Ben Zander on leadership

It’s an old article, but check it out anyway. If you haven’t seen Ben Zander in action, you’ve missed something great. As the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra he does some incredible things with young musicians. Go to http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/20/zander.html

By the way, Fast Company is a great magazine for small businesses, too.

on blogs…

The Boston Globe editorial page today…

“‘BLOG” HAS A strikingly uninspiring sound, as if it were a cousin of blah-blah-blah — a heavy stream of words without much sparkle. But blogs are lighting up the Internet, and the field is getting crowded.” more…

Auditions set for SOMETHING’S AFOOT

Auditions for SOMETHING’S AFOOT
June 4, 2005
10am-12 noon
Robert C. Byrd theatre, use back door by theatre

this is a musical mystery….. bring a short vocal piece.

show dates…..Oct 28, 29, 30, Nov. 4, 5, 6,

Director: Lisa Mosca

Show description:
A musical spoof of the whodunnit genre which takes a strong satirical poke at Agatha Christie murder mysteries as well as at many musical styles of past years.
Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country estate during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they are picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. The bodies begin to pile up in the library as the survivors frantically race to discover the identity and motivation of the cunning culprit.

Men:
Geoffrey: 20’s, young stalwart ingenue.
Nigel Rancour: 20-30’s, arrogant aristocrat.
Flint: 30’s, lecherous handyman.
Dr. Grayburn: 60’s, kindly old doctor.
Colonel Gillweather: 60’s, dottering former military man.
Clive: 40-50’s, faithful man-servant.

Women:
Hope: 20’s, earnest and naive ingenue.
Lettie: 20-30’s, saucy maid.
Lady Manley-Prowe: 40-50’s, sophisticated socialite.
Miss Tweed: 50-60’s, a “Miss Marple” type sleuth.

Notes:
If you know someone who would be interested in auditioning, but who’s name does not appear on this send, please pass this notice on to them.
If you are interested in auditioning but can’t make the June 4 date, contact Lisa Mosca at the RCB theatre dept. 304-326-7236.

Last weekend for STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Looking for something to do this weekend?

STEEL MAGNOLIAS is wrapping up at the Landmark Studio for the Arts in downtown Sutton. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 19, 20 and 21. I hear it got great reviews from last weekend’s audiences.

If you want to make a nice evening of it you might want to make dinner reservations at the Cafe Cimino before the show. It’s right across the street from the Landmark.

ACT 2 to appear at the Charleston Festiv-ALL Theatre Festival

The ACT 2 Theatre Company will be performing excerpts from THE LION IN WINTER in the first FestivALL Charleston Theatre Festival. The festival is a showcase theatre event featuring community and little theatre groups from around West Virginia. It will be held on June 25-26 at the Walker Theatre at the Clay Center in Charleston. Here’s the schedule…

Saturday, June 25
7:00 p.m. ACT 2 Theatre Co. (Clarksburg) - THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman
8:00 p.m. Kanawha Players (Charleston) - HAIKU by Katherine Snodgrass
9:00 p.m. Backyard Theatre Company (Fairmont) - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin

Sunday, June 26
2:00 p.m. Charleston Stage Company (Charleston) - ALICE IN WONDERLAND by the Manhattan Project
3:00 p.m. Treehouse Arts Ensemble (Beckley) - CONSTANTINOPLE SMITH by Charles Mee, Jr.
4:00 p.m. Free Spirit Productions (Huntington) - THE BOOR by Anton Chekhov

In addition to these one acts and cuttings, the Charleston Light Opera Guild will be performing the full length production of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE on Friday night, June 24 and Saturday afternoon, June 25.

I’ll be performing in 2 shows Saturday night — in addition to playing Eleanor in LION, I’ll be doing my French Fries bit in TALKING WITH…, too.