Acting in Atlanta
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A very good play by Dana Lynn Formby, who was in town the Monday before we opened. She loved what we had done with her play. Afterwards, we went out for drinks and had a great time. There is always the risk that the directors vision of a play is not what the playwright had in mind and tensions can arise. The cast can be nervous as well: Will she like my character I developed? Will I remember all my lines? We all called for lines, but it is a little embarrassing when calling for the lines in front of the playwright.
This is the second playwright I was able to meet. Back in December, I met Josh Tobiessen when he was at the Alliance. We were doing two of his plays: Spoon Lake Blues and Election Day.
The cast in The Small of Her Back did a great job for the four shows. Of the four shows, the first two were Sold Out! And the third nearly was. Sunday was smaller but still half a house.
The Alliance Theatre Players are thrilled to announce that we will be working on another brand new play, The Small of Her Back by Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition finalist Dana Lynn Formby.
Danielle Fitzman believes the glass ceiling has been shattered, allowing her to climb her way up the corporate ladder of the NP Power company. When an opportunity opens on the board, Danielle must battle tit for tat—learning tit works more than tat. She finds defining the difference between sexual harassment and harmless flirting akin to drawing a line in sand during a windstorm. A hilarious and timely look at workplace sexual politics.
The Alliance is producing a free reading of this play next Tuesday, February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in our Black Box Theatre. To reserve tickets, call the box office at 404.733.5000. I encourage all of you to take advantage of this opportunity to hear this provocative new work before our auditions on February 6th.
To schedule an audition, call our office at 404.733.4700. Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 6th starting at 6:00 p.m.
Josh Tobiessen, the author of Spoon Lake Blues and Election Day, will be at the Alliance Theatre for our rehearsals and a Q&A next Monday through Wednesday. On Monday he will see our (Alliance Theatre Acting Program) rehearsal of Spoon Lake Blues. Then on Tuesday afternoon the Alliance Theatre will do a reading of Spoon Lake Blues as a precursor for a possible stage production next year.
The Alliance Theatre Acting Program vs. The Alliance Theatre
There are so many times when I would like to have feedback on my acting or productions I am in. This is one of them. I would really like to hear what Josh has to say about the two performances. Not really something you can ask outright and hope to get a straight answer. If the Alliance Theatre does do a production next year, I will have to see it, see the differences. I have seen other productions of plays I have been in for that reason. Sometimes they were better, sometimes not.