More Pics from Crime and Punishment at The Rep

A Few Quick Pics of Crime and Punishment at The Rep of St. Louis...

Featuring:
Jimmy King - Raskolnikov
Triney Sandoval - Porfiry
Amy Landon - Sonia

And design work by:
Gianni Downs - Scenic Design
Brian Bembridge - Lighting Design
Andre Pluess - Sound Design and Composition
Garth Dunbar - Costumes

SM: Champe "The Queen of St. Louis" O'Leary

Upcoming in the 09-10 Season

After two fantastic seasons as associate artistic director at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh I've just recently returned home to Chicago. But I'll have the chance to reconnect with the City Theatre crew this fall when I return to direct David Harrower's Blackbird featuring Chicago's Steve Pickering and Pittsburgh's Robin Abramson.


Later in the season I'll head out to St. Louis to join the incredible folks at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to direct an adaptation by Curt Columbus and Marilyn Campbell of one of my favorite Russian novels, Crime and Punishment.

THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE at The Rep Nominated for 5 Kevin Kline Awards

Nominations were announced on Monday, January 18th

The Lieutenant of Inishmore was nominated for:
Outstanding Production of a Play -- St. Louis Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Director of a Play -- Stuart Carden
Outstanding Set Design of a Play -- Gianni Downs
Outstanding Lead Actor of a Play -- David Whalen
Outstanding Ensemble of a Play -- David Whalen, Keira Keeley, Matt DeCaro, Dan McCabe, Chris McHale, Sean Meehan, Keith Gallagher

The Awards will be announced March 30

Video from Lieutenant at THE REP

Click here for a montage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l88bWxcZWE

Click here for an interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TAhSXBET9Q

Click here for the making of Sean Meahan's head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfdmkeTa3A

Momentum Festival 2008 -- Refreshing Plays for the Summer

New for me this year at City Theatre is producing the Momentum Festival of New American Plays. With A.D. Tracy Brigden and Lit Manager Carlyn Aquiline we have selected four new plays in various stages of development for the festival.

The hot line-up includes:
Long Story Short by Brendan Milburn and Val Vigoda -- with Tracy Directing (this will be a week long work-shop culminating in two public readings)
Speak American by Eric Simonsen -- with Eric directing (a four day workshop with two public readings
When January Feels Like Summer by Cori Thomas -- with Billy Porter directing (two day rehearsal and reading)
Him by Daisy Foote -- I'll direct this one (two day rehearsal and reading)

It is a unique festival in that the plays are a mix of texts that we have slated for production in the 2008-09 season as well as works by playwrights we are just getting to know. This year Long Story Short and Speak American are the plays already slated and January and Him are works by exciting playwrights that we want to know better.

The big weekend of readings takes place June 12-15 and is scheduled in a way that allows playwrights to hear one another's work and promotes a dialogue between these artists. We'll hold playwright and industry panel discussions, and a musical theatre writing workshop aimed at providing working writers, as well as audience members a window into the type of new play development we do at City. And since everyone loves a party (especially the lushes at City Theatre) we'll throw one almost every night of the festival, celebrating the work of these excellent playwrights and the twenty five actors and directors participating in Momentum 2008.

Check out City's website in May for more details. www.citytheatrecompany.org

The Rep's Lieutenant Logo

Love this.........................