http://katharsistheater.org/blog Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:35:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'd like to take a moment to discuss the music that composer Aaron Meicht is creating for Katharsis Theater Company's upcoming production of Moliere's MONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC. The original score to M de P. was written by Jean-Baptiste de Lully, court composer to Louis XIV. Moliere and Lully created the comedie-ballet ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=80 We are thrilled to announce that our next development cycle will be a new adaptation of Moliere's comedie-ballet, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. M. de Pourceaugnac is a wild combination of Commedia dell'Arte style farce, ballet and live music. M. de P promises to be a unique, strange and very funny evening ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=71 It is now nearly six weeks since The Polish Play closed. I went out for drinks this past weekend with many of the PP actors. It was great to see everyone again. Hanging out with them brought the show back to life for me and led me to think that I should finally get ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=67 We are thrilled to announce a two week extension of THE POLISH PLAY through February 17th. Here is the performance schedule for the rest of the run: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm. Sunday, February 11th at 2pm and 7pm. There will be no performances on Sunday, February 4th or February 18th. Tickets for ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=57 If you're interested in reading what the critics have to say about THE POLISH PLAY here are some excerpts and links: Flavorpill: "If you're familiar with both plays, the witty intertwining of the two is most impressive. For those of us a like shaky on our 'pataphysics, an onstage deadpan Foley ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=58 We had a great opening last night with a large and very responsive audience and champagne/vodka in the theater after the show. Reviews should trickle in slowly over the next two weeks. Here is an early review from Ronald Gross of the New York Theater Buying Guide. THE POLISH PLAY Review by ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=56 The show is now up and running. Last night was our third preview as we rapidly approach Friday's opening. The show is in great shape: all of the design elements look and sound fantastic and the performances of all nine actors are amazing. I hope those of you who have been ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=53 Puppets play a central role in this production. There are four major puppet sequences: a gruesome puppet massacre, a heroic puppet race, a mystical visitation of Bougrelas' ancestors and a series of spooky apparitions conjured by the Weird Sisters. Puppets also appear in a variety of other roles throughout the ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=50 Another important element of The Polish Play is the live Foley sound effects that accompany and underscore the action of the play. The entire sound-scape of The Polish Play will be created live by our Foley Artist, the actor James Bentley. Jim, Bart Fasbender (our sound designer), the rest of ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=43 Eunice Wong, who plays Bougrelas and Lady MacDuff, sent me an excerpt from War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by the veteran war correspondent Chris Hedges that I would like to share with you: "Late one night, unable to sleep during the war in El Salvador, I picked ... http://katharsistheater.org/blog/?p=41