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Hey folks - It's Anne once again, energized and excited after opening night of OK. Wow. I just have to say that Jessi Burgess and the team of actress who devoted so much time and energy to the play — Fiona Blackshaw, Suzanne Edgar, Andrea Gaspar, Hilary Kacser, Helen Pafumi, and Casie Platt — have done a remarkable job in putting this piece up on its feet, especially when faced with day after day of rewrites. And with such a crackerjack design and production team — Amy Kellet, Matt Soule, Jarett Pisani, Suzen Mason, Diana Khoury, Adam Magazine, James Hesla, and Lee Liebeskind — this bare bones production couldn't be more beautiful. It's worth it to just come and hear the "gunfight." (Could that be more of a teaser?) I couldn't be more grateful or more humbled.
There was a rich post-play discussion as well, where we talked about the structure of the play (which has changed significantly since it's reading at The Kennedy Center in September), as well as some of the questions and themes I'm trying to explore around guns, girls, history, and legend. I need a little time to absorb all that's happened to the play, but I'll share with you all my thoughts in the coming weeks.
But there's more good news for The Inkwell. The DCist, the premiere blog about all the comings and goings in the District, has written a long feature about us and the Inkubator Festival. Take a look at the article and learn more about what Jessi envisions for the company. And find out a lot more about Jim McManus and his play Underground, the Inkubator production that premieres this evening, 8:00 p.m. sharp at H Street Playhouse.
I hope you'll read the article in full, but I just have to share with you all this quote given by Actor Steve Beall — he's amazing as a West Virginia miner who's seen his fair share of tragedy in Underground. In describing The Inkwell, he says:
Come on by and see Underground, OK, and The F Word this week.
There was a rich post-play discussion as well, where we talked about the structure of the play (which has changed significantly since it's reading at The Kennedy Center in September), as well as some of the questions and themes I'm trying to explore around guns, girls, history, and legend. I need a little time to absorb all that's happened to the play, but I'll share with you all my thoughts in the coming weeks.
But there's more good news for The Inkwell. The DCist, the premiere blog about all the comings and goings in the District, has written a long feature about us and the Inkubator Festival. Take a look at the article and learn more about what Jessi envisions for the company. And find out a lot more about Jim McManus and his play Underground, the Inkubator production that premieres this evening, 8:00 p.m. sharp at H Street Playhouse.
I hope you'll read the article in full, but I just have to share with you all this quote given by Actor Steve Beall — he's amazing as a West Virginia miner who's seen his fair share of tragedy in Underground. In describing The Inkwell, he says:
“If actors or anybody else with an interest in theater aren’t involved with things like this, then they need to stop bemoaning the state of theater in America.”How we love you, Steve.
Come on by and see Underground, OK, and The F Word this week.
