tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25489297495689820642024-03-13T22:13:23.087-05:00Shake It Up Times!Words from behind the scenes at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. A glimpse into the day to day of producing world class theatre in Montgomery, Alabama.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-79071917273570698542011-04-19T12:47:00.000-05:002011-04-19T12:47:33.379-05:00What is Repertory?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a very busy time at the theatre now the Spring rep season is in full swing. There are three shows currently running at ASF, "Moonlight and Magnolias", "Julius Caesar" and "Much Ado About Nothing." This is to help clear up the confusion about the dates for each show and why each one isn't offered everyday. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what is repertory?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alabama Shakespeare Festival puts on a Spring repertory or rep season, usually consisting of three shows. Repertory is when a theatre company presents work from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. A repertoire are pieces (shows) an actor is ready to perform. The actors in the company are in both Shakespeare performances and 4 cast members make up the cast for "Moonlight and Magnolias." Whew, that's a lot of lines and a lot of characters. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no pattern for the rotation of the shows but there are several weekends patrons can see all three shows in one weekend and all shows are on the Festival Stage. The stage crew has to change over the sets between shows and during some change overs the tech director commentates about the building and changing of the sets. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrawYCCfbGk" style="font-weight: bold;">Julius Caesar</a><b> </b>(Click for a preview)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday April 23 7:30</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday April 28 7:30</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday April 30 2:00-Extreme Weekend*</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday May 8 2:00-Extreme Weekend*</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday May 14 7:30-SWP Weekend~</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday May 20 7:30-Extreme Weekend*</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday May 21 2:00</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31wc35N94-Q">Much Ado About Nothing</a> </b>(Click for a preview)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Thursday April 21 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday April 23 2:00</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Friday April 29 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday April 30 7:30-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday May 7 7:30-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Sunday May 15 2:00-SWP Weekend~</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday 21 7:30-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Moonlight and Magnolias</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Friday April 22 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Sunday May 1 2:00-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Tuesday May 3 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Wednesday May 4 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Thursday May 5 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Friday May 6 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday May 7 2:00-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Friday May 13 7:30-SWP Weekend~</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Wednesday May 18 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Thursday May 19 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Sunday May 22 2:00-Extreme Weekend*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Tuesday May 24 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Wednesday May 25 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Thursday May 26 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Friday May 27 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday May 28 2:00</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Saturday May 28 7:30</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Sunday May 29 2:00</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">* Click for more information about the<a href="http://www.asf.net/travel/?showall=yes"> Extreme Weekend Packages</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">~ Click for more information about the <a href="http://southernwritersproject.net/">Southern Writers' Project</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-12078207791891634852011-03-24T11:02:00.001-05:002011-03-24T11:09:10.870-05:00We've Gone Bananas<i>Moonlight and Magnolias</i> is a comedy and "what if" about the writing of <i>Gone With the Wind. </i>The show is about the movie script being so awful they have to stop production on it bring in another writer to help the script. Three men are locked in an office until they are finished rewriting the script and the only thing they can eat are bananas and peanuts--<i>brainfood. </i><br />
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Here is the process our props department used to make a bunch of banana peels for the show. This was a learning process for Shanley Aumiller as she has never had the need to create banana peels for a show. <br />
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Step 1: Bought four bananas, ate them and laid out the peels as patterns. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2: Trace the patterns onto yellow vinyl and spray paint to desired ripeness of fruit. 2 yards produced 22 bananas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3: The cork "belly button" was added to the inside to let them flop open and a tiny piece of a wooden dowel was added as the stem. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 4: The inside of the peel was shaded with a Sharpie and a strip of hot glue was run down the center to add a crease to the peel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there you have it....a bunch of banana peels! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Go bananas with us and <i><a href="http://www.asf.net/">Moonlight and Magnolias</a> </i>starting April 8th!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-81105564106165468352011-02-25T22:02:00.002-06:002011-03-02T09:54:56.699-06:00An Audio Walking Tour to accompany the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s World Premieres of The Flag Maker of Market Street by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder And Blood Divided by Geoffrey ChastangThank you for taking advantage of this audio walking tour. This tour is designed to guide you through some of the sites relevant to the action of the two Civil War plays at ASF, using your smart-phone device. Ten audio tracks are available below that coordinate with locations in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. You may walk or drive this tour.<br />
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Start your tour HERE<br />
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<b>Track 1: Introduction </b><br />
<i><b>We recommend listening to this track before departing for the tour OR immediately after arriving and parking at Court Square.</b></i><br />
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<b>Track 2: Court Square</b><br />
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<b>Track 3: Exchange Hotel </b><br />
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<b>Track 4: George Cowles Store Site </b><br />
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<b>Track 6: The Montgomery Theatre </b><br />
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<b>Track 7: The State Capitol </b><br />
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<b>Track 8: The Confederate Memorial</b><br />
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<b>Track 9: The Baldwin Sister Houses </b><br />
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<b>Extended Sites </b><br />
A number of other sites in the downtown area relate to the Civil War plays and Montgomery’s important role in the history of the Civil War and Civil Rights They are labeled on the map as a. – r. and a brief description of each is offered below.<br />
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<b>a.</b> Rosa Parks Historic Site Marker at Court Square – this marks the site where Rosa Parks stepped onto the Montgomery bus and made history.<br />
<b>b.</b> Winter Building (Telegraph office) – the second floor of this building housed the telegraph office that send the message to fire on Fort Sumter.<br />
<b>c</b>. Central Bank – The bank housed in this building financed the Confederate government and was subsequently bankrupt at the end of the war.<br />
<b>d.</b> Estelle and Concert Halls – Event halls where Jefferson Davis’ inaugural ball was held. These eventually became confederate hospitals<br />
<b>e.</b> Confederate Hospitals<br />
<b>f.</b> Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church –In this National Historic Landmark see the modest pulpit where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., first preached his message of hope and brotherhood. This church was also a center point of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. A large mural in the church depicts King's Civil Rights crusade from Montgomery to Memphis.<br />
g. Yancey’s House Site – the site where William Lowndes Yancey’s townhouse<br />
h. Yancey’s office site – the site of Yancey’s Law Office<br />
i. Baldwin’s House Site – The location of Dr. Baldwin’s Home<br />
<b>j.</b> Old Alabama Town – This 19th Century Alabama Village features several examples of homes and buildings from around Alabama, including the dog trot where William Lowndes Yancey died.<br />
k. Cowles House Site – the site of George Cowles Home<br />
<b>l.</b> Oakwood Cemetery (Baldwin and Hale graves) – Visit Dr. Baldwin, Buddie Willie and Jim Hale, among others in this beautiful cemetery for all people.<br />
<b>m.</b> Riverfront – The Alabama River made Montgomery the king of cotton trade. Get a glimpse of the majestic river and consider a river boat ride on the Harriott II.<br />
<b>n.</b> Union Prison (Biscuit Stadium) – the home of the AA baseball team the Montgomery Biscuits is also the site where union troops captured at Shiloh were imprisoned in Montgomery. Buddie Willie alludes to this in Blood Divided.<br />
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</b></span></div><b>Montgomery</b><b> is not known as a bustling metropolis, yet in the plays the city seems the center of the universe. Can you explain?</b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Market and Court Square to the Capitol</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Mary Ann Neeley: </b>Montgomery was the “center of the universe” for the South in the waning years of 1860 and until May 1861. Not only was southern attention focused on this city of about 8,500, but the eyes of the North and Europe were also looking in this direction. With Lincoln’s election in November 1860, the world watched to see what action southern states would take, as one by one they left the Union. Alabama seceded on January 11, 1861, and immediately issued an invitation to other southern states to convene in the Capitol in Montgomery on February 4. Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama were present at the opening of the convention with the Texas delegation on the way. Within the next two weeks, these states had formed the Confederate States of America, elected Jefferson Davis as president and on February 18 inaugurated him on the portico of the Capitol. Until the moving of the government in May to Richmond, Montgomery enjoyed her role as the “center of the universe.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>How long have we known about George Cowles and his commission by Jefferson Davis to create the first confederate flag?</b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ad for Cowles' Store</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Bob Bradley:</b> I discovered that the flag was made at Cowles’ store about ten years ago. Jefferson Davis did not commission Cowles or anyone else to make the flag. The Confederate Congress created a Committee on Flag and Seal to select the flag. The committee was headed by William Porcher Miles of South Carolina. The committee received at least 141 designs but, could not agree on one. Frustrated with all of the elaborate designs, they commissioned four models and presented them to Congress on March 4. When the design was selected by Congress (not Davis) it was taken to Cowles’ store where merino (wool) was purchased to make the flag. Calvin L. Sayre, former U.S. Marine and former U.S. Navy Commodore Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham supervised the fabrication of the flag. Since Cowles was the exclusive dealer of Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, I assume, that is what was used to make the flag. I also assume that it was made by a female since Miles wrote years later that the flag was quickly made by “fair and nimble fingers.” All of this happened in one day and there was no prior contact with Cowles by anyone. Cowles may not have even been in the store the day the flag was made.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Did the real George Cowles have slaves <i>and</i> hold unionist meetings? Was he really such a conflicted man?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>BB:</b> Warren Rogers, in his book <i>Confederate Home Front: Montgomery in the Civil War,</i> notes on pages 4 and 105 that Cowles was a Unionist who held secret meetings at his store after the war began. That is all that I know. To be honest Cowles was historically very obscure and until there was discussion about the play, the only other people beside Mr. Rogers who knew that Cowles existed were I and Mary Ann Neely. I don’t know if he was conflicted, but owning slaves and being a Unionist was not uncommon. Remember that in March of 1861, eight slave states were still loyal to the Union, only seven had seceded</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN: </b>I have checked the slave census for 1850 and 1860 and found that George Cowles had two slaves on both, but the ages did not correlate so they may not have been the same ones. Each time it was a male and a younger female. The 1860 census states that the mulatto male was forty and the girl 15. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>What happened to George? What happened to the flag he made?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>BB:</b> We don’t have a clue what happened to Cowles. As I said, he is very obscure and really seems to have done nothing more that run a store on Market Street. William Porcher Miles kept the models and the original flag. According to a letter written by him in 1872, they were all lost or destroyed during the war.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN: </b>According to the 1870 census, George and wife Ellen were back in Connecticut and although the writing was poor, it appears that George had given up on sewing machines and was then a liquor manufacturer. I could not find him on the 1880 census. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The final moments of <i>Flag Maker </i>take place on the morning that Cowles’ flag is raised over the capital. Can you tell us what that morning really looked like?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>BB:</b> The whole thing seems to have been a bit of a rushed affair, without much planned fanfare. Mary Boykin Chestnut barely mentions it in her diary which is interesting, since she was hanging around with Ingraham and Miles on a routine basis. In fact, she witnessed the entire affair from her balcony rather than go up for it. The Montgomery True Blue(s) saluted the flag with seven Cannons and that she was told by Ingraham, who had heard from someone else, that the “mob” was lifeless with no cheering or enthusiasm. Mr. Canning's band played “Massa’s In De Cold, Cold Ground” during or after the ceremony. The Montgomery Weekly Mail notes that Mr. Canning’s Band also played the tune “The Red White and Blue.” The Advertiser states that the crowd would have been three times as large “if it had been possible to have given an earlier announcement of the ceremony.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Jim Hale is one of the lesser known, but incredibly important people from the moment in time we get to visit in <i>Blood Divided</i>. What impression did Jim leave on Montgomery?</b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hale's Infirmary</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="ListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in;"><b>Mary Ann Neeley:</b> Jim Hale’s impact on Montgomery was diverse and important. After the War, he and Dr. Baldwin entered into a partnership wherein Baldwin backed Jim as a contractor, utilizing his skills as a carpenter. Four outstanding examples of this are the 1878 Baldwin Sister Houses on South Perry Street. Other houses that Jim built have been documented. Also, family records state that Jim and Dr. Baldwin developed the Madison Park neighborhood for blacks on land that had been part of the Baldwin plantation. Jim and his wife, Annie, had a daughter who married Dr. Cornelius Dorsette, the first registered black physician in Alabama. After the daughter’s and a son’s deaths, Annie and Jim built Hale’s Infirmary, the first hospital for blacks (other than emergency hospitals for small pox, etc) which opened about 1890, soon after Jim’s death. It served the community until 1955.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Hales lived on Washington Street, about a block below the State Archives Building and had a planer mill operation across the street. Jim frequently had boarders or relatives living with them. On the 1870 census, one of the occupants was James Rapier, a leading black political figure of that period. Hale relatives continue to make contributions to the political, social and economic life of Alabama.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Was William Lowndes Yancey as extreme as he seems in <i>Blood Divided</i>?</b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William Lowndes Yancy</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN:</b> William Lowndes Yancey was the standard bearer for secession, and had been an ardent promoter of the idea for years before 1860. He had a direct hand in the election of Abraham Lincoln when he led the southern delegations from the Democratic Convention in Charleston, April 1860. This fractured the Democratic Party and led to three presidential candidates opposing Lincoln, the Republican. Yancey had many talents, but, according to some, his temper was unpredictable, and he seemed to have few close friends. A remarkable orator, dedicated to his version of states rights, Yancey was so radical that he was not even chosen to be a member of Alabama’s delegation to the convention that would birth the CSA. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Is the relationship between Jim and the Baldwins in <i>Blood Divided</i> accurate?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN: </b>From the Baldwin family’s memoirs, Jim and Dr. Baldwin were friends even though there was a master-servant relationship. Jim did carry packages to Buddie Willie in camp, and he did go to Franklin to bring back Buddie Willie’s body after the young boy was killed during the Battle of Franklin. It seems evident that there was mutual respect and trust between the two who went into business together after the war was over. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>What physical evidence can still be seen in Montgomery of the men and women we meet in these plays?</b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN:</b> Evidence of the characters met in the plays are to be found all around. Market Street received a new name, Dexter Avenue, in 1884. The action in the <i>Flag Maker</i> took place at 49 Market Street, within a store near the corner on the north side of Market and Perry streets, A copy of the Stars and Bars, the flag Cowles made, flies daily in front of the First White House of the Confederacy at the corner of Union and Washington streets. Court Square was the site of many kinds of sales, including slaves, in the antebellum period. Bibb Street bears the name of Alabama’s first two governors, the uncles of William Bibb. The central portion of the Alabama Capitol was the Capitol of the Confederacy from February to May, 1861.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In <i>Blood Divided,</i> Dr. W.O. Baldwin lived at the southwest corner of South Perry Street and Adams Avenue; although his house is gone, one block south of where it stood are the four Baldwin Sister Houses, built by Jim Hale about 1878 for Dr. Baldwin’s daughters. Dr. Baldwin, at one time, had his office in the building that still stands at 78 Dexter Avenue, on the southwest corner of Dexter Avenue and Perry Street. Across the street at 67 Dexter is a building that housed one of the hospitals in which Dr.Baldwin attended the sick and wounded during the Civil War. This is the only remaining structure of the several which served as hospitals during the conflict. The Dogtrot in Old Alabama Town was the country home of William Lowndes Yancey where, in July 1863, he died. </div><div class="MsoNormal">In Oakwood Cemetery are the graves, in relatively close proximity, of W.L. Yancey, Dr. Baldwin, his wife, Mary Martin Baldwin, his son, Buddie Willie, Jim and Annie Hale and Mammy Sallie Baldwin.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>From a historian’s perspective, does <i>The Flag Maker of Market Street</i> give audiences a fairly accurate glimpse into this tempestuous moment in time?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>BB:</b> It is accurate in that Cowles was a Unionist, he did meet with Bibb and others in his store and the flag was made in his store apparently by a female, on a Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. All of the emotions expressed in the play surely existed at the time. To manage to have just four people express those feelings and emotions is artistic genius. Additionally, the actors are dead on. The sentence structure and mannerisms are perfect. I think Elyzabeth Wilder has done a wonderful job of taking these few facts and weaving them into a story that captures the imagination of the audience and leaves then wanting to know more.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>MAN: </b>I agree totally with your remarks about the play and the talent of Elyzabeth in taking a few facts and creating a drama filled with both extreme tension and comic relief. I have now seen it two and a half times and would happily go again if the opportunity should arise! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bob Bradley</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> is a graduate of University of West Florida. He served in the National Park Service for 13 years, 4 of these as Historian at Fort Sumter. He spent 3 years as Site Administrator for Alabama Historical Commission. He has been with the Alabama State Archives as Curator and Conservator 22 years. Civil War Battle Flags have been his major focus, but he knows more about Civil War than anybody in Montgomery and most likely Alabama!</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mary Ann Neeley</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> is a historian, preservationist, author, and former educator. She earned a degree in history at Huntingdon College and was a teacher before becoming director of the Landmarks Foundation. She has written and edited several books on local history including <a href="http://www.newsouthbooks.com/bkpgs/detailtitle.php?isbn_solid=1588380319">The Works of Matthew Blue, Montgomery's First Historian</a><span id="goog_447756882"></span><span id="goog_447756883"></span></span></i></div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-94451145897219972011-02-08T21:32:00.000-06:002011-02-08T21:32:51.187-06:00Bringing the Bard to Life"Bringing the Bard to Life" is an outreach educational opportunity for our interns to go into schools and perform a 1-hour "Macbeth" and lead a workshop. The performance of "Macbeth" uses all 8 interns and each of them play several characters. The script has been altered to hit the high points and has all the famous lines from this well-known Shakespeare play. From a theatrical standpoint the performance offers monologues, fight scenes, romance, and costume changes off to the side. Then during the workshop the interns lead the students to the use of poetry in language and discovery of the themes represented.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik and Caitlin before the show during fight call.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik and Seth for fight call.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cast enters hooded as the witches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stools are where they wait and grab props for their next scene.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macbeth (Erik) as the new king.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers to Macbeth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macbeth's power and guilt gets the best of him.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>The actors do a fantastic job with this "truck and trunk" show. All their props and costumes plus themselves fit in two vehicles. The show is fast paced with drums, bells, shrieks, and chants. The students in the workshop enjoy being apart of the discovery process when it comes to looking at the themes and language components in "Macbeth." This workshop runs through May so if your school is interested in having them come to your school go to <a href="http://www.asfeducation.com/educators/workshops.html">http://www.asfeducation.com/educators/workshops.html</a> for more information.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-30159871448547747172011-01-15T13:47:00.001-06:002011-01-15T13:48:24.438-06:00Bear Country Tailgate PartyThursday night ASF kicked off the limited run of <a href="http://www.asf.net/ticket/production_detail.aspx?perf=7782">Bear Country</a> with an indoor tailgate party with special guests Ken Stabler and Bob Baumhower. Members and press gathered to taste Ken Stabler's wine from the Champion Collection by Legend Cellars. And Mr. Baumhower and Mr. Stabler shared football stories from when they played at Alabama under Coach Bryant with the guests. After the tailgate, everyone moved into the festival for the main event, the performance of Bear Country. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tailgate Goodies provided by Baumhower's </td></tr>
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ASF has other member events planned throughout the season so make sure you don't miss the next one scheduled for February 5th and is a Playwright's Dinner with Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, the playwright for "Flag Maker of Market Street." "ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-90643974621347273292011-01-09T19:28:00.001-06:002011-01-09T19:30:25.235-06:00Armchair Auction TripsThe Annual ASF Armchair Auction always has great items up for bid and raises a significant amount of money for the theatre. Here are a few of the weekend getaway packages in this year's auction. The Armchair Auction is January 29th, 2011. For more information visit <a href="http://www.asfarmchairauction.com/">http://www.asfarmchairauction.com/</a> <br />
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The chalet has 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, with a queen sleeper in the great room. It can accommodate up to six guests.<br />
Live auction item. Valued at $450.00<br />
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Live auction item. Valued at $600.00<br />
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Live auction item. Valued at $438.00<br />
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Live auction item. Valued at $1,000.00<br />
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Live auction item. Valued at $1,500.00</span>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-40710615625139522942011-01-09T18:59:00.000-06:002011-01-09T18:59:09.215-06:00Tiggerific and Piglet-icious<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW2rtF7vsevGJV0g1P4ImQ96rjzriOnZsksMXyK59ZPe91I5uKfemERkvRnHNfYwEZVULluZxR2Pt_h0WaSo-qx-2tG_K2S_1Yz09Hwr26Kus5dmeHMQ4nROPuPCPKh6HsY1deby-kpo/s1600/DSC02598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW2rtF7vsevGJV0g1P4ImQ96rjzriOnZsksMXyK59ZPe91I5uKfemERkvRnHNfYwEZVULluZxR2Pt_h0WaSo-qx-2tG_K2S_1Yz09Hwr26Kus5dmeHMQ4nROPuPCPKh6HsY1deby-kpo/s400/DSC02598.JPG" width="400" /></a><b>Erik Gullberg</b>- Brooklyn <place w:st="on"><state w:st="on">New York</state></place></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Originally from <city w:st="on">Fairfield</city>, <state w:st="on">Connecticut</state> Erik has spent the last 6 years in <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">New York</place></state> and some of his time was spent at NYU working on a degree. He has also spent some time acting in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">London</place></city>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Erik’s Goals:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">To see every great film every made and to read every great book every written</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">to speak 10 languages</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">see ¾ of the world</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">fly on my own accord</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Erik is sincerely enjoying <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Montgomery with the s</city></place>tunning park and exceptionally kind people. “Exactly what I needed at this time in my life.” I can’t believe I’m getting paid to learn how to skateboard and jump on a pogo stick.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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2010 in Review:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Harriet's Return" The amazing one woman show about Harriet Tubman. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Nobody" World Premiere musical about Bert Williams. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Fall of the House" World Premiere which played with time and elements of Edgar Allan Poe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hamlet" Nathan Hosner gave audiences chills in his role as the Prince of Denmark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"All's Well That Ends Well" Made audiences laugh and sigh at relief that everything worked out in the end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Lettice and Lovage" Kept us on our toes and provided a funny twist among friends. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Cowgirls" These ladies WOWed audiences with the amount of talent on stage at one time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Scot Bruce" Provided another wonderful evening of entertainment from the King of Rock and Roll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">"The Nacirema Society" A great kick off to the 25th Season in Montgomery and a pleasure to have Jasmine Guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The House at Pooh Corner" A childhood favorite with a modern edge presented by our great group of interns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Peter Pan" Sarah Litzsinger took every audience to Never Land night after night. <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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And those are just the shows. We have entertained tens of thousands of school children through our AlfaSchoolFest program. Our <a href="http://www.southernwritersproject.net/">Southern Writer's Project</a> weekend took place in May and we had people from all over attend and experience a variety of new plays. And we have spent a majority of the year celebrating our 25th Season in Montgomery. A party in the garden was thrown for William Shakespeare on his birthday in April and kids filled the theatre all summer for acting camps. <br />
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Our members have enjoyed events like Playwrights Dinners for Nobody and Fall of the House. We also had a Mother's Day Brunch, Thankful for You dinner and May Day wine tasting. <br />
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On October 30th the building was transformed into something out of the New York City scene as we celebrated the 25th Anniversary with a gala. Long time supporters of ASF attended the evening and were swept away by the food, entertainment and decor. Dionne Warwick sang on the festival stage and the event raised a significant amount of money for ASF. <br />
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We close the curtain on 2010 but look forward to 2011 and all it has to bring. Rehearsals have already started for our next few shows opening. <br />
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We invite you to join us for the thrill of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where great stories come to play, in 2011! <br />
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</div><span id="goog_1696963217"></span><span id="goog_1696963218"></span>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-32568720628488154972010-12-29T12:21:00.000-06:002010-12-29T12:21:59.124-06:00A Hat-ful Donation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A gracious patron was cleaning out a family member's closet and came across a wonderful collection of hats for men and women. Instead of continuing to store them they decided to donate them to ASF in hopes of seeing them on stage someday. The costume shop accepted the donation with open arms. <br />
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There are still a few days left in 2010 to make an end of the year contribution. If you are interested in making a donation to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival please contact the Development Office by calling Denise Greene at 334-271-5380, or by emailing her at dgreene@asf.net. You can also make a donation on our web site by clicking <a href="http://www.asf.net/contributions/">here</a>. <br />
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text-align: left;"> Mark your calendar for our <a href="http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=armchairauction">Annual Armchair Auction</a>, which is Saturday January 29th, 2011. WSFA airs the live bidding and you are able to bid on items in the comfort of your own living room in your armchair or you can head to ASF to bid with fellow bargin hunters. Take a look at the items available at <a href="http://www.asfarmchairauction.com%20/">www.asfarmchairauction.com.</a> New items are being added daily. </div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-28314762644680680442010-11-24T18:39:00.000-06:002010-11-24T18:39:39.238-06:00She Still Believes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2qhj-H1vSiJ80OTLcYDiTCmVRLFq2qMakVW-cAKSXCYiN9HgsXpyJnxxMd2lZWU4eMLHPXyCi3Z5Du_XgW7Y-tX3CiPgwnNRSJK33Jcnl8-GBcP482v5DKfQMOIt-PC6mrB8KQIkJSM/s1600/IMG_7331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2qhj-H1vSiJ80OTLcYDiTCmVRLFq2qMakVW-cAKSXCYiN9HgsXpyJnxxMd2lZWU4eMLHPXyCi3Z5Du_XgW7Y-tX3CiPgwnNRSJK33Jcnl8-GBcP482v5DKfQMOIt-PC6mrB8KQIkJSM/s640/IMG_7331.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This Thanksgiving ASF is thankful for our loyal patrons and we love to hear stories like this one... <br />
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A mother walked into the gift shop this evening and brought two packages of fairy dust to the counter. She looked around to make sure her family was out of sight and told us the story of Peter Pan and her family. Three years ago her daughter was 4 years old and they took her to Peter Pan at ASF. The little girl sat patiently through the entire show but was disappointed at the end when she realized she was never sprinkled with fairy dust. The parents were able to buy some at the gift shop without her noticing and on the way home they told her maybe they could ask Peter Pan to visit them that night. The little girl woke up the next morning to find fairy dust all over her and her bed with a trail leading outside which only means Peter Pan did visit her while she was sleeping. On the way to the show tonight the now 7 year old asked her parents if they could invite Peter Pan back again tonight. Her mom is ready with two bags of fairy dust for the daughter who still believes...ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-75196086374156477222010-11-16T11:50:00.001-06:002010-11-20T15:14:38.714-06:00It Could Be "Thine Own""She is mine own, And I as rich in having such a jewel..." -<i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona </i>by William Shakespeare<br />
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</div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-81261585173458287472010-10-25T13:42:00.000-05:002010-10-25T13:42:06.062-05:00Neverland in the Costume Shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Our costume shop is quickly preparing all of our "Peter Pan" costumes for the cast. Rehearsals started last Friday and the show opens in less than a month. The ASF costume shop creates just about everything worn on stage. And they are very creative when it comes to creating the perfect look. <br />
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We even have very talented people who make all of the wigs for performances. <br />
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"Peter Pan" opens November 19th and runs through December 24th. ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-80640213937220871472010-10-11T15:30:00.000-05:002010-10-11T15:30:52.102-05:00Introducing Brett & Seth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8A1JL5XopEBimGDXn8a9nBIWaTBtGRNWMlv7TY4l_4zBkfw3mDJ2gZ7Q6WN5rZ7NyCTWdkaOeTmR93RZpZ9lpftadTnhVA5JJa5BXjqzzbzh1YLkZxtwXIt7zV0em25R7J2lb6AxzOk/s1600/IMG_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8A1JL5XopEBimGDXn8a9nBIWaTBtGRNWMlv7TY4l_4zBkfw3mDJ2gZ7Q6WN5rZ7NyCTWdkaOeTmR93RZpZ9lpftadTnhVA5JJa5BXjqzzbzh1YLkZxtwXIt7zV0em25R7J2lb6AxzOk/s320/IMG_0283.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<strong></strong> Brett as Rabbit in "The House at Pooh Corner"<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Brett's dad was in the military so he moved around but settled in Huntsville 12 years ago and went to school in Troy to study acting. He has known about ASF for quite some time and actually attended “Hamlet” last season. Brett loves his dog Grady, a bird dog/border collie mix. A goal is to work professionally as constistenly as he can. Has spent three summers at Lost Colony on Ronak Island and fell in love with Colorado when he spent the summer at Cripple Creek doing a classic Victorian melodrama. Favorite role has been Lock Stock in Urinetown the Musical. Not really interested in film, Brett wants to stay in theatre. When not in rehearsal he is listening to music and right now he is really in to the Local Natives and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. His first role was freshman year of high school and had a great string of teachers to keep him going. His favorite food is cheap Chinese.</div><br />
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Born in Philly but raised in South Jersey his heart is in the City of Brotherly Love when it comes to sports. Seth is a sports fanatic with football and hockey at the top of the list and baseball coming in close second. He has his Master’s from the Actor’s Studio and his been acting and living in New York for the past 9 years. Seth wants to work his way to Broadway then move into film and television. Hamlet is his favorite play of all time and hangs in its entirety on a poster in his house. Braveheart is his favorite movie if he had to choose just one. Musical taste varies from classic rock to 80s to Dave Matthews Band. He owes everything to his wonderful, supportive parents and gives credit for his acting career to his mother since she was the one who got him into high school theatre. Seth enjoys studying and perfecting stage combat which will come in handy one day when he hopes to play Hamlet. Montgomery feels very homey to Seth and he is very happy to be here. One day he wants to own a black lab and name it Oberon.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-29646546577055023602010-09-23T16:00:00.003-05:002010-09-23T23:00:43.857-05:00Vintage CostumesHere's a look at some of the costumes for the upcoming show, <i>The Nacirema Society.</i> This play is set in Montgomery in the 1960s and these pieces are from the 60s. The costume shop spent many hours searching on-line for the perfect pieces to appear center stage. These dresses and sweaters are mesmerizing and definitely pull the audience into the 60s fashion. ASF is excited about these authentic pieces and feels they are giving them a second life. Re-using already created clothing instead of making new helps recycle items. Enjoy taking a look at some of the costumes and get a feel for the 1960s through these pictures. <br />
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Tara has a wonderful voice and is looking forward to sharing it with an audience. Kevin has gotten into recording and recently started playing the guitar. Broadway stars in the making? They are anxious to see where their love for music will take them. <br />
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Tara was born and raised in PA and has been in New York for four years auditioning and working for a law firm. If she’s not in rehearsal you can find her curled up on her couch reading. Tara saw a lot of movies in NY because cheaper than going to see a show. She loves how clean the air in Montgomery is and is looking forward to exploring local restaurants along with the local music scene. Tara enjoys writing but does it sporadically. She tries to keep her blog updated so check out Tara's adventures at <a href="http://www.alifeofquestionabletaste.blogspot.com/">http://www.alifeofquestionabletaste.blogspot.com/</a> Tara can't wait to sing on stage again which an audience, it’s been a while. Tara is enjoying the break from NY and is very excited about her current role as Kanga in <em>The House at Pooh Corner. </em><br />
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Kevin is loving Montgomery and has been able to expand his skill set already. Kevin had a hand in recording the intro music for <em>The House at Pooh Corner.</em> He picked up playing the guitar in the past year and has enjoyed learning. Kevin just finished school at Wagner College and this is his first gig right out of the gate. He is very interested in going to Broadway or branch into film. He would like to try his hand at directing at some point, but really loves acting. He likes anything Clint Eastwood related. And eventually, Kevin wants to fall in love, get married and have a few kids.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-37395104053510498522010-09-13T15:47:00.002-05:002010-09-20T23:43:52.687-05:00Sneak Peek and TellThursday night Bob Vardaman, of <a href="http://www.bobvardaman.com/">Bob Vardaman Events Management</a>, took center stage at ASF to show his 25th Anniversary concepts for the Gala. Mr. Vardaman has the task of topping one of the biggest parties Montgomery has ever seen, which took place 25 years ago in the same building, opening night of Alabama Shakespeare Festival. And boy does Mr. Vardaman have a party planned, complete with dancers and Dionne Warwick.<br />
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Participants in Thursday's event were able to walk among the stage and see the concepts for each of the night's festivities.<br />
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Once guests arrive, valet service will greet them at the door and then they will proceed into the theatre by walking the red carpet.<br />
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Wicked Winter Wonderland is the formal seated dinner taking place in the transformed rehearsal halls. Decked out with silver sparkle fabric, mirrors, white flowers and candles this will surely look like a Wonderland and not rehearsal halls.<br />
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A Midsummer's Night SCREAM is the high energy cocktail dinner taking place in the outfitted Octagon theatre equipped with go-go dancers and all night partiers.<br />
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After dinner everyone is escorted into the festival stage for a performance by Dionne Warwick. And then everyone returns to the Octagon for All's Swell That Ends Swell, which means champagne and desserts.<br />
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The Gala is Saturday, October 30th, 2010 at Alabama Shakespeare Festival.<br />
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Tickets are still available for A Midsummer's Night SCREAM at $825 a person. This includes the cocktail dinner in the Octagon, the Dionne Warwick concert, and the after party with drinks and desserts in the Octagon.<br />
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For more information visit www.asf.net or call 334.271.5353.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-27883371833363492842010-09-06T14:45:00.009-05:002010-09-20T23:44:50.873-05:00Welcome Tyler and Corey<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCI2TRBtIPa6ky43HH9MuKGPVqCXr_Y4t_PxI7q1BXdwPRpRfWH8YnelDsS-KmRS6ihK2-1DxBjzHVVQ_ZUD9ZL84h4FCQPb6caDoaDwYBE45tpIj-ZPejWkRS_C9gmABdumT9x4FR18/s1600/pooh+show+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCI2TRBtIPa6ky43HH9MuKGPVqCXr_Y4t_PxI7q1BXdwPRpRfWH8YnelDsS-KmRS6ihK2-1DxBjzHVVQ_ZUD9ZL84h4FCQPb6caDoaDwYBE45tpIj-ZPejWkRS_C9gmABdumT9x4FR18/s320/pooh+show+pic.jpg" /></a>This season ASF has eight acting interns and this week we are introducing Tyler Jakes and Corey Triplett. Right now the interns are rehearsing for the upcoming children's show "The House at Pooh Corner." </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Tyler grew up in Tampa, FL and attended Vanderbilt, originally to become a lawyer but decided he didn’t want to look back at the age of 50 and say "what if." So he finished his degree in history and moved to New York, which is where he has been for the past 3 years. Tyler likes being a well diverse person and feels his love for history helps him in studying scripts and preparing for roles. He loves watching movies as long as it is not a romantic comedy. Tyler really admires Kevin Kline and bases his career goals off of him. He ultimately wants respect for his work but to stay out of the spotlight as much as possible. Tyler has no desire to be “famous” just to entertain people. He is extremely excited about performing at ASF and has heard of it for many years being from FL but has never been before. This is his first time to work with Shakespeare so he is looking forward to Julius Caesar and Much Ado About Nothing in the spring. His favorite book is Dune. And so far, Tyler sees ASF as a family company and a good place to work.<br />
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Corey moved around as a child but spent more of his childhood in East Lansing, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan and earned a degree in English. He spent a year in the Teach for America program teaching in Los Angeles. Corey would take acting classes at night and decided he wanted to change gears and pursue a career in acting. He went back to school at the New School for Drama for a MFA. One of his favorite memories is when he was 17 and was able to go to St. Petersburg Russia to study dance with an exchange program. He eventually wants to play Othello and his goal is to do his best acting work possible so he won’t have to wait tables. Corey’s favorite food is free food. And Corey's most memorable moment on stage was when he was playing Buckingham in Richard III. He had a three page speech to deliver before intermission and during the invited dress rehearsal he forgot the speech and improvised Shakespeare until he eventually improvised his way out the scene. He was very happy it was only an IDR.ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-80248560530113916802010-06-17T09:37:00.000-05:002010-06-17T09:37:10.383-05:00Don't call her trailer trash!In the current production of Cowgirls, three high-brow classical musicians get mistakenly hired to play the grand re-opening of Hiram Hall, a country saloon in Rexford, Kansas. Mickey and Mo, the two waitresses at the saloon have their heart set on performing at the event, but owner Jo Carlson is more interested in turning those classical chicks into country queens...<br />
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In this video Mickey and Mo audition for Jo with a little ditty called "Don't Call Me Trailer Trash." You can relate? Can't you?<br />
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Our new production of <a href="http://www.asf.net/ticket/production_detail.aspx?perf=7237"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cowgirls</span></a> began previews this weekend and reviewer Michael Howley says "Talent Abounds"in <span style="font-style: italic;">Cowgirls</span> and found "foot stompin' delight" in the show!<br />
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Here are a few excerpts from his <a href="http://theatremontgomery.blogspot.com/2010/06/asf-cowgirls.html">review</a><br />
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Not only do the six actresses act and sing their roles, they are also called on to play an assortment of musical instruments ranging from cello to mandolin and from piano to washtub in the two hour performance; and they demonstrate a variety of musical styles from classical to country. Impressive.</span><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * *</span></div><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: small;">Most of the play is an extended exposition, and it isn't till the final moments that they actually perform as the "Cowgirl Trio". But when they do, the event is a foot-stompin' delight -- partly because they have transformed into a really good country act, and partly because we have become invested in their lives.</span><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * *</span></div><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: small;"><br />
When Act I opens on Peter Hicks's two-level interior of Hiram Hall in Rexford, Kansas, one can almost smell the years of smoke and spilled beer, the brown wood aged just enough and the numerous photographs of country stars and old advertisements reach out to include the audience, so the external world that is never seen through its windows hardly matters. This is the world for the present.</span><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * *</span></div><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: small;">Individual personalities emerge as we watch the relationships grow, and by the end, most audience members will have chosen a favorite and will cheer the spunk and achievements of this excellent ensemble. </span><br />
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Read the entire review on his blog at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.theatremontgomery.blogspot.com">www.theatremontgomery.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Check out this number from the show featuring Jessica Tyler Wright as Mary Lou.<br />
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They must have liked it because we have a fabulous write up on pages 46-49 of the first published issue. I'm sure they will be bringing some copies to your area soon, if you're in Alabama that is, but until then, and for all those not in Alabama, here's a <a href="http://www.ezflipmags.com/Magazines/Arts_In_Alabama_Magazine/">link</a> to their online version of the publication.<br />
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The magazine is really gorgeous and shows the diversity and very high quality of arts in Alabama. Enjoy!<br />
And, if you've got a business, please consider supporting this important publication by advertising with them!ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-91915464534372439722010-05-13T08:45:00.000-05:002010-05-13T08:45:00.267-05:00SWP Fest 2010 has begun!This week the Southern Writers' Project Festival of New Plays officially started with the arrival of the playwrights, directors, dramaturgs and actors who will be working together to get the four new plays that ASF has selected read for their concert readings this weekend.<br />
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We caught up with a couple of the playwrights and their dramaturgs to see how things were going after their first day on Tuesday.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Or you can get more info by calling 1.800.841.4273.</span></span>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-43337093752794008122010-05-01T08:54:00.000-05:002010-05-01T08:54:47.123-05:00Shakespeare's Birthday Party<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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We estimate around 150 people attended this first-time event and we couldn't have been more pleased! Here are a few pictures from the party.<br />
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This AMAZING cake was donated by Liger's Bakery! THANK YOU!<br />
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The curtain Call Players in action!<br />
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ICE CREAM & CAKE! ICE CREAM & CAKE!<br />
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A great time was had by all and you can mark April 23, 2011 for another Birthday Party for Shakespeare!</div>ASFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02279246747710115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548929749568982064.post-14507996896703327452010-04-30T16:30:00.000-05:002010-04-30T16:30:18.752-05:00ASF Repertory Company Shows Off Pink Gloves DanceOn Tuesday the <a href="http://www.joytolife.org/">Joy to Life Foundation</a>, a hugely successful Breast Cancer Awareness group based in Montgomery, invited ASF to participate in a viral video project to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer.<br />
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You can see that the cast is not only well trained in classical theatre, but can also get pretty<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Unce"> "unce, unce"</a> on the dance floor too. If you like this video<a href="http://www.joytolife.org/donation.php"> DONATE NOW!</a><br />
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