Six years ago, Joe Pesce got it in his head to develop a festival that would showcase theatrical works that don't normally find their way to New Mexico. Pesce, the Tricklock Company's artistic director, helped create the Revolutions International Theatre Festival, which brings theater from around the world to Albuquerque.
Lauren Weedman is not a comic. Well, she's not the kind of comic television producers think she is. "In Hollywood, they stick me right up with standup comedians, but it's not my deal," Weedman said. Weedman's had roles on such television shows such as "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," VH1's A-to-Z series and Comedy Central's "Reno 9-11," although she feels her roots remain in theater.
UNM playwrights are once again at the epicenter of local theater. The Words Afire festival opened its fifth year last night at Theatre X with "Admissions," written by Lou Clark. "Admissions" is one of 16 world premieres featured during the festival, which will continue through Nov.
With retro and electroclash creeping into the Albuquerque music scene, indie rockers deserve a bit of knowledge about something that isn't a chart-topper. The Faint's new album, Wet From Birth, is one of these hidden gems. This is the Faint in a nutshell - indie meets '80s synth-rock meets electronica and dance.
Solutions by The State News
