by jherber | Mar 29, 2012 | Fun Company, Thursday Think Tank
Our next Fun Company show, The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever! ran tech earlier this week. Last night, I had a chance to pull actor and puppeteer Karli Cole aside to ask her a few questions about what working on YO has been like for...
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 8, 2012 | Fun Company, Thursday Think Tank
For this weeks Think Tank, we bring you a little bit of insight about the puppetry in Young Olympians! Puppeteers Karli Cole and Renee Gerrard work together as two roles in YO: Chiron the Centaur and Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Hades. With some coaching by...
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...
by jherber | Feb 23, 2012 | Fun Company, Thursday Think Tank
And when the MET says “YO,” we mean our upcoming Fun Company show, “The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever!” Rehearsals are underway, and I had the chance to attend one of this past week’s music rehearsals being...