by jherber | May 3, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
Ladieees n’ Gennlemen, allow me to introduce this here montage of the creative process behind The All-New Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Jamboree! [jwplayer mediaid=”2893″] The All-New Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Hoe Down Jamboree opens Thursday, 5/10...
by jherber | Apr 26, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
Now that the dust has settled from Antigone (literally: we struck the set this past weekend,) the MET company propels itself into another original production: “The All-New Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Jamboree!” a comedic satire influenced by the 1970s TV...
by jherber | Apr 12, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
Our original adaptation of ANTIGONE by Reiner Prochaska* is coming to a close this weekend. It’s been an incredible run, and in honor of this process, we have some final reflective thoughts from director Julie Herber*: Looking back at the first rehearsal/read...
by jherber | Mar 22, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
ANTIGONE previews tonight at the MET, so in honor of opening weekend, we bring you an ANTIGONE role-call: Devin Gaither* – The Onlooker Favorite line(s): Either: “Sometimes, lying on your back with your toes behind your ears can be the only way to get back...
by jherber | Mar 15, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
Antigone dives into tech this weekend, and today we bring you a photoblog of some candid shots from the process: Tad Janes* cuts foam shapes to give the walls and arches of the set some terrain. Director Julie Herber* uses a dutching technique on the set to create a...
by jherber | Mar 1, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
The MET’s next mainstage show, our adaptation of Antigone, is in the midst of rehearsals. We’ve recorded in rehearsal a movement section for you that embodies the conflicting emotions and inner chaos of Antigone’s return home: In ancient Greek...