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Post-Rehearsal Monster?

Posted on August 9, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Well, I missed making a Pre-Rehearsal Post, but I hope to come up with something before heading off to bed. I am also hoping that by taking time to make a blog post, the fan I just put in my bedroom window will have time to cool that room off somewhat. It seemed a little cooler outdoors than previously. Oh, I know, I know, it could be a lot worse. At least we have fans and electricity to run them. I am not a complete ingrate.

Totally me. In more ways than one.

Full disclosure: I tend to be dramatic about many things, not just the heat. As regular readers know, theatre is my life! We had a pretty good rehearsal earlier. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures. I suppose I have not shared all I took at an earlier rehearsal. Unfortunately, they are on my Tablet, and I am on my laptop (dining room table top, as regular readers may recall) (I always feel I have to reiterate these things, like saying I am pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus when I am on the Tablet. I hope my readers do not find it tiresome).

I guess she told him!

There! I got on the Tablet and found one I like. I need to take some more rehearsal pictures. Perhaps tomorrow, when we will be in costume. I hope I have time to press my Rosaline dress. It is a little wrinkly. It is OK if my Jacquenetta outfit is a little rough; she is, after all, a base wench.

In the meantime, I am over 250 words. I find that respectable, especially for a Monstrous Monday (since I included the Wicked Witch of the West, I think we can count this as a Monstrous Monday post). I will just mention once again that my rehearsal was for Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare, being presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company, Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, 1 p.m., at Benton’s Landing, Little Falls as part of Little Falls Canal Celebration. Admission is free!

How About a Thursday Theatre Post?

Posted on July 8, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

OK, so my Thursday post is late too. Judge me if you are so inclined. I had rehearsal last night and, oh, other things. As I said yesterday (and other times), explanations are tiresome. Speaking of yesterday, for anybody who read that post (Wednesday’s, again, judge me if you must) and was wondering: I looked for those flowers on this morning’s walk. The flowers are still there, only of course I could not appreciate the purple color in the dark.

Never mind all that, on with my Throwback Thursday Post, with a little bit of Non-Sequitur Thursday thrown in, because, I like non-sequiturs. Some may point out that many of my so-called non-sequiturs are not truly so, but I have no inclination of semantic arguments this morning.

This is from the 2017 production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company. The setting is Benton’s Landing, near the canal in Little Falls, NY. That will be the setting for Love’s Labour’s Lost, our current production, and it is where we were rehearsing last night.

This gentleman was the King in The Tempest. I believe he plans more comic garb for his part in Love’s Labour’s Lost.

*World’s most interesting Shakespeare guy?*

The is one of my favorite pictures. The actor has longer hair now, but I think he is hoping to wear the same pants.

*They were a fun pair, although they wanted to kill me. Long story.*

Only the actor on the right is joining us for Love’s Labour’ Lost, and I believe she will be dressed quite differently.

I guess my Throwback Thursday turned into more of a Preview of Coming Attractions with very little of the Non-Sequitur about it. You’ll have that, especially in my blog. However I have reached 300 words, and I rather enjoyed this post. Let’s see if I can be on time for Lame Post Friday. As always, no promises, and thank you for tuning in.

More About the Tempest

Posted on August 10, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I hope everybody can read it.

It may be All Tempest All The Time for the next couple of weeks. Our Aug. 5 performance is in the books, but we have shows the 10th, 12th and 13th. Then we’ll have at least a couple of rehearsals at the Utica Zoo, preparing for Aug. 19. I may be able to sneak in a few real Mohawk Valley posts after that, but then we’ll be preparing for our final performance on Sept. 1.

Then I’ll start getting ready for Halloween, yes!

Thursday’s performance is at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls. It is where we did our preview performance on July’s Third Thursday (that’s a thing in Little Falls). Perhaps you read one of my blog posts about it. It is an interesting performance space with a couple of different levels.

It doesn’t really show the whole space, but you can get an idea.

This is the cast of last year’s summer show, Much Ado About Nothing. It was the only photo I could find on LiFT’s Facebook page of Benton’s Landing. As I was adding it to this post, I remembered, I shared some photos of our Preview Performance last month at, you know, Benton’s Landing. How silly of me!

I took this one standing behind the rapt audience (if they were not rapt, I would rap them on the noggin!) (just kidding, in order to make a pun).

So I am getting ready to go to rehearsal at Benton’s Landing. Tomorrow is the performance. Yikes! That happened fast! How did three days of this week just slip right by while I was at work thinking time was dragging on? Ah, that is a topic for Lame Post Friday, when I occasionally indulge in half-baked philosophy. Now Friday seems pretty far away. Perspective!

What’s Wrong with Monsters, Anyways?

Posted on July 28, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

He’s an ex-marine.

When in doubt, lead with the picture of the half-clothed muscular guy. Oh dear, was that sexist and exploitative? I was just trying to get your attention. These are more pictures from LiFT Theatre Company’s preview performance of The Tempest last Thursday at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls (see yesterday’s post, if you haven’t already). The chest-baring dude is our Caliban, a son of a witch (no, really, his mother was a witch; she’s not actually in the play, but they mention her) and kind of a monster (although the guys that call him “Monster” are drunk).

It’s too bad her face is in shadow; I’ll try to get better shot for a future post.

And here is our Ariel, a tricksy spirit who is servant to Prospera, the deposed Duchess of Milan. I don’t have a great picture of Prospera, but here is a not too awful one of her and her daughter, Miranda.

Don’t worry; she’s nicer to Miranda in other scenes.

Antonia is in the foreground; Trinculo is on book.

Trinculo is one of the fellows who calls Caliban “Monster.” Caliban is apparently not offended by this form of address. Right now Trinculo is “on book.” For the uninitiated, that means he is standing by in case an actor forgets a line. The actor has only to yell, “Line!” and the prompter supplies it. In the movies, I’ve seen prompters backstage during performances, loudly whispering forgotten lines to hapless actors on stage. I personally have never been in a play where this was the case. However, we presented the Preview Performance as a Work on Progress. Hence, the prompter.

Astute readers may have noticed that I have referred to people by their character names only. Well, you see, I did not want to take a chance on misspelling anybody’s name, and I do not have ready access to this information. I know, real bloggers research this sort of thing in advance. And here we come to the ugly truth about me. I can’t worry about that now. I have rehearsal in less than two hours and I haven’t even showered yet. Additionally, today is Non-Sequitur Thursday. I’ll just slap a catchy headline on and hope for the best.

Oh crap, now I have to think of a catchy headline.

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Preparing for the Preview

Posted on July 20, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Um, our set doesn’t look like this.

Did I mention I might be seguing into All Tempest All The Time sometime soon? Well, I am once again posting in haste (posthaste, remember?) before hurrying off to rehearsal. We are rehearsing on Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY, instead of our usual Sterzinar Park, because that is where we are having a Preview Performance tomorrow. Performance tomorrow! Yikes!

The preview promises to be different from the usual, “Here’s a scene or two, come see the whole show later!” It is a performance “under construction,” according to the Facebook event. The audience will witness and perhaps participant in the rehearsal process in “our most immersive preview yet!”

I still have to figure out my costume. From the waist up, I think I’m set, although I would like a hat. With a feather. I think my character would definitely wear a hat with a feather. From the waist down, well, I’ll think of something to put on that looks halfway period, to be improved upon before actual performances. Come to think of it, I was kind of like that for last year’s preview for Much Ado About Nothing, only without the “halfway period.” I had a terrific top and trusted the audience to ignore my bicycle shorts. I found suitable pants at the Thrift Store at a later date.

So any local readers who are looking for something to do tomorrow, July 20, stop on down to Benton’s Landing in Little Falls at 6:30 for a preview of The Tempest. I’ll be there!

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