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Rough and Ready Theater
Theater Review
The
third annual Play in a Day hit the
Tenth Street Theatre this past weekend. A joint project between DIY theater
groups Insurgent Theatre and Alamo Basement, Play in a Day comes from the rather absurd notion of making an
entire play in 24 hours complete with sets and costuming. The hope here is to
blur the line between performance and process. To a certain extent the final
show is merely a rehearsal for a more balanced show that will never be
completed. Ideally, things feel rough and incomplete.
This
year’s Play in a Day was conceived as
a musical. Five writers took turns hashing out a script that featured music
written by three different musicians. It suffered from feeling just a bit more
polished than last year. The audience filled out the main seats at the Tenth
Street Theatre quite nicely. The stage was adorned with a banner clearly,
though cryptically, spelling the word “OR” in big red letters. Alamo Basement
co-founder Mike Q, Hanlon introduced the show, promptly auctioning off a
complete script for the evening’s show. It ended up going for $70, which could
be seen as a sign that Play in a Day
is gaining popularity (last year’s script went for a mere $30).
What
followed was pretty bizarre, but it could scarcely be referred to as a musical.
The musical format was largely ignored in favor of a comedy featuring students
and faculty from “
With
growing interest in the series, Alamo Basement will likely return next summer
with a fourth play in a day. Insurgent Theatre returns to the Alchemist Theatre
this July with a pair of plays.
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AP - The Army will substantially reduce use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and will pay $500 to those still forced to stay in the service, defense and congressional officials said Wednesday.
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AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
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AP - For the first time since last fall's election, Democrats and the Obama administration are backpedaling furiously on an issue easily understood by financially strapped taxpayers: $165 million in bonuses paid out at bailed-out AIG.
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(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
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