Monthly Archives: July 2011
Media as a Storyteller
The wonderful thing about theatre is that an audience can walk in a space full of strangers, watch a story unfold, and see a great piece of art that makes us feel really good about our world or become inspired … Continue reading
Neighborhood Spotlight: Bloomingdale
Today’s neighborhood of Bloomingdale is located just outside the original boundary of the city of Washington as designed by Maj. Pierre L’Enfant in 1792, and residential development started in this area about a century later. Located just east of LeDroit … Continue reading
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Not a Principle, But a Being: The House as a Character in CLYBOURNE PARK
Hey there Woolly blog community! It’s me, Mel Harker, the new Connectivity Assistant here to chat with you lovely people about Clybourne Park. And can I just say? I’m super psyched. In my first week here with Woolly, Rachel Grossman … Continue reading
Why CLYBOURNE PARK Matters
I can be a little defensive. No, really. It’s true. Certainly if you’ve talked to me over the past month about why Woolly is remounting Clybourne Park, that semi-insistent tone has likely underscored my answer to you. The reason we’re … Continue reading
Columbia Heights Neighborhood Spotlight
“Columbia Heights does not have technical boundaries, but based on my experience and the different boundaries that do exist for the city, I would argue Columbia Heights is bounded in the south by Florida, the north by Spring Rd, the … Continue reading
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Single White Female, DC-Located, $1525/mo
Just over a year ago I graduated from Columbia University with my MFA in Producing and Theatre Management. A joyous celebration, for sure; hugs of congrats-on-surviving-three-years-of-contracts-and-budgets for all, combined with an underlying fear of paying back that student loan debt … Continue reading
Who Am I in my Neighborhood?
As the opening of Clybourne Park approaches I sit here in my kitchen in Takoma Park pondering the question posed by last season’s production, “is your neighborhood Clybourne Park?” Takoma has long been considered a multicultural, liberal/radical, green enclave, which … Continue reading
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What Happened to my Bus Stop?
For those of you who have been living in DC for awhile, you might remember the large parking lot in the former Convention Center site, which for a few years was used as the bus terminal for Megabus and BoltBus. … Continue reading
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Gentrification and the 2010 DC Mayoral Race
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, one of the major news events of the past year that relates to Clybourne Park was the Mayoral race between Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray. Adrian Fenty began his tenure as DC … Continue reading
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A CLYBOURNE PARK Blog Welcome
Hi Woolly blog readers! We’ve been on hiatus for a bit as we closed our show Bootycandy, which I hope you followed along here on the blog as we explored the issues of sexuality, race, and of course, dirty words. … Continue reading
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