JEFFREY CLARK STOKES
 

I have recently come across an old blog I created to post my poetry and creative writings.  I have began updating it again with current stuff and will also use it as a place to congregate inspirational thoughts/moments/etc that come up.  Also, as concepts for performan...

Buzz News.net says,

"A fresh look at a small space, the audience is in effect taken into the quarantined room and has the chance to experience the ghastly confinement through all-around, staggered seating, bringing actors and audience close together. Stripping away any...

Tonight the actors were completely off book (still calling line, but that's expected at this point)!!!!

We got to do a complete run of the show and see how things are shaping out.

It was glaringly apparent that the actors have begun to delve deeper into their char...

So, originally, I had only interpretted two major moments for necessary fight choreography.

After pulling in the fantastic Joshua Simpson, we collaborated on other moments and have a sleu of moments throughout the show.

Today we went back over the choreography they lear...

This is a video series I found about the life of Women in 17th century England.  There are three episodes (each about an hour in length).  The one here is about women at home.  It's very interesting to learn how this was a time when women were growing in power, but the...

Having laid down the basic movement of each scene, tomorrow we begin our deeper journey into the characters and the choices they make.  

I'm excited to watch these actors (all new or recently returning to the stage in this style of production) grow and develop in their...

At rehearsal two days ago, we began going back over the work we had previously done on Morse's first two monologues. 

I captured a snippet of one of these to share with you guys.

Caroline is doing a fantastic job of enhancing her storytelling skills.

We are working with h...

I recently found this awesome article, from the New York Times, discussing the power of Naomi Wallace's work in general.

It then, quickly, goes into a deeper discussion of One Flea Spare and its relevance to today.  

New York Times Article

I found this paragraph on page...