Really enjoyed Prime Stage Theater’s video presentation of Mockingbird.
Obviously I would have preferred to see it live, but the pandemic-era video presentation — with clever graphics that indicate stage actions and pop-up text that augment the recorded performances — was subtle and touching.
Enjoy the showmanship as a 94yo woman performs in a dance competition.
Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For You
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Artistic Prosperity Trailer
We rehearsed and recorded a Zoom recording of RUR during the lockdown. I really enjoyed being able to do theater while so much of the rest of society was shut down. Here’s a “human interest” promo (which also includes actors who played Robots). Stay tuned for news about seeing the full production. Artistic Prosperity -RUR Human Interest Reel from Artistic Prosperity on Vimeo.
Frazetta’s “A Princess of Mars” painting sells for $1.2 million at auction
I’ve read about 11 of the Edger Rice Burroughs John Carter / Barsoom series. When my kids were small, I would spend an hour or more at bedtime, reading to them and then turning off the lights and leading a steampunk adventure that lasted for years. I drew lots of pulp adventure details right from the Barsoom series — though the ground rules of our shared role-playing world precluded any…