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    • The Amen Corner
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    • Into the Light
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    • Steel Magnolias
    • A Comedy Showcase
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                      The Characters of The Dodo Bird                        All pictures are from rehearsals as preparation for the show.

3/31/2013

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There is not much known about the dodo as it is extinct. What is known is that the first people to visit the island of Mauritius,where the dodo lived, they found it a friendly bird. Because the dodo had no wings it could not fly, which allowed the dogs and pigs that the new inhabits bought with them, to easily kill it. Being an easy mark caused them to believe it a dumb bird.  

Was that what Bull was thinking when he started in on Archie? Bull really gets himself worked up as he asks Russ and Mick, "What good is he to the world?" 

Russ replies with "Well, don't take it out on Dodo." While Mick wonders out loud if anyone is going to drink, he is after all, running a bar. 

Early in the play, Russ shares that he is a friend to the Dodo Bird. So one wonders why does Russ allow himself to be pulled into Bull's 'soapbox garbage' and agree to  the bet that causes such pain for Archie? 

The depth of Dodo's emotional sharing leaves no doubt to his awareness of his life choices.  

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We would love to hear your thoughts about this intense and moving show coming April 4th - 7th at Kad Suan Kaew.  
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The Dodo Bird By Adam Langer

3/31/2013

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The Dodo Bird  http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-dodo-bird/Content?oid=894328

It seems that whenever homegrown talent like Gary Sinise or John Mahoney returns, everybody gets all warm and sticky about it. Which is fine, except that we too often take for granted the talents of many performers who are every bit those actors' equals yet have chosen to remain here. Stephan Turner, laboring in relative obscurity for four years now with his Stage Actors Ensemble, is one of the best. Inaugurating the company's new space are remounts of Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning No Place to Be Somebody (which opens this weekend) and Emanuel Fried's The Dodo Bird. I've seen and praised Turner for his frightening, magnetic performance as a small-time hoodlum longing for the big time in Gordone's play, but his work in Fried's somewhat preachy, dated piece is even more of a revelation. As the downtrodden alcoholic Dodo waiting for his daughter in a rough tavern, Turner is hypnotic, commanding attention with every twitch of his body and every painfully uttered syllable. You may quibble with Fried's prose, which hits you over the head with its metaphors, or a couple of unconvincing supporting performances, but Turner alone is worth the price of admission. Stage Actors Ensemble of Chicago, Second Unitarian Church of Chicago, Performance Left, 656 W. Barry, 773-529-8337. Through October 5: Thursdays, 7:30 PM; Fridays, 10 PM; Saturdays-Sundays, 7:30 PM. $14. --Adam Langer

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Treading the Boards: Theatre is alive and well in Chiang Mai.

3/26/2013

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John Quinn's comments on TGTG back in October 2011.  His article is well worth the effort to read. Check it out at http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/john-quinn/treading-the-boards/
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She did WHAT?!

3/25/2013

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Wan helping Stephan get into his role as The Dodo Bird. 

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Welcome to my Blog

3/8/2013

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A wonderful new art gallery in Chiang Mai created by Mr. Wattana, pictured here 3rd from left is a must see!

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