tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839662891805706846.post9150083275002671033..comments2019-06-24T23:41:48.751-07:00Comments on Richmond Shakespeare: Merry Christmas, Ebenezer!Andrew Hammhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714127938846605400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839662891805706846.post-78023844606479811092008-01-04T13:07:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:07:00.000-08:00John is awesome. I want to be John Moss when I gro...John is awesome. I want to be John Moss when I grow up.Andrew Hammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714127938846605400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839662891805706846.post-84660598775645924452008-01-02T10:27:00.000-08:002008-01-02T10:27:00.000-08:00NEWEST ADDITION....is John Moss, who no question ...NEWEST ADDITION....is John Moss, who no question will be the greatest Lucio in the history of "Measure" productions, takes his first shot at the RS indoor stage at 2nd pres. John rejoins us after having first appeared in last summer's festival "Tempest."Grant Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422045306646248062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839662891805706846.post-36906607084312746092008-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:002008-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:00We're all really looking foward to the return of R...We're all really looking foward to the return of RS favorites David White, Liz Blake, Andrew Hamm, Frank Creasy and Patrick Bromley. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm especially looking forward to introducing our audiences to Julia Rigby and Sunny LaRose, who will be with RS for the first time in Andrew's production of <I>As You Like It</I>. They are terrific actors and I think have some great material in that play as do Frank & co in <I> Measure for Measure: </I>, roles that will stretch, challenge and yield great performances from them all.<BR/><BR/>Very exciting!Grant Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422045306646248062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839662891805706846.post-5424617305521827492007-12-26T17:38:00.000-08:002007-12-26T17:38:00.000-08:00I suppose the moon must be in the seventh house, a...I suppose the moon must be in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligned with Mars, for yours truly to rate two pics in one week on this blog!<BR/><BR/>First, to the shot of me with Julia and Patrick: I'm so very, very pleased to be working with them again, and all three of us together for the first time at Richmond Shakespeare. I'm well aware of the significance which As You Like It has in the history of this company, and I feel honored to be invited to perform it this coming spring.<BR/><BR/>Finally, as to the picture of Dave White and myself sobbing tenderly over the love song we requested of Feste (played by the phenomenally versatile Andrew Hamm, off camera): This bit of action was based on an improv between Dave and myself in a rehearsal. Due to another actor's sudden illness just days before we opened Twelfth Night last spring, Dave stepped in to play multiple roles (including Sir Andrew Aguecheek as pictured here). With just a few rehearsals together, Dave (along with the four other cast members) threw ourselves full into "play" mode, rehearsing and improvising freely. That improvisation in our first full rehearsal together of this scene became a regular and popular part of the "kitchen scene" in Twelfth Night. Only moments AFTER this tender moment, Dave switches roles and as Malvolio takes me to task for instigating such drunken mayhem! Well, I ask you: What ELSE should someone known as THE LORD OF MISRULE do with his time??? Dave and I and our other wonderful Twelfth Night cast members (Liz Blake, Suzanne Ankrum, Andrew Hamm and Grant Mudge) have become fast friends thanks to that magical production.<BR/><BR/>RST is off to another great start this season. I'm looking forward to seeing Dave and company in Measure for Measure, and to taking the stage myself along with Julia, Patrick, Adam, Andrew and Sunny in the spring for As You Like It. I hope to see many friends of RST at both events!Frank Creasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302762603707230845noreply@blogger.com