tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78658009509141747082024-02-20T01:53:07.900-08:00ANDREA: Coming to a Fringe Festival near you!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-80080801342034375272007-03-22T10:51:00.000-07:002007-03-22T10:55:51.072-07:00Fond FRIGID memoriesANDREA will be picking up again at <a href="http://www.themarsh.org">The Marsh</a> in July. I'll also be back in New York in June for <a href="http://www.speakeasystories.com">Speakeasy Stories</a>. For now, check out my <a href="http://www.allisonlanda.blogspot.com">new blog</a>!<br /><br />A big, big thanks to everyone who came out to see the show! Those people include:<br /><br />- Jeff Trocio<br />- Zach<br />- JoAnna Rodriguez<br />- Sherry Weaver<br />- My dad<br />- My boyfriend (now fiance, as of the Saturday-night show), Adam.<br /><br />I was very grateful to be able to share my work with you all. I look forward to doing it again!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-45220795223031407832007-03-20T11:37:00.000-07:002007-03-20T11:38:52.206-07:00Back in BerkeleyThe last show went great. Sherry Weaver of <a href="http://www.speakeasystories.com">Speakeasy Stories</a> turned up -- and booked me for June!<br /><br />A week on the NYC stage, a booking for spring ... and an engagement. What a wonderful, wonderful week. Thank you, FRIGID, and thank you, NYC.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-12337574605232239922007-03-18T01:18:00.000-07:002007-03-18T01:20:19.113-07:00Second to last performance ... with a twist!The show was AWESOME tonight. I riffed a lot and it felt good.<br /><br />Then I finished the show and was giving my little spiel when Adam came out from the audience and got down on one knee. Out came the ring.<br /><br />I said yes.<br /><br />By the way ... last performance is tomorrow, 1 pm!<br /><br />Let's hear it for Costco rings. :) We're very, very, very happy.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-14738588372596124122007-03-15T12:47:00.000-07:002007-03-15T12:50:47.435-07:00Upcoming Costa Rica workshop!For those of you who have ever wanted to improve your writing in a tropical climate (and who hasn't?), may I suggest <a href="http://www.scheduledworkshops.bravehost.com/">this</a>: Costa Rica!<br /><br />Okay, there's a fair bit of self-interest here. After all, I'm teaching a workshop there in December 2007. But please, give it a look.<br /><br />In December 2006, I was a resident at the <a href="http://www.forjuliaanddavid.org">Julia and David White Artists' Colony</a>, where I met Royce Slape. Royce is kicking ass putting this thing together. Yes, please do have a look!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-1219038229436282192007-03-15T12:30:00.000-07:002007-04-12T11:39:06.752-07:00A few things ...- Very sad to hear about the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/15/nyregion/15cops.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin">Greenwich Village shooting</a>. I was in the East Village at the time, didn't hear anything until today when (1) I heard some cops talking about it on the subway platform ("Lotta crazy shit in this world, ya gotta be careful, keep your head up.") and (2) my mother emailed me. So sad.<br /><br />- Had some great <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/_lk_uxURy7g-R7TbrG6hww">Ukranian food</a> last night. How appropriate, since the show is set in Eastern Europe (though it's Central Europe, if you ask Czechs).<br /><br />- Now at the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/y8poICcp-jg4rAYySn0QvA">Tea Lounge</a> in Park Slope. Makes me want to move here!<br /><br />- Am I the only person who can go to Williamsburg and not find a hipster?<br /><br />Hope to see people come out tomorrow!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-88305159518897864452007-03-15T00:17:00.000-07:002007-03-15T00:18:15.331-07:00Third performanceFive people, sweet audience. Thanks for coming out, everyone.<br /><br />Tomorrow is a well-deserved break. Then things pick back up on Friday, 10:30 pm! Can't wait!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-30196469221212935192007-03-14T11:31:00.000-07:002007-03-14T11:32:21.749-07:00Nine people last night!I feel like I got a great crowd ... especially given the fact that it was a school night! Keep on coming!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-65020253154401874842007-03-13T13:26:00.000-07:002007-03-13T13:27:20.508-07:00ANDREA reviewCheck it out <a href="http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/Z06rev_02.htm">here</a>! I really appreciate Frank Anthony Polito's generous and honest assessment.<br /><br />The show continues through Sunday, March 18.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-23227023946918520722007-03-12T19:38:00.000-07:002007-03-12T19:39:27.761-07:00Opening night was fantastic!I want to thank everyone at FRIGID central -- you guys are so relaxed (and at the same time, so hardworking!) and down-to-earth ... you made it so easy for me. Justin, tech god, you're a doll, and Morgan, thanks for the kind words before I took the stage!<br /><br />Five more performances ... but the hard one's over and now the real fun begins!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-74414651639409126032007-03-12T10:39:00.000-07:002007-03-12T10:40:15.914-07:00ANDREA debuts tonight!I'm sitting at the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/fyPthF0FvbxmAVSX2A3P2A">Yaffa Cafe</a> across from Under St. Marks. Tech time starts in 20 minutes. The show starts at 6. I can't wait!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-5790223469432674202007-03-11T09:55:00.001-07:002007-03-11T09:55:44.389-07:00In Las Vegas!Free wifi at the airport ROCKS!<br /><br />Can't wait to take the stage tomorrow!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-21925718417042272382007-03-10T21:20:00.000-08:002007-03-10T21:21:12.397-08:00Opening night: Monday, March 12, 6 pm!<a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=AND17">Join me!</a>Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-8610900251963874812007-03-06T10:51:00.000-08:002007-03-06T10:57:05.881-08:00Is bad art fraudulent art?Time Out New York's David Cote <a href="http://histriomastix.typepad.com/weblog/2007/02/on_fraudulent_t.html">on that subject</a>.<br /><br />"Art" is a huge word. Does it connote that something is of high quality -- or, for that matter, of any quality? My cat can call himself an artist. What does that word even mean?<br /><br />The suck of it all is that someone can put their heart and soul into a performance, a book, a painting -- and it can still, well, suck.<br /><br />Hence comes talent.<br /><br />Talent comes from that place that's indefinable. It can be honed, for sure, but I really think it's there or not. It's pretty unfair, but it's (to my subjective mind) a fact.<br /><br />So who are the frauds? Totally another post altogether.<br /><br />I work my ass off to make a good show. I want people to applaud because they feel it, not out of politesse. That's part of why I'm looking forward to having a New York audience. San Francisco audiences are very kind -- almost too much so. It's hard to gauge how you're doing, because they want to like you, and they want you to feel good, and somehow the truth gets a little muddled.<br /><br />I'm not looking for tomatoes to be tossed at my head, but if I'm a fraud, please, call me on it.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-43450125428608573482007-03-05T10:20:00.000-08:002007-03-05T10:21:56.082-08:00Free and discounted ANDREA ticketsInterested members of the media: Please contact me if you're interested in attending/reviewing ANDREA. I'm happy to provide comps at the door.<br /><br />If you're a member of the general public interested in discounts, please contact me.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-61145590316405655102007-03-02T17:58:00.001-08:002007-03-02T17:58:54.003-08:00A little more than a week!I'm so excited about making my NYC stage debut. If you'd told me when I was pacing around Prague, freaked out, that I was going to do this ... I may just have believed it.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-42428911006017312862007-03-01T12:09:00.000-08:002007-03-01T12:15:39.918-08:00Upcoming.orgA great event-listing site: <a href="http://www.upcoming.org">Upcoming</a>. Check out the ANDREA listings -- and other FRIGID events!<br /><br />T minus less than two weeks!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-51699433820974334052007-02-12T00:04:00.001-08:002007-02-09T14:49:44.604-08:00Check out the interview!It's at <a href="http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/frigid_1.htm">NYTheatre.com</a>. Scroll down.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-50915098139076556852007-02-09T14:48:00.000-08:002007-02-09T12:12:14.395-08:00Mike Daisey and CamusAnother <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/theater/21zino.html?ex=1327035600&en=98f140c365a9d1eb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">article </a>about Mike Daisey. I'm researching solo performers who inspire me.<br /><br />Great quote: " 'Camus once said that the only real philosophical question is whether or not to kill yourself,' he said in a recent workshop performance at Collective Unconscious in TriBeCa of his new monologue, 'Invincible Summer,' currently running at the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/p/public_theater/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about Public Theater">Public Theater</a> as part of the Under the Radar festival. 'I’ve always wanted to start a wedding toast with this.' "Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-75772364438136867742007-02-09T12:11:00.000-08:002007-02-08T18:07:19.037-08:00FRIGID Fest gets publicity!<a href="http://frigidfest.com/Press.html">Check it out! </a>Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-11391915297516199132007-02-08T18:00:00.000-08:002007-02-08T16:35:45.340-08:00Mike Daisey, solo performer<a href="http://www.mikedaisey.com">This guy</a> is my hero. I'm re-reading 21 Dog Years, and I wish I'd taken the chance to see him when he was at the Berkeley Rep years ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seattlest.com">Seattlest </a>got a great interview with him <a href="http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2007/02/02/seattlest_interview_mike_daisey_oneman_story_machine.php">earlier this month</a>.<br /><br />A few of my favorite lines from it:<br /><br />"I also like the live wire aspect of the work--people watching know that the story is driven and created fresh right at that very moment, and will never be recreated, which is a terribly rare thing in our theater. I think I do it because I believe in the supremacy of live experiences, and I am dedicated to doing theater that justifies its existence now, in today's world, and isn't mouldering and festering 19th century warmed-over bullshit. It is also enormously gratifying when I survive the performance."<br /><br />"<br /> <p>Audience want to be surprised and subverted, upturned and unmoored from the familiar--the best theater does that, and I aspire to reach that end by dissolving the boundaries between the audience and myself. There is no script, and as little pretense as possible, and this allows a degree of honesty in the bounded space of the stage that is rarely achievable. Whatever investment audiences are willing to put in any piece of theater is an enormous responsibility--it is their time being gifted into your hands--and I think audiences want to be paid back for their time with insight, pleasure and catharsis. In a very real way when an audience roots for me, they are rooting for themselves, because it's the sum of all of us, audience and performer together, that determines just how any given evening is going to go down."</p><br />Inspiration for my stage time next month.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-15206180070811530752007-02-08T12:00:00.000-08:002007-02-08T10:58:36.636-08:00Slightly off-topic, but ...In writing about office jobs, I was doing a little online research.<br /><br />I came up with <a href="http://www.writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/003274_02152006.html">this</a>, which was written by Angela Hoy of <a href="http://www.writersweekly.com">Writers Weekly</a>. Angela is a consummate writer's advocate who deserves ten times the praise she gets.<br /><br />For people like me, who are trying to make a living on my own terms using my talents, it's crucial to know what to go after and what to avoid. Thanks, Angela, for making the road that much smoother for all of us.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-18778130389763775952007-02-08T10:56:00.000-08:002007-02-08T08:25:37.355-08:00ANDREA expansion continuesToday I'm writing about office jobs and their dullery (and, in the words of the show, is that even a word?) -- and how I was scared of having to get one after coming home from the Czech Republic.<br /><br />I can't sit behind a desk. I should never try. I should have learned that long ago.<br /><br />On another note, I used to write poetry. I still do, but not as much. Here's an <a href="http://www.cherrybleeds.com/words/guest/allison-feb07.html">oldie </a>that just got published on one of my favorite (and local) <a href="http://www.cherrybleeds.com">lit sites</a>. Enjoy.Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-43786095338464307632007-02-08T08:24:00.000-08:002007-02-08T08:24:20.745-08:00Berkeley Daily PhotoAs I prepare for ANDREA next month, I've got my camera out here at home. So what better time to launch <a href="http://www.berkeleydailyphoto.blogspot.com">Berkeley Daily Photo</a>? Please join us!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-42331016184230803752007-02-06T07:08:00.000-08:002007-02-06T07:09:59.560-08:00Paying it forwardDeb Ng runs an incredible <a href="http://writersrow.com/deborahng/freelancewritingjobs.html">blog </a>that's a great service to freelance writers like me. She's not only a pro but a helpful one -- every day she collects job leads from which I and writers all over the country (all over the world, really!) benefit.<br /><br />And she plugged ANDREA <a href="http://writersrow.com/deborahng/freelancewritingjobs.html">today</a>! Thanks, Deb!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865800950914174708.post-21600448261408689982007-02-05T13:54:00.000-08:002007-02-05T13:55:18.372-08:00The MothAfter my performance on March 13, I'll be hustling over to put my name in the hat at <a href="http://www.themoth.org">The Moth</a>. I've been wanting to tell a story there and I hope I get the chance!Allison Landahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.com0