Monday, June 23, 2008

Oph3lia Reviews are in!

So the reviews for Oph3lia are in and  overall I think they're pretty great!   Here are just some of the clips from a few of the reviews.  And feel free to click the links to read each one in it's entirety.

"excellent cast members play multiple roles...the sections themselves become Ophelias...What to make of the strange, feral dances the schoolgirls engage in, while singing their wordless songs?  What of the playwright and the producers, riotously alive and bursting with their own stories and concerns?  Both make for great theater." - The New York Times 

"one of the most stunning and poignant pieces of theatre playing on a New York stage right now... Hana Kalinski is also someone to keep an eye on.  She has excellent energy and plays her multiple roles with intoxicating charm." - nytheatre.com

"The actors are all fantastic, the sound design is impeccable, the lighting and set...I really don't know how to describe this show other than to say it is the most extraordinarily gratifying work of theater I have seen in a long, long time. I can hardly remember the last time I left a theater with that deep, deep feeling of having been "experienced" to quote Hendrix. That aesthetic arrest, that sensation of being shaken and moved, to being somehow transformed, to have my mind and heart simultaneously engaged." - Culturebot

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Oph3lia Opens!

Out of rehearsals and in front of an audience, Oph3lia opened tonight in HERE's newly renovated space.  It felt fantastic to put up in front of an audience.  The energy level was definitely at a high and despite some minor mishaps do to the first night jitters, I think the energy of the piece really seemed to take off!  After working with such an amazing group of people on this show, I really feel honored and proud being in this production.  I hope you will come see it!  It runs until July 2nd, so there is plenty of time!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Corn Maiden

Just got cast in another show!  Very excited about this one as well.  It's called 'The Corn Maiden' and is based on a novella by Joyce Carol Oates and is going up in the Fringe Festival in August.  This will be my first Fringe show and I'm definitely looking forward to it.  Check out The Corn Maiden website for more info!