Memory Lapses

DanRubin // Jan 24th, 2008

I have no memory for names. I used to, and oddly I can recall names — some of them anyway — that were stored before September of 2000. Nothing particularly magical happened in September of 2000. I did start college, but my lifestyle did not change significantly in terms of the intake of potential memory-washing [...]

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I was taking the bus downtown to the Harold Washington library today and started to think about the unreliable nature of memory – something that felt appropriate to talk about here at the midpoint of our season exploring family through that at once specific and amorphous lens.
On the #29, going past the Renaissance Hotel, I [...]

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I visited Bev a few days ago, for the first time since right after the accident.
Bev Longo had been our stage manager at New Leaf for our production of Accelerando two seasons ago. Bev is an accomplished MFA director who had worked as an assistant with Lookingglass, taught for years, but was having difficulty [...]

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Baby Steps

Jessica // Jan 16th, 2008

Quick update: 
GOOD NEWS: Yesterday, at about 3 PM, I traipsed over to the Main Office of the Chicago Park District and signed two copies of the New Leaf Theatre contract.
BAD NEWS: The contract now has to make the rounds and be signed by 4 to 6 other people BEFORE it’s signed by the Superintendent of [...]

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Lemonade

Nick // Jan 15th, 2008

See, it’s not just Jess on Ye Newe Leafe Blog.
One thing I love about New Leaf is our ability to take advantage of adverse circumstances. It was fun to rally together our wonderful guest artists this evening with an impromptu night out – our sensitively Zen director Greg Peters, our flight-control-ready stage manager Casey [...]

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