Merry Mount and Your Normal Friday Ranch Stash

Last night we had some fine fine runthrus of Merry Mount over at The Battle Ranch. We got it down.

Tonight, we open.

So . . .

Four performances only!

Merry Mount

by Trav S.D., based on "The May-Pole of Merry Mount" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

directed by Ian W. Hill

part of Hawthornicopia at Metropolitan Playhouse

with Eric Bailey (except Jan. 18), Irina Belkovskaya, Danny Bowes, Patrick Cann, Michael Criscuolo, Ian W. Hill, Doua Moua, Robert Pinnock, Brandi Robinson, Julia C. Sun, Elizabeth Toft

Friday, Jan. 18 at 7.00 pm; Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10.00 pm; Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7.00 pm; Sunday, Jan. 27 at 1.00 pm.

at Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 East 4th Street, between Avenues A & B

$18 (AEA members free)

(note - Merry Mount is a 15-minute-long opener for the 50-minute Little Edie and The Marble Faun by David Lally, which you should stay for if you're coming to see the first one . . .)

Berit spent quite some time yesterday at The Brick making up the maypole, which is quite impressive (and its 10-foot height will be even more impressive on the Metropolitan's stage) - I completely forgot to take pictures of it, though I brought the camera, but I will today - there's still some work to do on it before opening.

So, as to this Friday morning's random iPod (22,463 songs) listening:


1. "I've Told Every Little Star" - Linda Scott - Mulholland Drive soundtrack
2. "Gamblin' Blues" - John Hammond - You Can't Judge a Book By It's Cover
3. "Hey Joe (live) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child
4. "Lookin' for a Place to Park" - Slim Galliard - Laughing In Rhythm, #2 - Groove Juice Special
5. "All the King's Horses" - Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (deluxe edition)
6. "Seven Colors" - Smilee - Smilee
7. "Handle With Care" - Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
8. "Kung Fu Girl Versus Robot Man" - The End - The End
9. "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" - The Caravelles - Best of the Girl Groups
10. "Living in the Past" - ZZ & De Maskers - Nederbeat The B-Sides 4

And as for cat photos, Three Moods of Hooker - goofy . . .

. . . stunned . . .

and at rest (with friend) . . .

Ah, well, soon time to get moving - we're going to the theatre early to finish work on the maypole (which will be a fun parking situation, I'm sure) - or rather, B will finish that while I run around for some last prop pieces I still don't have.

And, as I'm understudying a part with lines tonight (I'm otherwise an extra in this), I have to go over my lines. Again and again.

More tomorrow.