Month: October 2017
All for One! One for All!
The tone is set immediately at “The Three Musketeers” — which opened tonight at Homestead High School — with an acrobatic sword fight between d’Artagnan and his father. They run and roll and spin and lunge, steel flying, and it takes a while before we’re sure this isn’t a case of family dysfunction gone horribly … More All for One! One for All!
Headset hell
When someone talks in your free ear at the same time someone is talking on headset.
The Three Musketeers Review
Ken Ludwig — best known for farces Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo — adapts Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 novel. Set in 1625 France, it’s a story familiar from hundreds of stage and screen versions. Ludwig’s jokey script is written like an action film: brief scenes provide exposition (including a montague recap to start Act II) and character … More The Three Musketeers Review
Meet the Artist: Leila Mohsenian
Who do you play? I play one of the three musketeers, Aramis; the religious lady’s man. (hehe) What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? Probably? Overall just trying to bring out our characters as the script says but also balancing out our own aspects and visions. (So basically making sure the improv add ins … More Meet the Artist: Leila Mohsenian
Meet the Artist: Sam McWilliams
Who do you play? Rochefort, or Rochfart depending on what mood I’m in. What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? For me it’s all the fighting. I have a knee injury and some days after fighting I would limp home and ice it all night. It’s so much fun though so, oh well. What … More Meet the Artist: Sam McWilliams
Meet the Artist: Caroline Ferrero
Written by: Caroline Ferrero (2019) Hi! Welcome to my artist page. I am a junior at Homestead. Some of my interests include acting (obviously), and learning about multimedia production. I also like to draw. I am hoping my art background and my interest in multimedia production will help me get into a career involving animation. … More Meet the Artist: Caroline Ferrero
Meet the Artist: Silma Berrada
Who do you play? I play the intelligent, courageous, dangerous, and emo Athos. What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? Trying to master stage combat, comedic timing, and vlogging is challenging. What will the audience be thinking about in the car as they drive home after this show? “How is the show better than … More Meet the Artist: Silma Berrada
17 Rules to follow while Backstage.
17 Rules to follow while Backstage. Musketeer Style You’re in the way; MOVE, please. There are too many of you in the Green room. Our supply of oxygen is limited. Please leave the room. All that food is for the crew. BYOF “Quiet in the Green Room!” means you; Hush please. The crew is highly … More 17 Rules to follow while Backstage.
Meet the Artist: Gwen Cain
Written by Gwen Cain (2018) I play the prissy and promiscuous Porthos; and as a woman! The most challenging part of making this script come alive is actually probably keeping the actors alive; there is a LOT of fighting and quadruple the chance for injury all around. Oh, and walking in three inch knee high … More Meet the Artist: Gwen Cain