February 2010
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Another review! Las Weekend Coming! Check it Out!
Arts & Entertainment ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile From Issue: Volume XVIII - Number 3 by Ben Miles Theatre Review A scientist and an artist walk into a bar: This is the set-up for Steve Martin’s 1993 play, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”—in production through February 13 at The Complex, in Hollywood. It just so happens that the scientist in question is Albert Einstein (a frantic Jonathan...
January 2010
2 posts
Reviews
Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Now-Feb. 13 @ The Complex’s East Theatre
By Ariel Paredes, Campus Circle
Director Justin Gordon has brought forth an authentic feel of an early 20th century France in his adaptation of Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” The play is witty, well paced, thought provoking and clever. The production takes place during 1904, in France, which...
We Have Arrived...
Sorry for the radio silence in the past weeks. With the holidays, the build, and tech, there’s been little time to blog about process. However, what I can say is this: We have, in my opinion, a great show. The cast has blown me away with their work, and so far the opening weekend was very successful. For now, I leave you with my director notes and the show website. All best to you in the New...
December 2009
8 posts
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Andrew McCarty=My Idea Twin
It’s fitting that as I am logging on to jot out a quick post, Andrew has already beaten me with a “pre-Week Two” update.
So, once again, Andrew is my idea twin. As if design concepts and pre-show staging weren’t enough.
Fancy that.
The promotional image is locked down, and is off for mass-production. I’m not sure exactly how many of these postcards will be created,...
Pre-Rehearsal: Week Two
There’s less than a month until we open. I thought of that as I walked through the wet streets of downtown today. We’ve loosely blocked over half the play in less than a week and I’m about twenty percent off book. The set is locked down. The promotional image is in for marketing.
I’m envious of the cast Justin gets to direct. They’re sharp, professional and committed. Collaboration has...
First Rehearsal...
…went very well. I have an excellent, intelligent, and eager cast. I can’t wait to delve deeper into the play. It’s late, and I am tired, but very, very grateful.
Yes. Very.
I leave you with a question that was brought up tonight: What makes a genius?
Discuss…
~Justin Gordon
Where do all of these AWESOME photos come from? →
From the mad genius that is Charlie Chu. We’ve stumble-bummed in to being one of Charlie’s last projects before he leaves for the emerald shores of the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks for the effort Charlie, we’re totally going to miss you when you’re gone.
Pre-Rehearsal Addendum
What Andrew should really be afraid of this first week is me. I have a knack for finding what it is that my actors are most afraid of, and like Batman’s Scarecrow, go in and eviscerate their fragile minds with my dictatorial directing demands.
Or not.
I’m actually very excited to start on Friday. I love the rehearsal room, love the collaboration…and in my rehearsals, I make...
November 2009
11 posts
Pre-Rehearsal: Week One
This is probably the week I’m most intimidated by a production, both as a producer and an actor.
The challenges I’m facing as a producer are numerous. The most unexpected and pressing of my concerns is casting. We have one role remaining and haven’t had the greatest of luck in finding an actor suitable. The ensemble nature of this show means that every casting decision is a vital one. ...
"There are two doors..."
…that was the most common phrase uttered by either Andrew or myself after an actor left the audition room after our generals on Saturday. Not because we were trying to make an ambiguously philosophical statement to baffle the already delicate mind of the actor when they left us, but literally because there were two doors hinged opposite one another on the frame entering the space....
Auditions are Upstairs and to the Right
Our first round of auditions begin tomorrow and look to be promising. We’ve gotten a sizeable response from our casting notices, which has allowed us to book nearly sixty auditions. It’s the largest group I’ve had for a show in Los Angeles.
Even with the number of responses we’ve received, there are still some roles that are of concern to both the director and I. Los Angeles isn’t a...
“I think in the moment of pencil to paper, the future is mapped out in the face...”
– Picasso
