Examiner.com’s Charles Kruger calls BRIGHT ROOM “gripping”!
Another review today, and just as amazing! Charles Kruger from Examiner.com has a lot to say about the politics and relevance of Kushner's play, and what it means today. Plus he called it "gripping", and that Custom Made is "one of the groups leading the way" with...
Beyond Chron calls Bright Room “simply incredible”!
The reviews have started to roll in. Here's BeyondChron.com's Lee Hartgrave on A Bright Room Called Day It is a heck of a rave, here's a highlight and then click the link below to read more! "This is a play that is masterfully explosive. The political fiction...
Bright Room featured in Arts in America!
Arts In America blog features BRIGHT ROOM today. Nice, short article and nothing wrong with saying we dazzle! "But whether he’s writing for the stage or for film, Kushner’s commitment to challenging his audiences, and his habit of introducing innovative...
Bright Room Official Photos
Official A Bright Room Called Day Production Photos These amazing photos are by Jay Yamada, and were shot at our final dress as well as our pick-up rehearsal before opening. Enjoy, they really capture our beautiful show. To download a high-resolution photo, click on...
BRIGHT ROOM featured on 96 hours!
Nice to wake up this morning to see our Agnes (Xanadu Bruggers) on the cover of 96 hours, the San Francisco Chronicle's "what to do this weekend" section! Most of the article is from an interview with me, although some of the facts about the version have gotten...
Late Night Photos from our Cue-to-Cue
Our fanatastic video designer, Maxx Kruzunski, shot some stills at our final day of cue to cue. Bright Room is an extremely complex show, which we plan on making look simple and seamless, so this took two days of stopping, adjusting, composing, video rendering, and...
Revelatory Moments
Revelatory Moments! Director Brian Katz on seeing the forest for the trees after the designer run.
Comrades!
This is a big weekend for the Bright Room cast. It’s our first run through! It’s going to be a “rough draft” if you will, but I’m very excited to see how it’s all shaping up. This is actually going to be the first time I’ve seen some of the other actors in rehearsal...
Tony’s AIDS Prayer
I was made aware of this prayer by Custom Made's intrepid Artistic Director (and the director of our upcoming Production of A Bright Room Called Day), Brian Katz. It is the AIDS Prayer written by Tony Kushner in 1994, for The National Day of Prayer for AIDS. First,...
Welcome to Germany!
It’s great to be back! Back at Custom Made Theater Company (last time I was here we were performing at the Off-Market Theater), back working on another fabulous Tony Kushner play, and back to the Berlin featured in “A Bright Room Called Day.” I had the pleasure of...
