Shooting the Actor by Simon Callow

Meet Simon Callow, modern Renaissance man: In addition to a number of prime roles in excellent films (Amadeus, Four Weddings and a Funeral, A Room with a View) and stage productions (he was the original Amadeus), he has written several books, including biographies of Orson Welles and Charles Laughton and Being an Actor. Between takes [...]

There’s writing going on here…

…among other things. Very interesting things: We envision mod as a creative hub, a gallery, used computer store, cafe, training center and theater all rolled into one. Our primary goal is to nurture the creative and collaborative potential technological progress has enabled. Come by and check us out. By the by, I have put a [...]

Shelley II, by Shelley Winters

What can I say about Shelley II: The Middle of My Century, that I haven’t already said about Shelley: Also Known as Shirley? For starters, Shelley II takes us further and deeper into the phenomenon that was Shelley Winters. Beginning with her divorce from Vittorio Gassman and ending with JFK’s assassination, Shelley II covers the [...]

The Authorship Question

We live in an area of the country rich with Shakespearean resources. In addition to frequent performances of his plays in Charlottesville, there’s the world-famous American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, and the Folger Library in Washington, D.C. Mary Baldwin College and ASC boast Dr. Ralph Cohen, an expert on all aspects of Renaissance theater. A [...]

What is Ix?

The Ix Project is sponsoring a contest for writers, poets, painters, sculptors, playwrights, photographers, and filmmakers (yep, that should cover just about everybody). The theme is “Show us global warming through your eyes.” Deadline for submissions: 5:00 p.m., May 4. More details here (pdf).

Thom Pain at Live Arts

Imagine a boy and his dog. Imagine a woman. Imagine a swarm of bees. Imagine a Hamlet who isn’t convinced readiness is all and who has no fellow players to interrupt his soliloquies, and you have a little of the flavor of Thom Pain (based on nothing). Intimate, funny, frightening, full of the commonplace but [...]

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