blog
June 2011
Our Greatest Year by Robert Attenweiler at the Brick June 17-26
New York Times review June 21, 2011
“Anna Brenner’s empathic direction brings this unflagging pessimist and his mystified wife to vivid life”
July 2, 2011
Backstage article featuring Cass Collins and 3 Women
“Working with Anna changed my view of modern-day theater. It was an experience,” says Collins. “It was exciting for me that it could be about the process, not just mounting the production and getting the show done and up.” Although she remains grateful for the community-theater opportunities that sparked a renewed interest in her erstwhile craft, Collins views “3 Women” as a definite milestone and the future standard for an increasingly professional career.”
-11.21.10
EVERY SUNDAY IN FEBRUARY—STONE OPEN HOUSE
Laurie Anderson and Anna Brenner invite you to Stone Open House.
FEEL FREE TO COME IN ANY TIME BETWEEN 3 AND 10PM
From the practical to the theoretical, SOH will be a place to hang out, drink great coffee, read, listen to unusual presentations and invent alternative ways to live and work. Part think tank, part party, SOH will host a series of presentations that cover a wide range of topics- from the history of boilers to teaching music to dogs. In cooperation with Housing Works Book store, SOH will present a library of must-read books for people interested in expanding in unpredictable ways.
-10.17.10
Article about undergroundzero 2010 http://www.realtimearts.net/article/issue99/10006
-10.15.10
I’ll be flying to Arkansas in November to work with The Artist’s Laboratory Theatre on Bombs, Babes, and Bingo by Merri Biechler. Very exciting to collaborate with Erika Wilhite and such a great company before they take this show all over the south.
I started workshops for 3 Women this past week and I’m planning for Anyuta in Philly. Also, you should plan to spend your Sunday’s this February at to The Stone in the East Village…
-9.10.10
Woo hoo! I’m directing a new piece adapted from Chekhov’s story Anyuta for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater’s Cabaret in December.
-7.30.10
Big Dance Theater! Alcestis!
-7.25.10
Are We Here Yet? I miss and love you. Thanks to everyone who came to see it and to everyone at the undergroundzero festival. We even made a big change in the piece after the second day of performances…it continues to want to live. In other news, I went to Dia: Beacon this weekend with the cast…and camping (tent! campfire!) at Malouf’s Mountain, and had the most amazing popsicle of my life (cucumber, mint, chili) in Beacon. And not to forget, we all hiked while chewing sticks (licorice).
-7.2.10
Tarkovsky’s Sculpting in Time
-6.28.10
So many wonderful things: V. Woolf’s Moments of Being, SITI’s Room, Laurie Anderson’s Homeland, Natalie Merchant Leave Your Sleep, Kieślowski’s Decalogue, Tilda Swinton etc. I Am Love
-6.11.10
Uncanny was wonderful to work on, and I’m really happy with how it turned out. Photos and video to come. Thanks to all who helped and came out to see it. Now I’m getting ready to start rehearsals for the new production of Are We Here Yet? which will be at the undergroundzero festival July 14-18.
I was so thrilled to find this online: Shawn Colvin’s Hold On cover
-6.7.10
Uncanny is tomorrow night, and I hope people come because it’s just going to be nice. Jess Smith is singing. There is a cello and a piano. Beautiful dancers. Projection and light. I mean, come on.
-6.3.10
Officially older with an expired driver’s license. I love my bike and French Figs from Fairway.
AWHY? part two cast: Melissa Brown, Gabel Eibon, Mike James, Rachael Richman. I can’t wait to get back to work. showtime: PS122 July 14-18.
-5.10.10
Exactly what I needed today. http://bombsite.com/issues/84/articles/2561
-4.7.10
Rehearsal for Are we here yet is in it’s final week. I’m getting very excited. I’d rather rehearse than sleep. Please come and see it.
-3.13.10
Spring Break. Tonight I saw The Wooster Group’s North Atlantic which was wonderful. Rehearsal all week, and a little retreat upstate to ride bikes with Otso and work on the script for Are we here yet?
-3.5.10
At the Whitney Biennial: Stephanie Sinclair / Aurel Schmidt / Kate Gilmore
- 3.4.10
1. “The Revisionist Stage” by Amy S. Green 2. Judith Thurman’s profile of performance artist Marina Abramović in 3/8/10 New Yorker. 3. The Screens by Genet
-I’m looking for someone to teach Tai Chi or Qigong
- My friend, Jonathan Vandenberg, has some nice photos from our retreat last month to West Fulton
- I managed to record an impromptu Three Sisters singalong we had at a cast party.
Andrey Act 4 coming soon…
- What? This jelly fish is blowing my mind.