Max Vogler Archive
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ProJo’s Top Five Productions 2009
Posted on January 7, 2010 | No CommentsChanning Gray picked Elemental's production of Amadeus as one of the Top Five of 2009. He called the production "powerful" and "a giant leap forward." -
Providence Phoenix – “Masterful Amadeus”
Posted on November 12, 2009 | No CommentsAs a play, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus has more than its share of theatrical muscle: Strong and compelling characters, an absorbing storyline, clever structure, and a pretty classy soundtrack. The playwright’s film adaptation couldn’t much improve on the stage potential. It’s heartening to see that going in the opposite direction budget-wise, from big screen to church auditorium, doesn’t have to lose anything essential. Elemental Theatre is putting it on at Providence’s Beneficent Congregational Church, and the production is exquisite. -
ProJo.com – “A must see for anyone who likes good theater”!
Posted on November 10, 2009 | No CommentsThis 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. -
ProJo.com – Elemental Theatre’s pared-down ‘Amadeus’ will have live orchestration
Posted on November 5, 2009 | No CommentsIt 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. -
Opening Night
Posted on November 5, 2009 | No CommentsTonight is opening night for Amadeus! We've had a great run of previews, and we are looking forward to a warm house tonight. -
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." title="Trinity Rep MFA program showcased in Amadeus" />
Trinity Rep MFA program showcased in Amadeus
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsAt 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. -
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." title="Amadeus to be staged in Providence Church" />
Amadeus to be staged in Providence Church
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No CommentsElemental 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. -
Open Rehearsals for The Amadeus Project?
Posted on August 14, 2009 | 3 CommentsMax and D’Arcy brought up the idea of having open rehearsals during the rehearsal process for Amadeus. My first response was “Yeah, sure, why not?” -
Theatre Professionals, Educators and Johnson and Wales University Students Collaborate on a production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
Posted on June 30, 2009 | No CommentsA group of theatre artists from the Elemental Theatre Collective and Big Table Productions along with, educators and students from Johnson and Wales University today unveiled The Amadeus Project--a production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. -
The Amadeus Project – Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, Press Party on June 30 at Pizzico Ristorante
Posted on May 30, 2009 | No CommentsPress party to introduce The Amadeus Project, a production of Peter Shaffer's award-winning play, Amadeus by the Elemental Theatre Collective in association with collaboration of R.I. educators and Big Table Productions who will be providing educational enrichment programs.