ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATER

A WRITER’S WORK IS NEVER DONE

Posted by Tom on July 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I had the pleasure to meet Raymond Neutra, Richard Neutra’s son. Because of THE PRINCES OF KINGS ROAD, where one of the two main character’s is Richard Neutra, I took the opportunity to hear his memories of his father and Rudolph Schindler. Fascinating…new nuggets of information…and today I found myself rewriting. Please understand, I’ve done […]

Categories: Lazarus Rising · Tags: ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATER, playwrights unit, raymond neutra, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, the princes of kings road

I’M BACK, BABY!

Posted by Tom on July 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Time to go public again. I have a new play – THE PRINCES OF KINGS ROAD – opening September 11, at the Neutra Institute and Museum. I’ll have bulletins (extree extree read all about it!) occasionally and it’s time to recommend some movies, give some opinions, rile people up. Watch for it. DOCUMENTARY RECOMMENDATION – […]

Categories: Lazarus Rising · Tags: architecture, Dion Neutra, ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATER, Lovell House, MAK, modernism, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler

WE PUT ON A SHOW – AND WHAT I LEARNED

Posted by Tom on February 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

By Tom Lazarus Author of THE LAST WORD, DEFINITIVE ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR SCREENWRITING QUESTIONS The last few weeks, after months of preparation, I directed three theater pieces. It was terrific fun and an incredible learning experience. I learned that orienting the audience to what I, the writer, expect from them is vital […]

Categories: Lazarus Rising · Tags: AUTOPSY OF HONEY BEES, DO UNTO OTHERS, ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATER, STEVIE STERN AS KICK ASS MARY, THE AUTOPSY OF HONEY BEES

Reactions to DO UNTO OTHERS – the staged reading 2/3/13

Posted by Tom on February 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

At Ensemble Studio Theater Written and Directed by Tom Lazarus “An amazing piece of drama! Shockingly beautiful.” – Alexa “I thought the acting was amazing. You must be a terrific director because without sets, costumes, props, or even actually physically doing what was going on in the play, it was easily visualized. It also […]

Categories: Lazarus Rising · Tags: DO UNTO OTHERS, ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATER, STAGE READING

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A WRITER’S WORK IS NEVER DONE

I’M BACK, BABY!

WE PUT ON A SHOW – AND WHAT I LEARNED

Reactions to DO UNTO OTHERS – the staged reading 2/3/13

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