Tag: Alan Berks

The Play That Won't Go Away

Alan Berks — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:01:53 -0500

This play, Everywhere Signs Fall, has been around my life in some form or another longer than any other play I've written. When I was 24 and still more of a person who said he was a writer than a person who wrote, I remember sitting at a bar somewhere with my girlfriend-at-the-time and the friendly bartender who knew us well enough to keep us in free liquor all night long. I said I wanted to write a memory play. I wish I could remember why, particularly, at that moment I wanted to write a memory play.

Things are Looking Up

Alan Berks — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:15:15 -0500

I've got to remember to bring a camera to rehearsal so I can post some pictures on this blog. Right now, imagine a photograph that is so cool it makes you want to see Everywhere Signs Fall at Gremlin Theatre. I don't care what you picture as long as you trust your imagination and call 651-228-7008 for reservations.

Minnesota v. Chicago Actors

Alan Berks — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:47:06 -0500

I’m from Chicago. Chicagoans are different than Minnesotans. Everyone is different than Minnesotans. OK, everyone is different than everyone, but I live in Minnesota now, so Minnesota is what I think about.

First Day of Rehearsal Jitters

Alan Berks — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:52:47 -0500

Rehearsals for my play at Gremlin Theatre begin this evening. For a playwright, rehearsals are the beginning of a particular kind of hell. For an actor, rehearsals are sometimes the best experience of the play. Anything is possible in a rehearsal room. You don’t know the character yet.