Bummerz

Early this morning Kamili left for Philly and it turns out he's not coming back to PVD. He'd worked out a whole schedule with his part-time job at a library to travel back and forth between Providence and Philadelphia for the duration of the 5 week creation process. Last week when he went back, his boss decided that the schedule wasn't going to work and he wouldn't be able to perform in our showings in Providence and Portland, ME.

Needless to say, this is sad. Kamili has proven a vital performer and creator in this process. We will miss both his presence on stage and also his abilities as a creator and instigator of moments and scenes. However, it is not lost on us that we are making a play about work and Kamili can't play with us anymore because he has to work. We're going to try to incorporate his absence into the performance as much as we can, and look to the future when we keep creating in his home city. Also, it makes me want this show to become something that makes it possible for Kamili to actually be able to choose us over his job.

Anyway, here's all of us, our last night in Providence at Lili Marlene's.

Photo Shoots

We took some pre-production, more ephemeral, less "true" photos the other day with our good friend and photographer Flordelino Lagundino. Jed's got a serious thing for raw industrial abandoned spaces, and so he found this funny little space under 195 in Fox Point. We all got into our blazers and [khaki] pants and piled into the van. It was a beautiful day, but still chilly -- especially under the freeway. We should have the photos by Friday, but in the meantime, here's a snapshot of us piled into the van just post-shoot. Kamili looks like our driver, but he's actually still in a passenger seat.

Back in PVD!

It's always particularly special when all the members of Strange Attractor are actually together in one zip code. We spend so much more time away from each other than we do together. Last week we officially started in the studio on our next project, Enlightenment on E Floor North, in Providence. I really enjoy hosting the boys when they are in town, though I also can't help but be a bit jealous of their status as guest artists. What they lack in having the comforts of home by their side, they make for in total freedom from almost any responsibility. Of course, the best part of having everyone in Providence is that the showing gets to be in Providence. . . which means that my community gets to see what we're up to. . .

Aram's here too. . . He just was at the mall when this photo was taken. . .