Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. “Designing a set is like trying to find your keys: when you find them, you can stop looking.” Last week’s production meeting was chock full of inspiration. From collages of magazine clippings and sketches […]
Blood and Transitions: Inside Production Meeting II
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. Blood and Transitions: Inside Production Meeting II I was not in attendance at our first Neverwhere production meeting and Paul‘s blog post on that particular […]
Here Be Monsters Mapmaking and London Below
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. Here Be Monsters Mapmaking and London Below I have been a tad neglectful in my blogging but not in my reading. Here is a link to a fantastic article in the Guardian about Henry […]
Mom writes in
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Mom writes in … my mother wrote the following to me in an email response to the previous blog entry and I want to share it, it’s good… Is it […]
Marinating and Pondering Journeys
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. Monday, January 11, 2010 Marinating and Pondering Journeys Been a while since I posted – sorry for that. I’ve been enjoying some R&R after the holidays and simply marinating on some things, reading and […]
Last post of 2009
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Last post of 2009 Before the year comes to a close I am excited to share with you the news of the last weekend. On Saturday the 19th our production […]
The Dragon has arrived!
The Last of the Dragons opened this weekend! We’ve got songs, sword fights, a talking parrot and — of course — a DRAGON! Oh yes, we totally have a dragon. The story calls for a 70-foot beast and Lifeline only has a 26 foot stage, but that did not deter our dragon-maker, Joanna Iwanicka, because […]
Eric Lane Barnes news
Lifeline emeritus ensemble member Eric Lane Barnes making splashes across the nation It has been 10 years since Eric left Chicago for Seattle to become the assistant artistic director of and composer for the prestigious Seattle Men’s Chorus. You can check out all that he’s doing and his ginormous catalogue of musical compositions and the […]
Mrs. Caliban Sneak Peek
We had a really fun subscriber/donor event on Sunday. The theater was swept completely bare and everyone who walked in said, “Whoa! I’ve never seen the space empty before.” It was a fleeting state, so don’t rush over to see. Monday morning began the load-in for The Last of the Dragons. The season marches […]
Doro’s creative process
Several folks have asked me for text copies of a short piece I performed at the recent City Lit 30th Anniversary Benefit (some of it originally written/performed for The Callback, a radio show podcast out of Strawdog Theatre back in 2007). I am perplexed. I have no idea if a performance piece will work […]