theatre of poetry, passion and philosophy
Today’s the day! Get your entry in by 7 pm tonight, and you could win two complementary tickets for a performance of The Fall of June Bloom (or What You Will), plus the opportunity to join Dame June on stage for a brief encounter.
Just tell us which Shakespearean character you would most like to be, and why, in 40 words or less.
Be bold! She’s not so scary! She’s really a pussy cat.
Yesterday, Lauren and I came together for a rehearsal at the house where I am staying whilst in Phoenix. My hostess, Micha Espinosa, has her mother staying with her, and Mary-Lou is not very well at the moment. So we asked if she would like to see our performance, a special showing in her bedroom. As it happens, her daughter-in-law Barbara, who is visiting at the moment, is also not very well, so we had an audience of two.
Thus a new genre is born – Bedside Theatre! Our production works fine in these conditions, as we don’t require any props or settings. We work with what we find at the performance site, so every performance is site-specific.
Professional photographer Sandy Ritson is also staying at the house at the moment, and he dropped in to snap away as we performed.
I find myself consistently typing “Bedsite Theatre” instead of “Bedside Theatre”. Perhaps my fingers are trying to tell me something? I’ve be very interested to know what you think. Bedside is exactly what it is, but BedSite has a ring to it too.
Or maybe it’s just too confusing, to clever by half.
Leave a comment. Maybe I’ll set up a poll.
And don’t forget to enter our competition for 2 free tickets. They are free to the winners, but not, sadly to us. Phoenix Fringe Festival charges us $5 for every comp we give away.
Oh, another thought. If you live in, or near Phoenix, and you know somebody who is bedridden, but would like to see our production, get in touch and we’ll see what we can do. And if you would like to support such a performance by helping to cover our transport costs involved in taking the show to somebody’s bedside/site, we’d love to hear from you too.
Tonight, The Trunk Space is kindly hosting a preview for the Phoenix Fringe Festival, and we will be there. Here is the line-up – so far:
Tickets $5 at the door, and all proceeds go to support the great work that Trunk Space does for the arts community here in Phoenix.
Be there – or be square. I know, it dates me somewhat. Let’s face it, if my wrinkly face and gray hairs don’t date me already, nothing will!
Don’t forget to enter our free competition, to win two tickets to The Fall of June Bloom (or What You Will) next week. Click here to fill in the secure form.