Monthly Archives: July 2012

Medieval Woman: Ladyblog, Ladyblog

We survived the Lady reading last week! And much as I hate to admit it, I actually learned a whole bunch of stuff. Most of it’s good news: we’re definitely onto something. There’s much rewriting/reconsidering to do (not to mention … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “Your Actions”

from 12 Angry Men This one comes during a lull in the bickering, when everyone’s taken a step back. The Foreman reflects on a troubled relationship with his own father, in counterpoint with Juror Number 8′s own cautious optimism at … Continue reading

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Rehearsal of Fortune: Macbeth, I hear you callin’

I’m a little late with the blog this week – not that there’s been any sort of public outcry or anything – but I do have a good excuse. I was in rehearsal all day for a quick-and-dirty reading of … Continue reading

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My Brilliant Careen

I haven’t driven a car since 1991. Or, more accurately, that’s when my license expired. I did drive in P’town once in ’98 or so, but only because the friend who’d brought us to the A-house was asleep by the … Continue reading

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Song(s) of the Week: “Take It Easy/Never Too Easy”

from 12 Angry Men Here are a couple more little tunes from the recently rejected (by email) score. These two occur shortly after the opening extravaganza (I’ll probably post a version of that at some point) – “Take It Easy” … Continue reading

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Email Trouble: Just Say Inter-nyet

The other day I heard from Aanastassya – one of three different spellings from within the body of the email – who confessed not only that “I search a man,” but also “I commonly walk and sing.” Well, Anastasya, you … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “Coincidence” from 12 Angry Men

Here’s a tune from the recently dismissed score to 12 Angry Men – now this is a home demo, so you have to IMAGINE twelve different people singing this one, instead of the same person twelve times. If you are … Continue reading

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Make That Thirteen Angry Men: The End of an Error

A year and a half ago, I was invited to lunch by a gentleman who had acquired the rights to Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men and wished to turn it into a musical. A compelling idea, and certainly not a … Continue reading

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