Here comes Boston Marriage

Things are getting geared up for Boston Marriage, which opens on March 18. The newsflash is that we are going to change the curtain time. It has been, for last last 18 productions, at the New York curtain time - 8:00 pm. But now, we're going to have an Upper Valley curtain time - 7:30 pm. You'll have to get dinner a little earlier, I guess. But then, you'll get home earlier. Unless you can find somewhere to have dinner after the show, which I've always felt was a lot more fun. Admittedly, it's easier to find a place to eat in New York after a show. (I absolutely love "44 & X" for a late dinner and post-show conversation.) Sunday matinees will also start a half-hour earlier - now at 2:30.

Next week I meet the cast in New York to work on costuming. The play takes place in the first decade of the 20th century, so we'll be looking for dresses from 1900-1910. The Costume Collection on 26th Street has a huge collection, so it will probably take us quite a while. This is a collection whose costumes have all been donated by Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and by studios that have filmed in New York. The quality of the costumes is really wonderful, but since they were built as costumes rather than off-the-rack clothing, none of them have sizes! So we'll be running from hanging pipes to dressmaker dummies, to dressing rooms, and back to the pipes. If we can get all of this done in one day, it will be a miracle.



Rehearsals will begin on Monday the 28th, and here are the wonderful people that I'll be working with:

Brandy Zarle (Anna)

Alexis Black (Claire)

Caitlin Glasgo (Catherine)

So my dilemma consists of hanging out with three exceptionally talented and beautiful women every day. Yeah, it's a dirty job, but someone . . .

- talk to you soon, Bill

wrapping up Mauritius

It was a great final weekend for Mauritius, with enthusiastic audiences. Now a lot of people will recognize the name Theresa Rebeck and they'll want to see more of her work. Here are some photos from the production.

Wanna know about that trick with the plastic bag and duct tape?

No-nonsense negotiator

Dennis reveals the big "reveal" to Jackie

She wouldn't! She would! She wouldn't! She would!

No more negotiation . . . 

Phil is too busy to care

Sterling warns Dennis he's on a highwire over an abyss of bullshit.

And now people will also recognize the names of the actors in this production, and will be eager to see them again.  Stay tuned, because I am eager to work with them again. I can promise you that you'll see some (if not all) of them in one of next season's shows.

The set is gone and we're on to rehearsals for Boston Marriage. Next week I'll be in New York to meet with two of the actors for the production. 

Here we go!!

- Bill