supman, soupy sales, television
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Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor died today. She was a cultural icon, Hollywood legend, and full-fledged, lifelong, American celebrity. I actually met her once. I used to teach at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, first as an art teacher and then as … Continue reading
Posted in acting, aging, theater
Tagged acting, aging, beauty, chicago academy for the arts, elizabeth taylor, essie kupcinet, irv kupcinet, karyn kupcinet, theater
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Lillian Gish and Lady Gaga
We’re halfway through watching D.W. Griffith’s 1915 Birth of a Nation. Not an easy movie to watch—filled with racism and revisionist history. We have been immersed in the intricacies of Reconstruction and it seemed a perfect way to discuss how the … Continue reading
Posted in acting, history, school, Teaching, truth
Tagged acting, Birth of a Nation, D.W. Griffith, film, history, lady gaga, lillian gish, reconstruction, school, silent film, teaching, truth
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Utterly human
Last night we saw Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women (his third Pullitzer) at Court Theater. It is a powerful and poignant play, with three riveting actresses (Mary Beth Fisher, Lois Markle, and Maura Kidwell), simply and creatively directed by Charlie … Continue reading
Posted in acting, aging, death, theater, transformation, truth, writing
Tagged acting, aging, death, drama, edward albee, theater, transformation, truth, writing
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Five for Halloween
Twilight Zone was one of the most creative and clever television shows ever produced. Rod Serling was a genius. Its theme song has become part of our every day parlance. (My favorite shows were “In the Eye of the Beholder” … Continue reading