Man Research Theatre: October 2011

Sharks. There were sharks all around me, giant sharks, and rows and rows of teeth. The shore was crowded with lions and bears, driving a pod of angry crocodiles back into the underwater frenzy. Overhead, pterodactyls, those ancient flying beasts I know too well, screeched and swirled in the mad October wind. Then the skies opened up, and I couldn’t see anything anymore.

That’s when it hit me. Less than one week until COUCH PLAY by Theo Reyna. I wouldn't miss the US premiere, even if it meant my life.

I was over 300 miles from THE SANDBOX in Miami Shores, and I was going to have to think fast. I dodged the advances of several great whites with the agility of a synchronized swimmer and grabbed a smaller one by the nostrils as it tried to clamp down on my arm. I mounted it, took its fins in my hands, and wrenched it, belly up, to the surface. As a pterodactyl swooped in, unable to resist the easy kill, I looped the end of a shoelace around its beak, hopped on its back, and named him Larry under my breath. Things were looking up.

I nosed Larry into the clouds to try to rise above the storm. We had nearly made it out when Larry was struck by lightning and completely disoriented. We plummeted to the beach. I wrestled his neck as we dove and managed to come down inland of the bears and lions. I'm not sure exactly how close I was. Before Larry had come to a stop, I leapt away and was running. I’ve been running ever since.

Whatever it takes, no matter what comes, on Friday October 21, I’ll be where the art is. I will see COUCH PLAY by Theo Reyna. I'll sip a glass of wine, relaxed on a couch as the smooth sounds of CILICA remind me that the past is only a dream.

I won’t lose hope. I am the master of my destiny.

Man Research Theatre

Sunday, October 23, 2011

SLEEPLESS NIGHT 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Less Than A Week

Friday, October 14, 2011

Couch Play Promo