Don’t you love farce? My fault, I fear. I thought that you’d want what I want–sorry, my dear. Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns! Don’t bother–they’re here. from “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim I never would have guessed someday I would invoke a song from Stephen Sondheim’s A Little NightContinue reading “Send in the Clowns”
Monthly Archives: February 2010
What Is Drama?
What is drama? It’s teenage angst, as portrayed in improvs between high strung daughters and their overworked fathers. It’s standing onstage in Idaho and absolutely forgetting just what you were saying in your scene from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It’s learning the history of early theatre and reading medieval mystery plays—and then discovering thatContinue reading “What Is Drama?”
Bella Notte
I remember the first Valentine’s Day I spent with my then fiancee, Robyn, like it was yesterday. We had been dating for a little over 7 months, had been engaged for almost two, and I knew I wanted to do something romantic and special for this incredible, gorgeous, amazing woman who had surprised me byContinue reading “Bella Notte”
Duane S. Montague 