Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
KMLZ: Ninjas of Comedy
Samantha Toh, Z Space intern extraordinaire, fills us in on the behind-the-scenes on-goings of KMLZ rehearsals:
Moving chairs, sorting light gels and drilling seven-foot planks into steel beams aside, my time at Z Space so far has pushed me into yet another brand new experience – this time, of comedy. Having worked on depressing shows on and off during my college career, it has been the best of changes observing this week’s Killing My Lobster show. From radio DJs with multiple personality disorders to swashbuckling chess pieces, narcissistic opera singers to men waxing lyrical about their taints, the show does the funny bone tickle like a pro.
To be honest, I was initially a little intimidated being thrown into such a dense concentration of talent. I watched rehearsals turn from cold readings to off-book performances in a matter of days, and loved quietly from my corner the fantastic (also, twisted) minds of writers. As I watched last night’s cue-to-cue, Gina – one of the Bardi Twins, a writing duo – put finishing touches to a giant worm suit created from a bright green kid’s sleeping bag. So much creativity jammed into a small space has made every single evening of one girl’s week.
So, what’s up, Saturday night. Killing My Lobster and Z Space are ready and waiting to open the show, ninja knives in hand.
-- Samantha Toh
Moving chairs, sorting light gels and drilling seven-foot planks into steel beams aside, my time at Z Space so far has pushed me into yet another brand new experience – this time, of comedy. Having worked on depressing shows on and off during my college career, it has been the best of changes observing this week’s Killing My Lobster show. From radio DJs with multiple personality disorders to swashbuckling chess pieces, narcissistic opera singers to men waxing lyrical about their taints, the show does the funny bone tickle like a pro.
To be honest, I was initially a little intimidated being thrown into such a dense concentration of talent. I watched rehearsals turn from cold readings to off-book performances in a matter of days, and loved quietly from my corner the fantastic (also, twisted) minds of writers. As I watched last night’s cue-to-cue, Gina – one of the Bardi Twins, a writing duo – put finishing touches to a giant worm suit created from a bright green kid’s sleeping bag. So much creativity jammed into a small space has made every single evening of one girl’s week.
So, what’s up, Saturday night. Killing My Lobster and Z Space are ready and waiting to open the show, ninja knives in hand.
-- Samantha Toh
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Lobsters are in the building!
We're not the only ones excited about the upcoming Killing My Lobster and Z Space co-production: KMLZ. Check out what SF Weekly has to say.
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