My Clothes Match
Posted By Kathleen David on January 27, 2006
Caroline dressed me this morning. She picked out my pants and shirt for the day. They actually match. Her morning doesn’t really start for her until she sees Mama. She has a routine that she likes to follow. I do believe that children do like structure and she has her day pretty much figured out.
I did have a day that I thought I got enough done in one day that was Tuesday. I got most of my costume cut out and the house picked up and saw a really good movie which is opening in limited release February 3rd. Yesterday I got a lot done at the beginning of the day and then spent the afternoon playing with Caroline. So today I have a bunch more things I need to do but then I think I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I had a totally free day.
Can someone explain the concept of the point spread and over/under? I am totally confused about it. I’m going to say Steelers by 7 until I understand this more.
Anyone else think “Dancing with the Stars” is fixed now? I want George Hamilton to dance another day but I have a feeling that Master P is going to dance across the stage with less grace than Sweetums for another week.
Anyone have a question for me?
I am grateful for the potential of a costume being used more than once.
Thought you might be interested
Lovely ‘bone’
Comic-inspired production redefines human anatomy
by Alex Brown
January 26, 2006
Zora Senat, assistant stage manager (or “Assistant Boner,” as the crew called her), of a new play called Bone recently sat down with PLAY to discuss many facets of the innovative show. A Sit & Spin production, Bone is inspired by a comic created by Jeff Smith and will open Feb. 2 in Shanley Pavilion. Sitting under pink twinkling lights in her Foster-Walker Complex single, Senat, a Communication freshman, detailed a two-dimensional world of talking bones and great red dragons.
PLAY: Tell me about Bone.
Zora Senat: The director, Aaron Weissman, wrote it along with the help of stage manager Alex Hartzler. They took the main story out of this comic book series and made it into a play.
PLAY: What’s the significance of the title?
ZS: There are three bones that the whole play is centered around, and they’re cute little 2-foot-tall off-white puppets that look like actual bones. They have faces and arms and legs and weird bone-shaped heads. I’m very excited about the puppets. That’s actually the main reason why they brought me on — they wanted some artistic help with the puppets. Every week we have what we call “Bone Class,” which includes me, the director, the stage manager and the puppet designers (Katie Foster and Dan Kohler). We all collaborated to mold the clay into what we thought the bones should look like.
PLAY: Are there any other puppets besides the bones?
ZS: There’s a big, red dragon that’s comprised of a head and an arm. Chris Hejl, who plays the character, manipulates the head and the arm to make it look like a full dragon. It’s really cool looking, but it’s pretty creepy.
PLAY: What’s the set like?
ZS: It’s pretty intricate. There are two large wheels on either side of the stage. We’re really trying to go for this comic book-y look. When the audience sees the play, we want them to think “big comic book.”
PLAY: What is the significance of the wheels, if any?
ZS: At certain points in the play, the wheels turn to reveal 12 different scenes that are inspired by the comic book.
PLAY: So if this is a comic book, who are the superheroes?
ZS: The bones aren’t technically superheroes because they don’t really realize that what they’re doing is all that heroic. They’re just these three little characters who stumble into this new world, and the show is about their reactions and interactions with the population of this world. It’s really hard to explain, because it’s a bunch of comic books packed into one 60-page play.
PLAY: What are the costumes like besides the three bones?
ZS: Brittney Lower, the costume designer, is doing an awesome job, as usual. She’s really taking the whole comic theme and running with it. She’s making the costumes look as 2-D as possible by drawing in shadows and emphasizing shadows where they ought to be.
PLAY: Is the show like Avenue Q?
ZS: (Laughs.) That’s what everyone says when we try to explain the show. Yes, it’s very much like Avenue Q — except not a musical.
— Alex Brown
The point spread is essentially the margin of victory–if you bet on a team, you’re betting that they’ll at least get within that margin. For example, right now, the point spread for the Superbowl is, AIUI, 4 points. So I can bet on the Steelers, assuming they’ll win by at least four, or I can bet on the Seahawks, assuming they’ll either win or at least keep the margin of their defeat down to three points. If you believe that the Steelers will win it by 7, you’d want to bet the Steelers, since the point spread is only 4. (If you’re a betting type, of course. You can always decide that the best bet is to keep your money in your pocket.)
The over/under, AIUI, is a guess at the total number of points that will be scored in the game by both teams, and you can bet either “over” or “under” that number in an attempt to win money. It’s got nothing to do with betting who’ll win, and you can place over/under bets separately or not at all.
“Actually”, if the point spread is 4 (for instance)the Steelers would have to win by more than that for you to win…4 would actually be a “push” (possibly a loss for you, depending on your bookie)…that’s why so often you’ll see lines of a half point (3.5, 5.5, etc.) so that there’s an even number for the actual results.
My wife and I were SOOOOO glad when Master P was voted off. He constantly had a totally bewildered look on his face. When he was “dancing” it looked more like he should have been partnered with Gene Wilder singing “Putting on the Ritz.”
I do have a question…
I am interested in buying a puppet but am not going to be at any of the conventions you have currently listed. Is there a way to do this via e-mail? My boyfriend loves your puppets and i’d love to give him one..