Note: This is a cross-posting from PerformInk’s 3-part INSIDE series, where they’re taking readers behind the scenes of Lifeline’s production of Her Majesty’s Will through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. By David Blixt Her Majesty’s Will was born because I needed a good laugh. In Spring 2009 I was in Washington […]
From page to stage
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Summer MainStage production of Her Majesty’s Will. Caution: This blog post may contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the book Her Majesty’s Will by David Blixt. In the blog post Inside Her Majesty’s Will Part One: Adapting the Novel Robert Kauzlaric […]
Meeting the (historical) players
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Summer MainStage production of Her Majesty’s Will. In the delightful world created by David Blixt in Her Majesty’s Will, from which Robert Kauzlaric’s play is adapted, the rich and colorful characters stand out among the descriptive writing. Perhaps the reason these characters feel […]
Inside HER MAJESTY’S WILL Part Two: Designing the Elizabethan Era for a Modern Audience
Note: This is a cross-posting from PerformInk’s 3-part INSIDE series, where they’re taking readers behind the scenes of Lifeline’s production of Her Majesty’s Will through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. By Aly Renee Amidei As a ‘repeat offender’ designer at Lifeline, my biggest costuming challenge is usually the same: Lifeline plays […]
Inside HER MAJESTY’S WILL Part One: Adapting the Novel
Note: This is a cross-posting from PerformInk’s 3-part INSIDE series, where they’re taking readers behind the scenes of Lifeline’s production of Her Majesty’s Will through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. By Robert Kauzlaric In brief, David Blixt’s novel, HER MAJESTY’S WILL, tells a story of William Shakespeare’s “Dark Years” – the […]
Young Will’s inauspicious beginnings
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Summer MainStage production of Her Majesty’s Will. Welcome to the inauspicious beginnings of our young hero and someday poet and playwright of great renown – William Shakespeare! Although very little is known about the specifics and inner-workings of William’s early life, for a […]
Madeleine L’Engle
Note: Julia Santha, Assistant Director for our upcoming production of A Wrinkle in Time, prepared this biography of author Madeleine L’Engle. Madeleine L’Engle, beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time and more than 60 other books, librarian, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was born on November 29, 1918. L’Engle spent her early childhood in busy New […]
Returning to Wrinkle
Note: This is a guest posting from emeritus ensemble member James Sie, adaptor for our Winter MainStage production of A Wrinkle in Time, returning to Lifeline for the first time since 1999. Let’s do a little time traveling, shall we? A Wrinkle in Time, Lifeline Theatre, 1990 Twenty-six years ago, Lifeline embarked on our first […]
An interview with Christopher M. Walsh and Paul S. Holmquist
Dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with Miss Holmes playwright Christopher M. Walsh and director Paul S. Holmquist to talk about the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes and how this new version of the character came about. MR: How did each of you come to be introduced to Sherlock Holmes and do you have a favorite […]
An interview with Elise and Robert Kauzlaric
Dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down for a Q&A on Northanger Abbey with adaptor Robert Kauzlaric and director Elise Kauzlaric. MR: Rob, what made you decide you wanted to adapt Northanger Abbey and make it musical? RK: Having it be a musical actually wasn’t the direction I was going when I first proposed the project back […]