Ballet Costume in a Day?

Here is a fascinating Chicago Tribune article about the building of a new Sugar Plum Fairy costume for the Joffrey Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker… in 8 hours.  Apparently, they needed a second costume built to fit a replacement dancer for the show, and had a short time frame to complete it.  The article includes a time table on the completion of the outfit.

Bailout Theatre at Judson Memorial Church, NYC

Podcast

A link to a podcast put out by NYTheatre.com which is an interview with Rev. Michael Ellick, Jonny Goodman, and Micah Bucey, who run the Bailout Theater program based out of Judson Memorial Church in New York City (connected to the American Baptist Church).  They advertise a free theatre or arts event coupled with a free meal.  Their program will be expanding in 2011 to involve programs every Wednesday night, with a meal at 7:30, show at 8.  They advertise that there will be “no cover, no catch, no proselytizing, no processed food.”