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Postive Audience Response to Gorilla Rep’s Joan of Arc

The first weekend of Joan of Arc went well. We have received great audience feedback and the crowds increased in number each night. Below is Elizabeth Lorris Ritter's response, along with pictures she took: Catch JOAN OF ARC, another high quality production by Gorilla Repertory Theatre Company Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun nights ...

Joan of Arc in New York Daily News

"Gorilla Rep, a troupe known for highly energetic and involving work." - New York Daily News

Bartlett Sher’s Advice on Directing

Though he talks specifically about directing, I think this is good advice for all artists. It is interesting that Sher considers an artist not having debt "as a bit off the wall". It says something of the state we are in that there is an assumption that after ...

Gorilla Repertory Theater’s Joan of Arc

I am currently rehearsing for Gorilla Repertory Theater's production of Joan of Arc. It is a recession friendly show that should be a lot of fun. You can RSVP at the Joan of Arc Facebook page. Remember to leave your seats and blankets at home because in ...

Artists and Money

It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money…No, Really, It's Okay From a Harvard Business School 'Working Paper' published June 3, 2009 by Robert D. Austin and Lee Devin: When art and commerce are mentioned in the same sentence, many people become bad-tempered or think something needs fixing. This paper argues ...

Passed SAFD Single Sword SPT

I received a recommended pass for the proficiency test in single sword through the Society of American Fight Directors. My instructor was Joseph Travers from Swordplay and the test was adjudicated by Fight Master J. Allen Suddeth. I am slowly working through the eight tests that are held ...

New Facebook Fan Page

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DENNIS BAKER LLC Nominated Best Culture Blog

DENNIS BAKER LLC has been nominated by Blognet Blog Awards for the best culture blog. From Blognet: The nominator said "I just love this blog. It covers all aspects of the creative process, but particularly theater something that I have always had an interest in”. This is the blog for ...

Building Your Personal Brand

In this tough economy many people are becoming freelancers. According to a recent New York Times article, "More than 14.8 million people were self-employed last year, accounting for about 12 percent of the private, nonfarm work force." The first thing one needs to do as a rockstar freelancer ...

TEDtalks: Sir Ken Robinson says School Kills Creativity

"In the next 30 years more people world wide will be graduating through education than since the beginning of history. Suddenly degrees aren't worth anything. When I was a student if you had a degree you had a job and if you didn't have a job it is ...