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Leprechaun

A Leprechaun

Just in time for dear St. Pats I played a Leprechaun in my most recent Manhattan Project performance. I also got to play the role with my dear friend Ron Rothschiller, who, as you can see by his last name, is a fine Irishman. Except that he played Cupid.

Rob Daniels was our playwright, joining a coterie of fine playwrights including Eric Coble, Renee Schilling, and Michael Pullman.

Accent

It took a bit for me to get the accent correct. I spent quite a bit of time learning the keys to Irish speaking, including pronouncing my “i” sounds a “oi” sounds (oil), and “e” sounds as “long a” sounds, dropping the “g” off all “ing” endings, and changing “my” to “me”, etc. “Oi’ll bay havin’ me drink now.”

Quite fun, as the Manhattan Project always is. A fine, long-running experiment by my dear friend Peter Roth, whose balls are getting bigger every day.

Went to convergence last night to see two plays from the current NEOMFA. If you’re in the market for plays written by emerging playwrights, that’s the place to go.

Lasts for the rest of this weekend and next weekend. I was highly impressed by Michael Laurenty’s play Dye Jung last night, which is worth seeing for the several factors, including a plot that twists and keeps you on your feet, language that is vibrant and sort of Mac-Wellman-ish at times. And great acting by Zak Hudak who switches personalities deftly throughout. Fun times at concon will keep you warm on a snowy night!