Not the best way to get out of jury duty…
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
He'd rather count the wrinkles on his dog's balls than do jury duty??? Huh?
(for larger view, click on the letter)
In no uncertain terms, a Montana man tells judge why he won't serve
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Northwestern University's 78th annual Waa-Mu show opening this weekend
78th Annual Waa-Mu Show a Musical Page Turner
"Waa-Mu 2009: One for the Books," Northwestern University's 78th edition of the Waa-Mu show, will feature original songs, dances and comedy sketches based on the timeless tales of princesses, the adventures of Curious George, the trials of Holden Caulfield, and the poetry of e.e. cummings and Walt Whitman.
Under the direction of School of Communication Theatre Professor Dominic Missimi, this year's Waa-Mu show will feature special guest appearances by such beloved fictional characters as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Prince Charming, Rapunzel, the elusive Waldo, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Tarzan and Jane and many others. Missimi has directed Waa-Mu for the past 16 years, not including the two additional years he co-directed the show with former theatre faculty member and longtime Waa-Mu director Tom Roland.
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World's funniest scene change!!
I think this would qualify for the world's funniest and fastest scene change!
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Broadway star Matthew Broderick to add twins to his resume
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker prepare for twin girls (via surrogate)
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will be taking on new roles: parents of twin girls.
The "Sex and the City" star and her actor-husband are expecting twins through a surrogate pregnancy, representatives for the couple said Tuesday.
Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, "are happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the generous help of a surrogate. The entire family is overjoyed," said a statement from the publicists.
The couple has a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, and will mark their 12th wedding anniversary next month.
Parker starred in the "Sex and the City" TV series and the hit movie of the same name. Broderick's credits include the films "Glory" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (filmed in Chicago) and the Broadway musical The Producers. (which held its world premier and pre-Broadway run in Chicago in 2000)
Matthew Broderick's stage credits include:
2009 The Philanthropist
2008 Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words
2005 The Odd Couple
2004 The Foreigner
2001 The Producers
2000 Taller Than A Dwarf
1999 Night Must Fall
1997 The Death Of Papa
1995 How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
1992 A Suffering Colonel
1990 Love Letters
1986 The Widow Claire
1985 Biloxi Blues
1983 Brighton Beach Memoirs
1981 Torch Song Trilogy
1979 On Valentine's Day
* stage credit list courtesy of matthewbroderick.net
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Theater Thursday: Tony Kushner's "The Illusion" at Northwestern University
The Illusion by Tony Kushner
Thursday, April 30th, 7pm
Theatre and Interpretation Center at Northwestern University Josephine Louise Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston
Join us for a pre-show reception featuring the delectable catering of Evanston's own Rollin' in Dough, as well as a fun-filled performance by a strolling magician! Then stay for the magic, merriment and mystery of The Illusion, by Tony-award winning playwright Tony Kushner, followed by a post-show discussion with director Kathryn Walsh and members of the cast. An unyielding father is filled with regret after giving his son no alternative but to flee the family home. Through the help of a magician, he is allowed to view three scenes from his son's life, only to learn his remorse may have come too late. Or maybe not. Freely adapted from Pierre Corneille's 17th century classic L'Illusion Comique, The Illusion takes us from mayhem to magic and back again as it questions what it really means to love, and the obligations that may come with that emotion. The Illusion has a lighter mood than Kushner's most famous play, Angels in America, but the two plays share a love of poetic dialogue and theatricality.
Event begins at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m.
TICKETS ONLY $25
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"History Boys" Reviews – TimeLine delivers a triumph!
The Chicago-premiere of the Tony-Award winning play The History Boys , by Alan Bennett, held its opening night this past Saturday, and I can personally say that it was a highly-imaginative, stellar production of an enthralling, rambunctious play. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pictures and a compendium of reviews (as they are produced) follow:
Dennis Polkow, NewCity
I don't know what kind of techniques director Nick Bowling might have employed to have the eight-ensemble cast seem as if they know each other as well as a group of students who have been together in class together for what always seems like an eternity while it is happening, but the way these young men interact is extraordinary. No less an accomplishment is that the teachers and the headmaster who are preparing these students for their Oxford and Cambridge entrance exams also interact with the students and each other with the needed familiarity necessary for Alan Bennett's witty and thought-provoking play to work its special charms. Recommended (Full review here.)
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times:
TimeLine fills your head: Actors revel in the wit and energy of 'History Boys'
Enter TimeLine Theatre – where The History Boys, Alan Bennett's Tony-Award-wining play is receiving one of those Chicago productions that exults in the glory of the ensemble – and you instantly become part of its hothouse world.
At issue here is the whole notion of education – intellectual, emotional, sexual. The veteran literature teacher, Hector (Donald Brearley, in a remarkable mix of subdued passion, volatility and self-loathing), believes in knowledge for knowledge's sake, even if that include groping his favorite students. As he notes: "The transmission of knowledge is itself an erotic act." (Full review here)
Artistic Director PJ Powers comments:
"Alan Bennett's provocative script tackles essential questions we regularly grapple with as we explore TimeLine's unique mission — 'how do we benefit by dissecting, studying and examining history?'" Powers said. "Whether audiences have seen this production in London, on Broadway or on film, or are coming to it for the first time, The History Boys will have a fresh and powerful impact at TimeLine's intimate theater."
Related articles and files:
TimeLine's "History Boys" study guide (amazing!) – prepared by TimeLine's dramaturg, Maren Robinson
New City blog: History in the Making: How TimeLine Theatre landed the Chicago premiere of a Tony-winning play, and what they are doing with it
Hedy Weiss: TimeLine on a hit parade roll with "The History Boys"
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