Shakespeare through the filter of middle school
| 3:50PM.May 28th, 2010
With just a week until the first performance of As You Like It, things are busy here at APT preparing for a season of performances and guests to our woods. Last night I had the opportunity to attend River Valley Middle School Shakespeare Group’s performance of As You Like It which proved to be a delightful nod to APT and preview of our season to come.
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From Madison’s 77 Square
| 8:47AM.May 27th, 2010
An article on ticket sales by 77 Square's Lindsay Christians:
Would-be attendees eager to see "Waiting for Godot" at American Players Theatre in June are out of luck; the show is sold out for that month.
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Can You Dig It?
| 9:23AM.May 24th, 2010
To paraphrase APT Artistic Director David Frank, There are 3 things that are certain in this life… Death, taxes, and the return of the staff to begin the season at APT. And what a return it has been!
Do y’all dream in Southern?
| 12:35PM.May 21st, 2010
Often, as we rehearse more and more hours on the plays at APT, I find myself find that moments in the play begin to seep over into my time outside of rehearsal, too. A particularly catchy song in the play will stick in my head (especially when you hear it 50 times in a row).
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Thanks for keeping APT beautiful!
| 7:16AM.May 20th, 2010
Our annual Garlic Mustard Weed Pull was held Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd. Garlic mustard is an invasive species that quickly takes over the landscape, forcing out other flora because of its early growing season, its height, and its density per square foot.
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Singin’ and…Workin’ in the Rain!
| 10:11AM.May 13th, 2010
OK, so it’s not a full feature musical movie with Gene Kelly, but it is exciting none-the-less. Today is a great example of what it truly means to be a part of American Players Theatre.
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Other Duties As Assigned, part II
| 12:30PM.May 12th, 2010
I volunteered to help Bill Duwell, our Technical Director, pick up 100 bales of straw. We expect to use about 9 bales in any given performance of As You Like It.
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Exciting things are happening Up the Hill!
| 12:43PM.May 6th, 2010
Right now is an absolutely wonderful time of year to be outside and the deck crew has already been busy at work these past few weeks preparing the Up Hill Theater for rehearsals. The stage has been dusted off and repaired from a long Spring Green Winter hibernation.
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IN LOCO PARENTES: My First 24 Hours in Spring Green
| 4:57PM.May 4th, 2010
Well for those of you who didn't take 7 years of Latin: In loco parentes means: In place of the parents. (It wasn't a TOTAL waste of 7 years, pop!)
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