There’s home, and then there’s HOME

Posted by on Jul 26, 2011 in Journal | 10 comments ShareAs is often the case, the big build up to the trip home was much worse than the actual event. Except for the weather. I thought my earlier post was exaggerated, but it was brutal. It was hot and so amazingly humid, going outside was like walking into somebody’s giant mouth. I’m too tired to write much, but here are a couple of oddities/mom-isms from the trip. First of all, I got...
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When I think of Home…

Posted by on Jul 18, 2011 in Journal | 10 comments Share I’m leaving sunny LA on Friday to go back to my roots—Alton, Illinois just across the river from St. Louis. As is always the case, I’m completely in denial about the trip. I keep forgetting I’m going. “Why don’t we get together next week, Doug?” “Sure, how about next Saturday?” Uh…. Going back is like going to the dentist: the...
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The Tempest

Posted by on Jul 12, 2011 in Shows | 0 comments Shareby William Shakespeare Originally presented at Victory Gardens Theatre (Chicago); Music by Douglas Wood; Directed by Michael Barto Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! MUST LISTEN: #4 Confutatis Maledictis; #5 Qui Quid Latet; #7 Where the Bee Sucks/Dona Eis Requiem   This was a very interesting production to work on. Michael and...
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Lizard Music

Posted by on Jul 12, 2011 in Shows | 0 comments ShareBased on the book by Daniel Pinkwater;  Adapted by Christina Calvit Music and Lyrics by Douglas Wood; Additional lyrics by Christina Calvit; Originally produced at Lifeline Theatre (Chicago); Originally directed by Meryl Friedman   Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! (MUST LISTEN: #4 Lizard Spangled Banner; #6 Connected; #8 In...
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The Story of Ferdinand: An Opera-teeny

Posted by on Jul 12, 2011 in Shows | 0 comments ShareBased on the children’s book by Munroe Leaf; Originally produced at Lifeline Theatre (Chicago); Book by James Sie; Music and Lyrics by Douglas Wood Originally Directed by Frances Limoncelli Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! MUST LISTEN: #1 On the Widow Ortega’s Farm; #4 Smell The Roses; #7 At the Bullfight   At...
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