Author Archives: CorinnaSchulenburg

(Why am I naming days?) 3/07/14, Day 13,798: …all a sudden, wind changed. Blew up wet and strange from the south… … Jem smelled it. Next thing, he packed up separate and ready to walk… This day is so quoted because I’ve been thinking about Dog Act  again. It may truly be my favorite play, even beyond those ofContinue reading “..all a sudden, wind changed. Blew up wet and strange from the south…”

(Why am I naming days?) 3/06/14, Day 13,797: Quadrabutt This day is so named because of how our Faust rehearsal ended last night. After a great first few hours where we played around with what I think will be the actual text (gasp), we set to exploring how we might stage Faust’s summoning of the earth spirit (inContinue reading “Quadrabutt”

(Why am I naming days?) 3/05/14, Day 13,796: Kill Shakespeare This day is so named for the joyful production of Kill Shakespeare from Gideon Productions that I saw (along with most of Flux) last night. While the production has a relaxed and contagiously playful energy, the craft that director Jordana Williams and Gideon bring to all theirContinue reading “Kill Shakespeare”

(Why am I naming days?) 3/04/14, Day 13,795: An Imaginary Impossible Happening This day is so named because of something Emily Hartford (or, as we’ve dubbed her actor-within-the-play, Emily Smith) said at Faust rehearsal last night. Quick bit of context: We’re improvising rehearsal scenes based on certain prompts, both devising Faust and devising the rehearsal frame of Faust that willContinue reading “An Imaginary Impossible Happening”