“Since the beginning of time, seven ancient white men on yachts have controlled the world. These white men created Religion to assure that their will was not only done, but worshiped like gospel. Or rather, as gospel…Then, once people stopped dying of the plague and the arts began to move away from the church, […]
Dramagirls participants were recently asked about the relationships between the Dramagirls and their mentors… here are some of their responses:
Girls said:
My mentor is nice and understanding. And I could talk to her about stuff.
Asking her what she is seeing, what she has. It makes me feel good.
They hear me and they are nice […]
With Dramagirls 2008 having wound down for the year, we are already anticipating Dramagirls 2009.
That anticipation brings to mind one of the most exciting moments in any Dramagirls year. On our first Monday night together, girls and women gather. They listen patiently to guidelines and expectations, […]
Humans consider nine months to be a normative period of gestation. It is, with most ventures in life, a good time to look back and say, “How’s this going?” Relationships: if you’ve lasted nine months, most often give yourselves a pat on the back. If you’ve lasted nine months because one […]
During the Dramagirls‘ Spring Spectacle last May, I found myself hanging out by the Donations bucket one evening - and over the course of just half an hour, I had not one, not two, but three awesome donor experiences:
1. A little boy, probably 7 or 8 years old, sidled up to the bucket […]
After Once Upon a Time’s recent trip to the Toy Theatre Festival in Los Angeles, creator Frank Maugeri reflects on the experience.
We not only presented an excellent product, to the delight of 2 days of full houses and a very, very pleased client, but we also presented ourselves accurately as a very professional, mature, […]
Recently, Redmoon Artistic Director Jim Lasko was invited to participate in Pecha Kucha, in which artists are asked to speak on a single topic using 20 slides for 20 seconds apiece. While ruminating on the topic of “failure,” Jim reflected on many Redmoon experiences….
1. This is a shot from a show called Galway’s Shadow. […]
Caitlin Parrish recently took some time off from her Redmoon production duties to moonlight as a stage manager… read on for details of her adventures:
What can you say about stage managing for the International Gay Theatre Festival? You can say that no matter how cool something sounds if you put the […]
Under Vanessa Stallings’ direction we move fiercely to The Temporarium, a spectacle of Redmoon objects and a celebration of Redmoon For Hire. I am very excited - excited to watch Vanessa work, excited to alter our whole room, excited to see our glorious objects performing in our home space.
The event […]
May has been a full month for the Neighborhood Arts Programs. Over 250 youth, 24 teachers, 10 teaching artists, and a dozen community members were busily making Spectacle with Redmoon. Both the Dramagirls and Redmoon School Partnership presented an end of the year Spectacle Event devised, designed, built, and performed by the youth.
Watching […]
