Death Becomes Her

Unfortunately I haven't been able to see too much theatre lately. I've instead been working backstage on our school's production of Blithe Spirit. What a ridiculous play! Apart from my regular costume crew-head job, I am also having a lot of fun helping create the illusion of ghosts by manning devices backstage that allow books to fly off the shelves on their own and mantle pieces to topple over. Too bad I didn't get the job of making the doors open by themselves. That would've been really cool.

Sit Down! You're Rocking the Boat!

Tonight I was at Portland Center Stage (PCS) watching the final dress rehearsal of Guys and Dolls. It officially opens this Friday night and runs until the November 2nd. To get tickets visit pcs.org.
I'm not typically a fan of fluffy musicals, but this one was a lot of fun. The dance number in Cuba was spectacular, and of course there are a few numbers in this show that cannot go wrong. Rocking the boat was fantastic. I could not stop smiling!

Eleemosynary at RTR

Last night I brought a few friends to see the Readers Theater Repertory (RTR) production of Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing. By a few friends I of course me my director and a fellow cast member of our production of Eleemosynary which will be performed at the University in December. The production was lovely, as I imagined it would be, and true to form, Echo's final monologue brought tears to my eyes.
The production is playing again tonight, Saturday September 13, and I highly suggest it. RTR is a little production company close to my heart as I personally know many of the creators and have worked on their stage a couple of times. They don't put on full productions, instead they do staged readings every month, but that's one thing that is so beautiful about their work. The actors' work is organic. They're still in the middle of process and discovery. None of the characters are crystallized yet. They're just people, and because of that the play becomes so engrossing that you forget the actors are holding scripts. You forget the actors. Even though there's minimal set, costume, and lights, the play still takes you over. It's wonderful.
Productions begin at 8:00pm. They play in the Blackfish Gallery located on 9th avenue between Flanders and Glisan downtown. It's only $8.00 to get in, and it's worth every dollar. If you can't make it tonight, their October production of Tatto Girl will play on the 10th and 11th.
For further information visit them at www.readerstheatrerep.org or e-mail them at info@readerstheatrerep.org.

Nice to Meet You

I'm Heather. Duh. I'm an actor, or at least I have plans to be. I'm finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. Then, God only knows where I'll be. Here's to hoping that a graduate school, or an internship, or a company, or something picks me up. Then at least I will have a set path.
As for right now, the fact of the matter is I am obsessed with the theatre. There's nothing else I can be as happy seeing or being part of. So obsessed, in fact, that I'm having to create this blog just to keep up with my fascination.