Author Archives: jaredmcdaris

Maggy’s Treasure

Posted on October 31, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Mystery Card #4 The River was turning gold as Maggy meandered along the LaZell Bridge. The clouds above, the color of sun-drenched parchment, dotted the golden sky. Maggy’s bag was rattling and whumping behind her on two ancient wheels that … Continue reading →

Stories

Line!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

This is a Ramble. Read at your own risk. Getting off-book is a problem for many actors. There are many excuses, but the truth is I don’t actually hear that many excuses nowadays. A while back, Facebook saw a rise … Continue reading →

Goofs and Rambles, Random Stuff, Theater Stuff

The Crystal Poppy Skeptic

Posted on October 27, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Mystery Card Writing. #3 It was Spring again, and the crystal poppies bloomed. I remembered my first time in the crystal poppy field. They were transfixing: bright orange and clear, the brilliant white sun shown through them, and they glittered … Continue reading →

Stories

Upon Her Wyrm Cadaver

Posted on October 27, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Mystery Card Writings, #2 Imperious she flies upon the Sea, In ragged seaweed, shining majesty, Her trident ever upward to the Sky, Proclaiming she of gracious greatness, Aye, Determining her gracious greatness High. The pallid serpent in her ankles gript … Continue reading →

Stories

St. Crispin’s Day: Bathory, Hapsbergs, Hamlet, Prince Caspian, and Henry V

Posted on October 25, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

It’s St. Crispin’s Day! Below is a reprint of a blog I wrote about Countess Bathory, last year. Among other things, it details Crispin’s Day’s influence on the creation of the play. ********** Act 2, Scene 2 of Countess Bathory is the … Continue reading →

Countess Bathory, Theater Stuff

The Cast of Steampunk Christmas Carol 2017

Posted on October 15, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Behold! The Cast of Steampunk Christmas Carol!

Theater Stuff

Coriolanus Unrehearsed!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Buy your tickets here! We close our seventh season with Coriolanus, the Roman tragedy that pits elitism against ignorance. Hero of the patricians and blight to the plebeians, Caius Martius has been instrumental in Rome’s military victories, particularly those with … Continue reading →

Theater Stuff, Unrehearsed Shakespeare