Stage Manager Ben Herman shares some of his thoughts on the rehearsal process — in the style of a rehearsal report, of course!GENERAL:”…but that might change.”It could be the tagline for any show, but I feel I’ve been whipping it out far more frequently than normal. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m supposed to be at Great America right now riding roller coasters.Paid attention to the weather people and stayed home.It better thunderstorm sometime today in Gurnee or I am going to be pissed. So instead, I’m doing laundry and working on Merchant.Just received e-mail from our choreographer, Alka, regarding the two dance sequences for Merchant. Read the rest of this entry »
7am (Background Music - Beatles: “Good Morning, Good Morning”)Wake up, stare at the wall for about 5 minutes and grumble about having to move a muscle past the edge of my bed. Read the rest of this entry »
Anish Jethmalani plays the role of Sharuk in Merchant of Venice.
It’s been an amazing time to launch into rehearsals for this play. I’ve been very excited about the opportunity of performing in it when we first did the staged-reading earlier this year at Silk Road. Read the rest of this entry »
Production Manager Allie Herryman and Assistant Production Manager Isaac Sernoffsky have been busy preparing for rehearsals (which begin today!!!). The emails fly fast and furious between these two. Read the rest of this entry »