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Zen in the Art of Theatre

Monday, August 16 “To know and to act are one and the same.”  – Samurai Maxim Andrew Carter (from left), Terry Hamilton and director Louis Contey during a rehearsal of “Frost/Nixon” The final weeks of rehearsal are filled with mixed emotions. As the days progress, more challenges present themselves at a break-neck pace.  We have had an extraordinary amount of time in the rehearsal space to run through the show (at least 5 full runs) ...
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Week Two

July 21, 2010 – End of Week Two   I don’t think I have ever been more challenged or amazed during a rehearsal process.  Each day I stagger out of the rehearsal room, my head swimming with fresh ideas, my heart (or someplace near it) ...
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Week One

July 12 – End of Week One I’m already having a great time. The week has been full of stimulating conversation, laughter, and solid work. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were spent doing “table work.” Each day, we read through the script, stopping at key moments ...
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First Rehearsal

July 5, 2010 – First Rehearsal There has been a proverbial red circle on my calendar for exactly two months. Much discussion with friends, family, artists and Frost/Nixon cast members has been leading up to this day. So far I have read Frost’s biography (written ...
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Getting the part

[Editor’s Note: Actor Andrew Carter, who portrays David Frost in our production of Frost/Nixon, has agreed to share some of the entries from the journal he is keeping about the process. Today, as TimeLine marks just one week to go before the first preview performance ...
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Current Event to Theater, via History

When do current events become history? When does history become theater? I am sitting at home after reading multiple books on the Frost/Nixon interviews, having watched the interviews and documentaries on the Nixon presidency and read biographies of Nixon and Frost. I am trying to figure out how I begin to summarize key information for the TimeLine Backstory (our program notes and audience guide). How to do justice to the sweep of history that many ...
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Back at Zero

We’ve set a goal of receiving donations from 150 subscriber households in July 2010. Follow our progress here! Summertime in a theatre’s Development Department is always interesting. You’d think that things would slow down since December is traditionally known as the time of year that ...
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FROST/NIXON 1st Rehearsal

Monday, July 5, 2010 marked the official launch of TimeLine’s 14th season, as cast and production team gathered for designer presentations and a first read-through of Frost/Nixon. As usual we documented the occasion with some behind-the-scenes photos  – you can relive the night with us ...
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Increasing by 50%

50% has been a big number for us this year. Earlier in the season we achieved a 50% increase in subscriptions over our 2008-09 year. We’ve had at least 50% more audience members see a TimeLine show this year compared to last. And today TimeLine ...
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Farnsworth Photos

Tonight was the production photo call for The Farnsworth Invention. This is the night when after a performance, the cast and stage management team work their way through the show a second time so that I can grab still photographs of specific moments. It can ...
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