The Revenger's Tragedy
Jan/18/10
Time for grad school shows #2 and #3... I'm currently in rehearsals for two shows: one mainstage, and one student produced. The first is THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY by Thomas Middleton; the second is GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by recent Whiting Award winner Rajiv Joseph.
TRT is directed by La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. I'm playing the role of Hippolito and we're having a blast working on the show. We're playing with a reality show concept and the performance is being live edited and fed through video screens around the set so the audience can watch the action both live and on TV. The technology we're using is awesome and it's a great experience working on a classic Jacobean text in a super modern setting. For more info on the show, which runs Feb. 11-20, click here.
GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES is a 2-person play by Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) that charts two lives, using scars, injuries and calamity as the mile markers. An imaginative tour de force, the play explores why people hurt themselves to gain another’s love, and the cumulative effect of such damage, of such demands. I will be performing alongside classmate Taylor Shurte, with direction by Larissa Lury. Dates and more info coming soon...