tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37549241471338108952024-03-14T00:45:18.652-07:00Doorman Actors LabFowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-61901934521793232010-05-12T09:55:00.000-07:002010-05-13T08:52:54.531-07:00Hey, look! Posters.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgSkHNqCI/AAAAAAAAAFY/MNwiQr4fQsk/s1600/STARrrs+LOCATION.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgSkHNqCI/AAAAAAAAAFY/MNwiQr4fQsk/s400/STARrrs+LOCATION.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470783150651975714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgSG-c7QI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/CfMg00Xnjok/s1600/ddddddd.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgSG-c7QI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/CfMg00Xnjok/s400/ddddddd.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470783142830599426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgRwcwRII/AAAAAAAAAFI/Xf_fcQmYOUA/s1600/Starrrs+credits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-wgRwcwRII/AAAAAAAAAFI/Xf_fcQmYOUA/s400/Starrrs+credits.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470783136783680642" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-45067286852813758432010-05-11T08:21:00.001-07:002010-05-11T08:45:00.594-07:00"Reach For The Stars" 'bout to get raw like a monkey knife fight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-l618Kp9iI/AAAAAAAAADw/neZ73pNUvjo/s1600/mkf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-l618Kp9iI/AAAAAAAAADw/neZ73pNUvjo/s320/mkf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470038289520653858" /></a><div>Whatitdo, holmes? We know all of y'all are getting hype for our short play at the Houston Fringe Fest, Dream Date. But you know we're presenting a short film too, right? You're probably thinking "Hey, these kids are a theatre company. Why for are they doing a film?" Well, first of all you have terrible grammar. Secondly, we aren't just a theatre; we're an actor's lab, son! We have just entered phase two of Doorman's rise as a multi-national entertainment powerhouse. Come witness the awesome. Here's the quick scoop on the soon to be modern classic, Reach For The Stars, as told to Emily J. Hynds of <a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/2010/05/04/reach-for-the-stars/">The Houston Fringe Festival</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(from the houstonfringefestival.org website)</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1.2pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt; mso-outline-level:2"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Show Feature: “Reach For The Stars”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-outline-level:4"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">May 4th, 2010</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">·</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/2010/05/04/reach-for-the-stars/#comments"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">No Comments</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">·</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/category/participants/" title="View all posts in Participants"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Participants</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">,</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/category/shows/" title="View all posts in Shows"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Shows</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Hey Fringe Breads,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">This year’s Short Film Showcase will include “Reach For The Stars,” presented by</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://doormanactorslab.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Doorman Actors Lab</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">and HTX Media Production in association with Pen15 Productions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">It stars Houston’s hottest up and coming talent, The Lovely Lydia Lara, fresh off of a whirlwind trip around Mexico where she interviewed locals, experienced the regional cultural traditions, and communed with the spirits of the Aztec empire…all in preparation for this role.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">“Reach For The Stars” also reunites two of Houston’s most infamous actors, Will Morgan and Salvador Chevez (infamous El Guapo style). When clashes of this magnitude occur between two titans of celluloid, you can be sure that someone in the audience will wind up pregnant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Lydia and Will run producing theatre company</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Doorman-Actors-Lab/162200350309?v=wall&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Doorman Actors Lab</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">. They’ve even got a play in the Festival too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">The film is produced by international fugitive Jo Hamna, who was recently freed from protective custody specifically to see this film completed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">“Reach For The Stars” is the directorial debut of Nathan Beattie. Nathan just completed his degree in film with a minor in droppin’ mofos who get in his face. Nathan is an active member of the international, clandestine organization known as Pen15 and heads up their media wing. He’s also the love child of Martin Scorsese and Leni Riefenstahl.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">“Reach For The Stars” (or RFTS to the fanboys) was written by William Louis Jinajosa, whose mystery is only exceeded by his charm and edited by Dennis Perez. Dennis is cool.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Also appearing are Robbie, Mike and Edie, Sandi and Russell, Bear, Nozomi, and Simple Justin. Each one has a fascinating story that we could not be bothered to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">In this film, the “definitive narrative of our generation,” a looming financial crisis forces a man to face the demons of his past in order to achieve his once dormant dream. But first he must convince his loving, yet put-upon wife to forgive his past and stand by his side. Will he save his marriage and achieve his dream? Or will the failings of the past be the present and forever haunt his future? The only way to know for sure is to reach for the stars.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">According to star (El Guapo-style) Will Morgan, the film “approaches the commonality of the subject from an outsider’s view, appropriating the ethos of the current indie cinematic conventions of the intimate domestic drama told through the prism of the mumblecore sub-genre; by doing so it forces a critical re-evaluation of every choice we have made in our lives… and, with absolutely no hyperbole, this film is the first step toward world peace.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Wow, sounds like a good time!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Don’t miss Doorman Actors Lab’s “Reach for the Stars” as part of the Short Film Showcase at the Houston Fringe Festival!</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.8pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">8:00pm, Wednesday, May 19 @</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeansMontrose"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Dean’s Credit Clothing Montrose</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"><br />8:00pm, Thursday, May 20 @</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeansMontrose"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Dean’s Credit Clothing Montrose</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"><br />8:00pm, Sunday, May 23 @</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeansMontrose"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;">Dean’s Credit Clothing Montrose</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FF99;"> </span></o:p></p></div>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-85297238030170848122010-05-10T07:56:00.000-07:002010-05-10T08:46:57.135-07:00New shows, son!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-gm0x4-QsI/AAAAAAAAADg/h40YcDCSvNg/s1600/whale+and+penguin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/S-gm0x4-QsI/AAAAAAAAADg/h40YcDCSvNg/s320/whale+and+penguin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469664435628819138" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Greetings </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Doormanskateers! It's been a while. We hope that you all have had enough time to recovery from our last show and are ready to hop back on that Doorman train, because we're all up in your face with not one, but two shows at the Houston Fringe Festival! First up is Dream Date, a short play written by Doorman's homey, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Osvaldo Esparza. </span></span></span><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111585"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">It can be seen</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111585"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"> at </span></span></span></a><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111585"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">8:00pm, Thursday May 20, 5:00pm, Saturday May 22, 5:00pm Sunday, May 23 </span></span></span></a><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111585"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Obsidian Art Space</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Our other offering is Doorman's first foray into film. It is a short written by our own Will Morgan, titled Reach For The Starrs. It can be seen </span></span></span><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111584"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">Wednesday May 19th, Thursday May 20th, and Sunday May 23r</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">d.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> All film showings are at 8:00pm at Dean's Credit Clothing Montrose. Go to the Fringe website for the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/schedule/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">full schedule</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> and to read up on </span></span></span><a href="http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/shows/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">all the shows</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">.</span></span></span></span></div>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-78193711283271743592009-09-09T13:36:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:42:58.756-07:00Opening Weekend Done! Up next: Closing WeekendThank you everyone who helped make our opening weekend a success! Please spread the word about the show, and if you haven't seen it yet, come out to Midtown sometime this weekend: Thurs - Sun. <br />Listen for us on <a href="http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-the_front_row.php">The Front Row</a>, Thurs, Sept 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> between Noon and 1 pm on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kuhf</span> 88.7 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fm</span>.<br />You can read a review from Houston Chronicle theatre blogger, Buzz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bellmont</span> <a href="http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=buzzbell&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=buzzbell&plckPostId=Blog%3abuzzbellPost%3a4dab98e3-4f6e-4389-a9e6-8770b5dec6b5&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest">here</a>.Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-47692424947785215582009-08-19T13:36:00.001-07:002009-08-19T14:00:09.095-07:00Whatitdo?We're down to a little under two weeks until go time, and things are kicking into overdrive. Right now I am splitting my time between rehearsal, promoting the show, and the Clark Kent job, and getting a little sleep in there when I can. In case you haven't noticed, we have a new header at the top of the blog as well as a classy new logo. I like them both, a lot. When I look at them, they say "Hey I'm a hip new theatre company; watch me, buy tickets to see my shows, and donate to me". I think it's the door. The door says it all. Once again, we owe these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wonderments</span> of design to the graphic prowess of Chelsea Aldrich. It's a lot better that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">GIS</span> and MS Paint hack job I did originally.<br /><br />We finally got our posters and postcards in, and will be papering the town in the following days. If anyone wants some promo materials or know of a place we should put them, then by all means, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">holla</span>. Also, if anyone out there would like to volunteer, we could use ushers and ticket takers, and people to dance for our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">entertainment</span> during the tech-in. Volunteers will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">receive</span> a free, prison-style, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">amateur</span> tattoo from Will Morgan, as well as a monster taco. Please, keep getting the word out, and come see Mud. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Everything's</span> coming up Doorman!Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-13506659684273360352009-08-13T13:13:00.000-07:002009-08-15T14:37:02.277-07:00Getting muddier<div>Man, that old expression sure is true. Time sure flies when you're under an inordinate amount of pressure to assure the high quality of every facet of a theatrical production as well as alert the public to its existence and convince them that they will somehow be enriched by their presence at said production, all in an extraordinarily minute time allotment. I'm not too worried. I do hope that people show up, however. I can't imagine performing this show to an empty house every night. Please help out and spread the word. If you are reading this, consider it a chain letter. If you approach 50 strangers and tell them to come see Mud, then good fortune will come your way. An angel will follow you for three days, pooping lollipops, or something of that nature. If you're on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span>, join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=134545447526">Doorman Actors Lab group</a>. Go to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118460268506&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=118460268506&ref=mf">Mud <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span> event page </a>and click that you'll attend, then send some invitations out. If you want some posters or postcards, or know somewhere to put them, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">holla</span>. We're going to be doing some good work and I think it should be a positive contribution to the local theatre scene as well as initiate some dialogue regarding the style we are trying to promote. The trick is getting people there to see it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369558486752007794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SoSA_puJlnI/AAAAAAAAACI/S7N4p7ANBes/s400/postcard.jpg" /><br /><br />Speaking of the local theatre scene, it has been a pretty active summer in Houston. This weekend sees the closing of <a href="http://www.mildredsumbrella.com/mu/Mildreds_Umbrella.html">Mildred's Umbrella production of Last Easter </a>and <a href="http://www.texreptheatre.org/">Texas Repertory Theatre Company's</a> Thoroughly Modern Millie. Also playing this weekend are <a href="http://www.catastrophictheatre.com/">The Catastrophic Theatre's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tamarie</span> Cooper Show</a>, <a href="http://www.countryplayhouse.org/">The 10 x 10 festival at Country Playhouse</a>, <a href="http://www.freneticore.net/">The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Freneticore</span> Fringe Festival</a>, and the <a href="http://www.bootown.org/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bootown's</span> Grown-Up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Storytime</span> </a>on Tue. night. I'm sure I'm leaving someone out, and I'm not even mentioning the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.alleytheatre.org">big</a> <a href="http://www.tuts.com/">kids</a>. This is a huge, eclectic community of artists that Houston audiences are supporting. Granted, there could always be more support and it would be good to see more new faces in the audience and more crossing over of audiences. But there is a diversity present in the theatre community here that we should collectively celebrate; so many different theatres serving so many different audiences. I wish I had the time and the money to see everything, but alas, I have none of the former and little of the latter. I always get confused as to which is which on the former and latter thing, but it works either way.<br /><br /><br /><br />I hope that there is room in this crowded collective for us to find a niche. Ideally, we want to produce shows that challenge audiences, but we don't want to drive them away. There was a time that I only wanted to do work so confrontational that the ultimate success would be to drive the audience to flee the theatre in indignation and rage. But where would it go from there? Unless one could come up with some ultimate message, one that an audience would only need to hear once and have their lives forever changed, what's the point in driving them away? It seems to be the equivalent of calling someone Nazis or Fascists in an argument: it ends the dialogue immediately and invalidates any point that follows. So it is a fine line that must be walked. Confront the audience, make them consider something they may not want to, but entice them to make the consideration.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SoSLDKUAWGI/AAAAAAAAACQ/u8U4GrzkuYw/s1600-h/barker.jpg"></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SocqQkb4NRI/AAAAAAAAACg/K1ozRyQHAf0/s1600-h/barkybark.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370307544809485586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SocqQkb4NRI/AAAAAAAAACg/K1ozRyQHAf0/s320/barkybark.jpg" /></a><br />Doorman is striving to work following the philosophy and ideas put forth by <a href="http://www.howardbarker.co.uk/">Howard Barker</a>. Whereas many playwrights wish for a single shared, collective response from the audience, Barker believes a fragmented response is ideal. We shouldn't work to manipulate an audience. We should simply present the actions on the stage and let the observers take from it what they will.<br /><br /><em>"To chant together, to hum banal tunes together, is not collectivity."<br />-Howard Barker</em><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Barker">Barker</a> coined the term "<a href="http://www.thewrestlingschool.co.uk/catastrophe.html">Theatre of Catastrophe</a>" for <a href="http://www.thewrestlingschool.co.uk/barker.html">his brand of theatre </a>and these are the principles we work with (unless we break them, in which case we probably meant it in an ironic way, which would violate the rules anyway unless we...forget it. We just admire the dude.) We hope to continue what Barker set forth as well as evolve with his ideas and develop our own tradition. If there is one thing I hope everyone takes from this it is this idea: come see our show. Seriously. I'll get you some Teddy-Grahams, and an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">EctoCooler</span>. Just come. Rant over.</div>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-49227462337940617172009-08-11T14:55:00.000-07:002009-08-12T11:41:43.037-07:00Here are a couple of links for those who aren't familiar with Mud or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fornes</span>. Make sure to read all pertinent material as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">there</span> will be a test.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Irene_Forn%C3%A9s">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fornes</span> Wiki entry<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mariairenefornes.com/plays1980s/mud.html">A little about the Play (<em>spoiler alert</em>) </a>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-12226874037183137202009-08-11T14:42:00.000-07:002009-09-04T09:51:30.932-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SoLejeHYZ3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/EZbVWM4Wyww/s1600-h/mudder.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369098406739863410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbX73NZQyVQ/SoLejeHYZ3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/EZbVWM4Wyww/s400/mudder.jpg" border="0" /></a>We have been working hard to produce our first show, Mud by Maria Irene <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fornes</span>. The rights are secured, the space is rented, and the director and actors are all lined up, so it looks like we just might have a show. Oh, and check out the poster! That swank number there was photographed and designed by Chelsea Aldrich. Check out her work <a href="http://www.chelseaaldrich.com/">here.</a> <div>Oh and before I forget:</div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>WARNING</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Mud contains explicit language and strong sexual content</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><div>Okay. Now that that's taken care of...</div><div>Mud is being directed by Liz Lacy. Liz has been directing over at San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jacinto</span> College South for the last couple of years. She received an award of excellence in directing from the <a href="http://http//www.kcactf.org/">Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival </a>regional competition for San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jac's</span> production of The Cripple of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Inishmaan</span>. She was then invited to direct Nu <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shu</span> at the Kennedy Center as part of the A.C.T.F New Works Festival. Liz is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Design at The University of Houston. Doorman is seriously lucky to have Liz and she knows this as evidenced by her commitment to making all cast members run laps and do push-ups as punishment for backtalk and "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">eyeballin</span>" her.<br />The Designer for Mud is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sheleigh</span> Carmichael, head of the San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jacinto</span> South Theatre Dept. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sheleigh</span> has gone above and beyond in helping with the set, props, rehearsal space, and overall guidance. Doorman is forever in her debt (literally and figuratively) for all she's done. </div><div></div><div>Mud features Lydia Lara, Will Morgan, and Ricky <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Welch</span>. </div><div></div><div></div><div>Lydia has been involved in the theatre from an early age, appearing in productions of The Lion King and Hercules (among others) in Mexico City and Juarez. She continued to pursue an acting career at San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Jacinto</span> College South and then earned her B.A. in Theatre at Brock University in St. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Catherines</span> ON. There, she appeared as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Tituba</span> in Arthur Miller's The Crucible In An Age of Terror, directed by <a href="http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~graby/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Gyllian</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Raby</span></a>. She found her way back to Houston where she is an active member of the growing theatre community. Most recently she appeared in a post-modern adaptation of the classic opera <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0baDXrggu0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Armide</span></a>, produced by <a href="http://www.mercurybaroque.org/">Mercury Baroque </a>at the <a href="http://www.houstontx.gov/worthamcenter/index.htm"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Wortham</span> Center </a>and directed by <a href="http://www.pascalrambert.com/">Pascal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Rambert</span></a>. Lydia has a cat named Lilly, misses Yummy Korean BBQ in Toronto, and gets hooked into movies playing on TV if they are in the least bit interesting and then feels compelled to watch the whole thing.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Will is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Houstonian</span>, born and raised. He studied drama at San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Jacinto</span> College South, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">SUNY</span> Purchase, finally ending up at Brock University. There he appeared in Arthur Miller's The Crucible In An Age of Terror and <a href="http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Thompson%2C%20Paul">Paul Thompson</a>'s Border Collective. In Houston, Will has appeared in <a href="http://www.mainstreettheater.com/">Main Street Youth Theatre's </a>Taming of the Shrew and Lend Me a Tenor at <a href="http://www.texreptheatre.org/">Texas Repertory</a>. Will has also worked with <a href="http://novaartsproject.com/home.html">Nova Arts Project</a>, appearing in The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Bacchae</span> and The Conduct Of Life. In 2007, Will performed a season of summer stock at the Lillian Russell theatre on the Clinton Area Showboat in Clinton, Iowa where he appeared in Guys and Dolls and You Can't Take It With You, among others. Most recently Will was featured in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Armide</span> with Mercury Baroque. Will enjoys <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo">entertainingly bad movies</a>, being a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Q1Ev8kyrY">foodie/food snob</a>, griping about <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6569922.html">The Rockets</a>. In his Clark Kent job he works in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx0_iYxd2Xk">commercial debt collection</a>.</div><div></div><div>Ricky <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Welch</span> is a practicing Jedi. His talent on stage is only matched by his mystery. Ricky is the ultimate enigma and when he happens, there will be <a href="http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF041-Sun_Love.gif">no</a> <a href="http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF084-No_Survivors.gif">survivors</a>.</div><div></div><div>Ricky grew up in The Woodlands, Texas area where he was cast as a swindler in a Third Grade production of The Emperor's New Clothes. This pretty much sums up his theatre career. He has continued to con and connive his way into roles and the spotlight as much as he can. His next role was in Fourth Grade where a co-”actress” skipped his cue line in a production of some show (tittle forgotten) about the history of Texas. Ricky was allowed to give his line, after much crying and caterwauling to the audience from center stage. The crowd erupted with hearty applause and Ricky was hooked. He went on to work with many Houston area theatre groups including Woodlands Community Theatre, Dramatic Fury, Actor's Workshop, Actor's Theatre of Houston, Three Legged Dog, Houston House, Diverse Works, Curtains!, Chocolate Bayou Theater, Theatre Collide, Gray Wolf Theatre, Country Playhouse, Stage Door Inc., Mercury Baroque and Ornery Theatre. A few of Ricky's favorite roles have been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Athos</span> in The Three Musketeers, the Matron in Women Behind Bars , <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Polonius</span> in Hamlet, various roles in The Laramie Project, various roles in Danton's Death, Lamar in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Godspell</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">junky</span> Jerry in Strange Attractors. He was last seen in Company On Stage's version of The Little Mermaid as the Sea King. Ricky has performed as a vocalist practically every style of music known. (Maybe not every style, like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Tuvan</span> Throat Singing but a lot. He has tried to chant like the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Gyuto</span> Monks and doesn't think he vibrated his skull enough to cause any real damage. You can decide.) He achieved very moderate success with the bands Bag Of Tricks, Spontaneous Combustion, Maverick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Chinamen</span>, The Mushroom Tribe, Static Ecstasy and The Good Luck Band. Ricky was also the Co-Host, with ex-wife actress <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Leighza</span> Walker of the sex and relationship radio talk show Hot and Bothered Radio for 4 years before being canceled due to being too risque. (Something about <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">bestiality</span> gets folks all antsy!) Ricky resides in the Oak Forest area of Houston and spends his time managing a candy store, playing guitar (poorly, he says) and entertaining his four children Clarity(18), Chloe(15), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Cassidy</span>(11) and Rider(8). Lastly Ricky is a practicing Jedi. (He has actually been to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Skywalker</span> Ranch and eaten lunch in the same room with George Lucas. He is also still very sad he didn't lunge at him and profess that he needed Ricky as a creature for his Star Wars saga but he was a good boy and did as he was told.) His talent on stage is only matched by his mystery. Ricky is the ultimate mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma and when he happens, there will be no survivors! </div>Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754924147133810895.post-23915275951517694342009-08-11T14:21:00.000-07:002009-08-12T17:32:05.506-07:00WelcomeHello and welcome to the blog for Doorman Actors Lab! This will serve as the information hub for all things Doorman related.<br /><br />Doorman Actors Lab is (for now) Lydia Lara and Will Morgan. We are dedicated to providing a place for local actors to practice their craft in roles they may not be considered for elsewhere. We will provide venues, directors, and scripts to serve the actor and offer a safe laboratory in which to test themselves. We wish to produce modern classics, new works and a myriad of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">performance</span> styles to expanding the dialogue between the audience and the performer. We wish to challenge the audience's expectations regarding race, gender, and social status as it relates to the characters and the play. We will produce comedy and tragedy and twist them until they are one and the same. Doorman Actors Lab will subvert the theatrical establishment as we build a new tradition. But first we need to produce a show...Fowillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337374982705628180noreply@blogger.com0