Actor Q&A: Rachel Esther Tate
We asked the cast of Stupid F**king Bird to answer the same four questions about themselves and their characters. Here is what actor Rachel Esther Tate said about herself, and her character, Nina.
About Rachel:
Occupation: Actor/Gypsy
Hobbies: Playing in the sunshine, swimming in the ocean, being surrounded by friends and taking photos
Favorite Saying: I love you
Things I love: Sunshine, wildflowers, laughing, snuggling and mashed potatoes
About Nina:
Occupation: Aspiring actress like Emma
Hobbies: Swimming in the lake, rehearsing plays, dancing, snuggling with cats, daydreaming
Favorite Saying: Holy Cowsiedotes!
Things I love: Love, fame, rose petals, cool rain, Trigorins stories, seagulls and applause
Stay tuned for the rest of the cast and see Stupid F**king Bird before it closes on June 19th.
Actor Q&A: Brian Rickel
We asked the cast of Stupid F**king Bird to answer the same four questions about themselves and their characters. Here is what actor Brian Rickel said about himself, and his character, Dev.
About Brian:
Occupation: Professor, Actor, Property Manager
Hobbies: Local breweries, photography, smoking meat, traveling
Favorite Saying: “We’re all just seeking beauty in this messy-ass world.”
Things I love: Mandi, local craft beer, BBQ (the southern meaning….not grilling outdoors in nice weather), the theatre, teaching, performing, the sun going down in my backyard, cooking for friends, my niece’s and nephew’s laughter, did I mention local beer?
About Dev:
Occupation: Tutor
Hobbies: Walking by the lake, reading, bird watching, relationship counseling, making beer
Favorite Saying: “Just get to know her. You’ll get it.”
Things I love: Mash, beer, teaching, the moon reflecting off of our lake, reading, Con, hearing my kids play, pie.
Stay tuned for the rest of the cast and see Stupid F**king Bird before it closes on June 19th.
Actor Q&A: Karole Foreman
We asked the cast of Stupid F**king Bird to answer the same questions about themselves and their characters. Here’s what Karole said about herself, and her character, Emma.
About Karole:
Occupation: Actor, Singer, Writer
Hobbies: Gardening, Knitting, Sewing, DIY Home projects
Favorite Saying: “You can hide inside a character, but acting is about exposing who you are. And I’m never sure if I’ve done a good job.”–Don Cheadle, actor
Things I love: My amazing husband, guinea pigs and other small animals, traveling, good food, dancing, my family, my close friends, my profession
About Emma:
Occupation: Famous Actress
Hobbies: Shopping, shoe collecting, badminton, pilates
Favorite Saying: “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”—Winston Churchill and
“Don’t give away your art for free.”— Herself
Things I love: ART & ARTISTS, Doyle Trigorin, my profession, a good massage, my personal trainer, my hairdresser, Sterling Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Cannes
Stay tuned for profiles on the rest of the cast and see Stupid F**king Bird before it closes on June 19th! Get tickets HERE.
Stupid F**king Bird Vs. The Seagull
If you think you need to know anything about Chekhov’s The Seagull before seeing our production, we’re happy to say that’s bulls#!t. If you have, fantastic. You’ll pick up on connections with the original work.
We asked director Rob Lutfy to share some thoughts on how to understand Aaron Posner’s Stupid F**king Bird through the lens of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.
Chekhov was radical, revolutionary and exciting…100 years ago: Imagine sitting in the audience at the Moscow Art Theatre at the turn of
the 20th century and seeing The Seagull for the first time. You would have seen actors actually feel the emotions they are expressing and seen a production with an actual rehearsal process. Today this seems like a standard, but Chekhov created a paradigm shift in drama (theatre and film/TV) that it still pertinent today.
Read between the lines: His characters often think what they do not say, their unspoken thoughts have come to be called “subtext.” His relationships are unvarnished, his characters (as in real life) say less and mean more. What covers our embarrassment? Our Fear? Our excitement? He is representing people as they really are–examining eternal questions about love, death and of life in the space of a raindrop.
Our pain is f**king hilarious: Chekhov considered The Seagull to be a comedy because he had an amused view of human weakness. When the play opened it felt like a trick to most audiences. People didn’t know what was meant to be taken seriously and what was funny; Chekhov redefined those terms. In doing so, his plays often provoke “laughter through tears.”
Chekhov puts offstage the obvious moments of crises: He writes about the epic moments in our domestic lives. How important our day to day is to the inertia of our life. It is the build up to the big moments that define us. The famous director Stanislavsky, who worked with Chekhov, calls this “inner action.”
Chekhov fan or not, we think you’re going to enjoy Stupid F**king bird! The show runs May 19 – June 19, 2016. Buy tickets HERE.