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Penultimate
I just finished tweaking a bit of choreography that I will be teaching on Saturday. It’s finally here – we gather for the first time to create at 10 a.m. The cast and artistic staff hav… more →
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Borderstan Weekend December 5/6: Live Entertaiment
mattyillini wrote 6 days ago: The National Symphony Orchestra is at Millennium Stage, 2700 F St NW. (kennedy-center.org) The Apari … more →
News Bits, Movie Rentals, Weekend Marches/Walks, Stuff to Do
mattyillini wrote 2 months ago: Happy Friday morning, Borderstan. A few news items… some news bits… happenings this week … more →
Borderstan: Ganymede Arts Festival Runs Through Sunday
mattyillini wrote 2 months ago: The Ganymede Arts Festival runs through Sunday, September 27, at Miss Pixies Backroom Palace, 1626 1 … more →
Borderstan Weekend September 5/6
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lgomez66 wrote 3 months ago: Here are some suggestions of things to do during the weekend in Borderstan, really close by or in th … more →
Borderstan Weekend August 29/30
lgomez66 wrote 3 months ago: Here are some suggestions of things to do during the weekend in Borderstan, really close by or in th … more →
Borderstan Weekend July 24th/25th
mattyillini wrote 4 months ago: Here are some suggestions of things to do during the weekend in Borderstan, really close by or in th … more →
Penultimate
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folliesdirector wrote 9 months ago: I just finished tweaking a bit of choreography that I will be teaching on Saturday. It’s fina … more →
Braining Yourself
folliesdirector wrote 10 months ago: Happy New Year! It’s now design crunch time in Follies Land. (Kinda reminds you of Candy Land, doesn … more →
Decisions
folliesdirector wrote 11 months ago: A week ago, we held the first meeting of the cast of Follies. A cast of 47 and counting, it was a la … more →
People Who Need People
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Theater is made up of people – people dreaming, people creating, people talking, people collaboratin … more →
The Others
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: OK, I’m not going to tell the plot of the Nicole Kidman film, “The Others.” Like that film, though … more →
Step, Kick, Kick, Leap, Kick, Touch...Again!
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch…Right! That connects with… Turn, turn, out, in, jump … more →
A Note from the Director – My Preparation
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: The choreographer has finished his blog, but I, as director, asked him to hold off on his post, unti … more →
Relationships on the Rocks, Part II: Phyllis and Ben
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Phyllis and Ben. Where to start? For those of us in the Washington, DC area, the high-powered couple … more →
Relationships on the Rocks, Part I: Sally and Buddy
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: When I first started writing this post, I thought of commenting on all four principals in Follies: S … more →
The Weissman Theatre – A Temple of Art Crumbling
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folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever been in an empty theater by yourself? Limited light, dark shadows, your eyes strugglin … more →
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Follies’ Weissman Theatre is full of ghosts. They inhabit the fabric of the theater, reliving the gl … more →
Memory Agonistes - Reunions
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Several years ago, I received a call out of the blue. The person on the phone – an enthusiastic lady … more →
FOLLIES in a Word
folliesdirector wrote 1 year ago: Welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by. About a year ago, I was asked to direct The Arlington Players ( … more →
