[SML] What we are working on

[Pat Kight]

Ross via Stagecraft wrote:
> Several years ago, someone started a thread to highlight the good 
> things, to off set the problems & ect working on theatre related projects.
> I look forward to this repeating thread just to see how many titles I 
> have heard of.  The number of titles I have worked on over the years.  
> To dream if I had the time & funds, where I might go on a road trip to 
> see a production.
> What I am working on in the next year:
> (project list snipped)

Great idea, Clay!

Having taken a year-long theatre hiatus to get ready for retirement from 
my (non-theatrical) day job this past Dec. 31, I'm back in the saddle 
directing and designing the set for an independent production of Anne 
Washburn's insanely wonderful "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play" on the 
recently refurbished mainstage of our local community college, which is 
launching a plan to bring more indie/community shows to their facility 
when it's not occupied with their own productions.

Just got it cast, am working on assembling a production crew and pulling 
together design ideas (with a few other local SMListers lending their 
talents, I hope. We start rehearsals June 13 for a two weekend run 
bracketing the August solar eclipse (we're smack in the path of 
totality, and hundreds of eclipse tourists will be camping on the 
community college campus that weekend, so we'll be part of an Eclipse 
Festival the college is throwing to entertain them. We're hoping to 
scare up a pre-show TED Talk-style speaker for our Aug. 2099 matinee to 
give a brief talk about the historic/cultural connections between 
eclipses and apocalypses, which is right in keeping with the play's 
apocalyptic theme.

It feels great to be back in the saddle! If any Oregon list members feel 
like coming down to see the show, ping me - I'm pretty sure I could 
arrange for free tickets. :)

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Pat Kight
kightp at peak.org