death becomes her...me...uh, us?

never thought you'd have a conversation with death, did you? neither did shamus (played by marc adam smith) in five years later, but he comes nose to nose with her.

it surprised very few that i was to tackle the role of death in poy's current production, seeing as i do have a penchant for the darker roles. (for those who may not remember, i have played two very different versions of satan in deadtime stories and lovesmacked). what may surprise many, however, is that the lovely courtney tisch will be picking up death's sickle (or scroll in this case) as i am forced to leave the production a week early.

it is with mixed feelings, that i do this. playing this part has been such fun and i feel like the show is just coming into its own. but, opportunity has knocked and there is no way i can't answer it. i am leaving the production of five years later to be the assistant company manager of don't quit your night job, a new broadway after hours improv, sketch comedy, and musical review. the first preview is on april 26th, during the last week of five years later. by taking this position, i am fulfilling my dream of my "day job" being theater. go figure it's with a show called don't quit your night job.

courtney will be joining us back stage and in the audience this week to learn all the fun stuff i do back stage (i get to play with fake blood and makeup!) and on stage. i know she'll take the character in new and exciting directions and I only wish i would be able to see it.

want to see the different faces of death? come see me, karron karr, as death in five years later from april 18-21 and go again to see courtney tisch as death april 25-28.

Taco Express - it DOES exist

And is a chain restaurant apparently... to quote Bruna from the show, "Will anyone ride the Taco Express with me?!"

The answer is a resounding YES:


Check out the show, would you???!

The show has opened and audiences like it!

The show opened this past Wednesday and so far so good... everyone who has come to see the show has really enjoyed it. There have been lots of laughs and great reactions to our antics on stage.

New York comedian Johnny Vito attended the show on Friday night and posted the following on our MySpace page:

"5 Years Later deserves 5 stars, five thumbs up! I loved it! I just can't praise this enough. This is what theatre should be! Biting satire, Comedy with teeth (Just the way I like my comedy), highly entertaining! Superbly written! Extraordinary characters! Terrific performances! A must see! And for me a must-see again!" http://www.myspace.com/johnnytzito

Feel free to check out our MySpace page yourself by clicking here or just buy your tickets already!

Postering

A few weeks before the show started several members of the company went around hanging posters to advertise the show. Postering is never a fun job - walking around, entering into various establishments to ask if you can put your poster in their window. Sometimes, you are greeted with kindness, other times, you just get a disdainful wave of the hand.

On this occasion, we ran up against lack of space and foul weather - many of the stores had too many posters already and the weather on this day went from great to cold and rainy.

Hey, but you have to get your image out there - a great poster placement could mean more butts in seats! My sister and her boyfriend were in town and accompanied Paul Weissman and myself as we postered Times Square. Below are two lovely pix documenting the adventure:

Sis caught me making a lovely face while hanging a poster at a local laundromat.
Paul is in the background.

More postering at a new restaurant in the area. What a fabulous poster, if I do say so myself.

Paul and I were stopped on the street while postering to have a passerby ask if that was me in the poster. How flattering! We chatted the couple up about the show and gave them a postcard.

You've got two weeks left to see the show, so hop to it and buy your tickets now!