November 10, 2009 – 10:49 pm
This is a shoe-string production, to be sure, with very little in the way of sets and embellishments. But it is also a powerful production, with excellent leads and the addition of live music, rather than the usual taped sound track.
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Tagged Alexander Platt, Amadeus, Bryan Kimmelman, channing gray, d'arcy dersham, Elemental Theatre Collective, Jessica Schloesser, Kelly Seigh, Max Vogler, Philippe Bowgen, ProJo.com, Providence Journal, Tanya Anderson
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November 5, 2009 – 12:27 pm
It was five years ago when actors Alexander Platt and Max Vogler, two Trinity Conservatory grads, got together at New York’s St. John The Divine to read Amadeus, Peter Shaffer’s imagined rivalry between Mozart and the cunning but mediocre court composer Antonio Salieri. Just when Salieri rails against God for short-changing him in the talent department, a real-life lightning storm erupted outside the Gothic cathedral.
November 5, 2009 – 12:12 pm
Tonight is opening night for Amadeus! We’ve had a great run of previews, and we are looking forward to a warm house tonight.
October 22, 2009 – 4:30 pm
At the Trinity Rep Conservatory – now Brown/Trinity Rep – MFA candidates learn the technique of acting through voice, movement, dance and scene study. But the most important lesson students learn is that they are responsible for their own professional and artistic development.
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Tagged Alexander Platt, Amadeus, Brown/Trinity Rep, Bryan Kimmelman, d'arcy dersham, Elemental Theatre Collective, Kelli Wicke Davis, Kelly Seigh, Max Vogler, Philippe Bowgen, Tanya Anderson, Trinity Rep
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October 22, 2009 – 4:14 pm
One week from tonight we’ll be performing in front of our first preview audience! Last night the musicians came to rehearsal, and their sounds transported us beyond the walls of the space. It’s so great to have them with us, and reminded me of why Mozart’s music sends Salieri into a tailspin, equal parts ecstasy and pain.
October 12, 2009 – 9:58 pm
Amadeus Director Alexander Platt sees the creation of music to be at the core of the story of Amadeus, and therefore feels it is important for the audience to experience the music live. “We felt that because music was one of the most important elements, we didn’t want to just hear the music – we wanted to feel it. And the only way to do that is to have the music being performed in the room with the audience.”
September 29, 2009 – 10:06 pm
Elemental Theatre Collective, in association with Big Table Productions, will stage Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award winning play, Amadeus, this October and November. Directed by Elemental’s Artistic Director Alexander Platt, the play opens in previews October 29 and runs through November 22 at the Round Top Center at Beneficent Church in downtown Providence.
Last night we were able to be in Perishable Theatre for a tech run, and the cast expanded visibly in the space. It was amazing to see their performances grow in size, to hear the music fill the room, and to see them dashing madly to find foley props in time for their cues.
Tonight the whole cast assembled to start learning the music of Recession! (The Musical).
Sitting amidst the remains of burritos from Tacqueria Pacifica and mugs of Lapsang Souchon – which, according to Kevin, smells like Band Aids – we made our way through the six songs that Dave and Peter have written for the show.
We started [...]
Posted in 2009-10, Recession! (The Musical), blog
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Academy Awards, Alexander Platt, Band Aids, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Continental Congress, d'arcy dersham, Dave Rabinow, Fiddler on the Roof, Ford's Theatre, Golden Ticket, Jillian Blevins, Lapsang Souchong, Monroe, Peter Sampieri, recession the musical, Tacqueria Pacifica, Tradition, Willy Wonka
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December 20, 2008 – 9:00 am
A crumbling, ramshackle building in the southwest corner of Paris was slated for destruction. In the course of its demolition, a hidden section of its moldering basement was discovered. Inside was a cot with long-fouled bedding, a small tin teapot, and some twenty-odd empty absinthe bottles.
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Tagged Alexander Platt, Avide Robinat, Chris Rosenquest, David Rabinow, Elemental Theatre Collective, Elizabeth Gotauco, Jed Hancock-Brainerd, Jillian Blevins, Kelly Nichols, Michael Locicero, Perishable Theatre, Rebecca Noon
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