19.Oct.2009 Review Roundup: The Heavens Are Hung in Black
Here’s a collection of reviews for James Still’s THE HEAVENS ARE HUNG IN BLACK. NUVO Newsweekly Indianapolis Star Indy Theatre Habit Indianapolis Theatre Examiner Fun City Finder StageWrite
02.Oct.2009 Program Notes/James Still: My Own Private Abraham
While I’m not certain it can be verified, several sources claim Abraham Lincoln to be the most written about American of all time, and second only to Jesus as the most written about person throughout all of history. Having fallen (willingly) down into the rabbit hole of research in the pursuit of all things Lincoln, [...]
Director’s Notes: A New Look at an Old Friend
by Peter Amster, Director of The Heavens Are Hung in Black Eleven years ago I directed Abe Lincoln in Illinois here at the IRT. It was a deeply gratifying experience, spending that time with Lincoln: researching his life and words and politics, working with a gifted actor to create an honorable “personation” of him, telling [...]
22.Sep.2009 Podcast: The Heavens Are Hung in Black
WIBC’s Glee Renick spoke to IRT’s Janet Allen about the first production of the 2009-2010 season, James Still’s The Heavens Are Hung in Black. Two castmembers also perform a short scene from the opening of the play. IRT Podcast September 2009
15.Sep.2009 A Post from James Still: 09-15-09
Tuesday night… I’m dizzy from wearing multiple hats these past days. Director Peter Amster and his cast of THE HEAVENS ARE HUNG IN BLACK worked through the weekend, spending Saturday and Sunday “around the table” to work through the play, ask questions, offer insights, argue over details… today they started working on their feet, bringing [...]
10.Sep.2009 A Post from James Still: The Heavens Are Hung in Black/09-10-09
September 10, 2009 Tomorrow is the first day of rehearsals for the IRT production of THE HEAVENS ARE HUNG IN BLACK. When I left the IRT office tonight I said to a colleague, “See you tomorrow for the first day of school!” Maybe it’s because it’s September, or maybe it’s because HEAVENS is the first [...]