Is anyone satisfied with the way that flicker candles look on stage? If you didn’t raise your hand, then read on. If you did raise your hand, well, keep reading anyways. On the surface, this article is about designing & building a bright, adjustable flicker candle. I’ll let you in on a secret: the candle itself is only a foil. Dig deeper and you will find the untapped potential (in most theatres) of the hardware at the heart of the effect: an open source microprocessor....
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Recently designed a radio play for the Long Wharf Theatre Radio Auction. Unfortunately air time became limited, so we could only broadcast one six minute scene. Good new everybody! The play is available for download here. Downloads as zipped MP3s.80Days.zip
The Long Wharf Radio Theatre Presents: Around the World in 80 Days. Adapted from the Orson Wells’ Mercury Theatre Radio play (based on Jules Verne’s book by the same title.)...
You may remember the Theatre Mysteries Project. Oh, that site died a slow death of neglect. The coup de grâce came when I decided not to renew the domain registration. So I packed up, moved across town, and set up shop somewhere else. I feel liberated from the constant self-nagging to keep the old site updated with new bits. The TMP was for other people, this one is for me. I have decided to narrow my focus and write articles documenting projects that I am currently or have previously worked on....