http://blog.meghanoconnor.com An occassionally updated account of my happenings in the Bay Area theater scene Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I try not to be preachy, and I try to be understanding of people who have differing opinions to mine, but eventually you have to wonder when Americans are just going to GOD DAMN WAKE UP! The election is near, and I've tried to be patient with McCain/Palin supporters, ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/10/08/when-will-we-wake-up/ But Go See Spring Awakening! Rush seats are $50, and they are worth it. I was in the upper balcony, but that show is so big, so alive, that no matter where you sit, you are in this show. It lives up to all the hype. The music surprised me, since ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/09/16/youve-heard-it-a-million-times/ I write this in the third day of my neighbor's 60's-70's hits marathon. I have heard my share of BeeGee's, Gloria Gaynor, and luckily The Four Tops. Not the soundtrack I would pick for writing up a Chekov show, but perhaps some revelations will come out of this...(as Wild Cherry ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/08/29/who-knew-chekov-was-funny/ This was the weekend that I needed to be over for over a month now. As posted earlier, I was performing with San Francisco Renaissance Voices in the chant opera, Ordo Virtutum, and it was exhausting. I was also managing the Cutting Ball Theater's general auditions, which meant I was ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/08/18/a-crazy-weekend-over/ I am sure I will run out of awful puns soon. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from someone I didn't know, asking me to audition for a film I've never heard of. I went, of course. (Prepared to storm out if they asked me to take off ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/08/04/looks-like-im-acting-up/ For the past week, I have been working with Cutting Ball Theater, helping them put up their latest show, Avant GardARAMA. Everytime I am around the people who run this company, I am reminded why I want to work in theater all over again. They are normal, talented, honest people ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/07/25/do-you-like-drama-go-see-avant-gardarama/ I sing with San Francisco Renaissance Voices (SFRV). It is a small choir that focuses on early music. I've been singing with them for almost a year, now, and have had the privilege to sing a lot of beautiful music. I bring it up, because I am currently in rehearsal ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/07/02/singin-von-bingen/ I was surfing Tix Bay Area on the TBA site just to see what was out there, and saw the title of a play I recognized: Blasted by Sarah Kane. I c licked on the link, read what little information there was, and bought my ticket. It didn't matter that ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/06/24/intense-like-the-circus/ I have just returned home from the theater. (I'm all about class) I saw Octopus by Steve Yockey at the Magic Theater. Octopus is about a couple who decide to invite another couple in their bed, and the consequences that come with it. There is jealously, guilt, uncovered secrets, and an HIV ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/06/19/getting-out-there/ -This blog may cause interest in theater, music, new plays, and may complicate current opinions. -Quitting this blog may greatly reduce your risk of seeing good performances in the Bay Area. -Reading this blog by pregnant women may result in super-genius children. -This blog contains your daily serving of iron. For comments, concerns, or ... http://blog.meghanoconnor.com/2008/06/05/surgeon-generals-warning/