Jeff Kready on for Soldier/Alex

Jeff just messaged me that he'll be on next weekend as Soldier/Alex, probably the last chance to see him go on.

He's doing both shows on Saturday the 7th and the matinee on Sunday the 8th.

Not that Kristin or I can go, but if anyone is interested who didn't see him before, here's a heads-up.

(also, it's highly likely the show is closing at the end of the month, so if anyone is interested in a repeat visit, it'll have to be before the 29th.)

DC people: Hamlet for free

Ok, who in addition to me, Kristin, and Monica is going to the Free for All on Saturday? Show starts at 7:30, at Carter Barron (in Rock Creek Park).

Please comment if you're definitely going to come. If there are more than four of us, I'll need to have someone volunteer to help me get tickets, since there's a limit of four per person.

Jeffrey Carlson is a really pissy emo kid Hamlet, so not to everyone's taste, but the production is utterly amazing. Fully modern, down to Ophelia's iPod and one of the ambassadors to Norway being female. And Michelle Beck is so utterly fabulous as Ophelia. I loved this production last year and I'm so glad they were able to get Carlson and Beck back (too bad Cuccioli is playing Salieri at the moment - I wanted to prove that he can, indeed, act). And bunraku players = awesome. (apparently they come from Norway - Fortinbras was originally a random asian guy. This makes sense to me, somehow. Not because there's some growing asian power theme going on, but the idea that Denmark is a cosmopolitan place but Norway is ethnically different. Polonius' whole family is black, for the record.)

Kristin will be coming after work, so meeting me at my place around 6, and we'll be doing picnic dinner. Anyone who comes can be in on this if they want (my house is a whole 30 min drive, tops, to Carter Barron). Again, comment so I can figure this out.