Jenny Seidelman

Photos, posters and videos from various plays that I've written. Thoughts about theater and playwriting.

A couple of photos from Monday’s reading of The Dreamer and the Devil,  taken by Rich Seidelman:

Photo 1: “We’re Gonna Show ‘Em”; full cast; the citizens of Chicago are eager to have their city be chosen as the site of the new World’s Fair

Photo 2: Architects Daniel Burnham (Larry Adams, center right) and John Root (George Keating, center left) learn from mayoral candidate Carter Harrison (Kevin Gudahl, left) and Fair President Lyman Gage (Dave Carmona, right) that they’ve just been selected to design and oversee the Columbian Exposition.

Photo 3: “New Doctor”; Dr. H.H. Holmes (Michael Mahler) has the local ladies (Jeny Wasilewski, Erin Myover-Piotrowsk, Charissa Armon, Sharriese Hamilton, Mandy Modic) fighting for his attention.

retour triomphal!

We had our reading of The Dreamer and the Devil on Monday night - nearly 1 year since the last one we did. I believe it went over quite well. Audience response was overwhelmingly positive. Now a few-week break to refresh ourselves, get back to “real” life for awhile - job hunting, moving, sending updates to our Kickstarter donors, wedding planning (I got engaged last week !)

Then we’ll reconvene and discuss feedback and next steps.

If this weren’t exciting enough, my 10-minute play This is Grand was just accepted into American Theatre Company’s BIG SHOULDERS FESTIVAL of plays about Chicago. June 19th, one night only!

Lots more to come on all fronts.

I’m off for a bit. Catch up with you soon.

I’m off for a bit. Catch up with you soon.

21 scripts with sheet music, collated and put into binders. We’re ready for our first rehearsal!

21 scripts with sheet music, collated and put into binders. We’re ready for our first rehearsal!

the glamorous life of an emerging playwright

Today, I spent 3 hours copying and collating all the music for our first rehearsal of The Dreamer and the Devil on Sunday.

To those aspiring playwrights and musical book writers out there - here’s something they don’t ever tell you in school: until you start working with theaters that have their own literary interns, you will be spending a lot of time (and money) making photocopies.

Quiet, you.

And now? This… thefluffingtonpost: Critics Cheer for Hedgehog Ballet The New York Philharmonic, in partnership with the New York City Ballet and Lincoln Center, have successfully staged a production of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet with an all-hedgehog cast. And critics are raving. “It’s literally the most fun I’ve had at the ballet in 10 years,” Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote in his review for DanceWorld magazine. “It’s modern, it’s fresh, and — let’s face it — hedgehogs in tutus are damn cute.” Submitted by Christine Schramm.

And now? This…

thefluffingtonpost:

Critics Cheer for Hedgehog Ballet

The New York Philharmonic, in partnership with the New York City Ballet and Lincoln Center, have successfully staged a production of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet with an all-hedgehog cast. And critics are raving.

“It’s literally the most fun I’ve had at the ballet in 10 years,” Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote in his review for DanceWorld magazine. “It’s modern, it’s fresh, and — let’s face it — hedgehogs in tutus are damn cute.”

Submitted by Christine Schramm.

Look out … old Macky is back!!

Oh, godblessyou, Apple! My Mac is back in just 3 days time. All fixed up and running smoothly and looking clean. Without the clever little writing-related quotes I had taped on to it. But I can find those and put them on again. Point is: I’m very happy right now.