Folger's Fascinating Forge Request

Washington, DC's Folger Library is mounting Romeo and Juliet this fall (2013).  The director and designers wanted weapons that "fit" the production.  So rather than pull rapiers, etc, from stock, they commissioned Baltimore Knife and Sword to design and build all new functioning weaponry for what sounds like one hell of an R&J.

The link to the Washington Post article is here.  But watch the post-tv video for the "real" story (you might have to register with post-tv to see, but worth it).

Meat & Potato in American Theatre Magazine



We were flipping lazily through the October 2013 issue of American Theatre Magazine the other day and discovered an article by Salt Lake City theatre critic Barbara M. Bannon detailing all of the new plays presented annually in our home town. 

Late in the article Barbara mentions Meat & Potato cofounders Tobin Atkinson and Marynell Hinton and their collaborative work on The Odyssey and Aliens: The Puppet Musical.

It's an amazing feeling to be shocked and humbled all at once.