tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150401712009-03-12T10:41:59.085-07:00Let's be Frank!From the beginning, Frank Theatre's work has been intended to provoke thought and conversation. We're hoping that this blog can continue and deepen that impulse to want to wrestle with works of art and the world politics of the world around us. Our intention is not just to chew on Frank's work, but what the heck, tell us what you think!Frank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.netBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040171.post-65880375552981631012009-03-11T16:49:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:41:53.839-07:00the inside scoopHello Frankers!We wanted to give our followers a little inside scoop into the hearts and minds of the production team. We asked the team the following questions and got back some pretty great responses...1. What is your favorite thing about the script?"The script dances beautifully between grand Greek tragedy and small, every day reality. The way Marina Carr writes her characters is blissfullyFrank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040171.post-43203135065635765502009-02-26T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:34:23.452-08:00Bog PhotosHello Friends of Frank! Rehearsals are more than half over now and the production is really coming together! Taking the wonderful text Marina Carr has written and translating it into a visual and visceral medium is both challenging and rewarding. And in the spirit of that translation, we thought we'd offer our cyber friends out there are peek into the visuals that we've been creating. Here Frank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040171.post-56557821651633257202009-02-18T13:15:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:02:47.575-08:00Blog of bogsHello Franksters!BY THE BOG OF CATS rehearsals continue and after a full week of table work, we feel like we're finally getting a grip on this dense and fascinating play Marina Carr wrote. Whew. She's packed a lot of punch in this one. Not only are there all the allusions to the ancient Greek play MEDEA - the play upon which BOG is loosely based - there's the ancient history of Ireland to Frank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040171.post-70698286071429028072009-02-10T12:02:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:03:56.147-08:00bloggin' for bogHey Frank Fans!Today is the first day of rehearsals for BY THE BOG OF CATS and we couldn't be happier about it. Stay tuned here for all the dish and dirt from the production team!love,FrankFrank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040171.post-1122998600056855782005-08-02T09:02:00.000-07:002006-12-18T12:48:34.000-08:00What was YOUR first Frank experience?We had a fundraiser last week, and when news of this upcoming blog leaked around the crowd, the idea for detailing various "points of entry" on a Frank blog got people ALL excited. The crowd who had been gabbing all had met Frank at different stages. "FARMYARD!" "TOP GIRLS!" "QUARTET!" Sounds like a good jumping off point for me. It's always curious to hear when people met Frank, and how that Frank Theatrefranktheatre@bitstream.net8