Happy 174th Birthday, Mark Twain

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/11/happy_174th_birthday_mark_twain.phpBy Chad Garrison in Books, History, NewsMon., Nov. 30 2009 @ 2:13PM​Samuel Langhorne Clemensa.k.a. Mark Twain, was born on this day in 1835.Arguably America's greatest writer and certainly the finest from Missouri, Twain grew up in Hannibal. But did you know his birthplace...

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Sinner Man

Here is the Nina Simone version of Run Sinner Man:http://www.youtube.com/v/uney6p40bcI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0A Choir Version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnsrJ2_ROboChosen for the feeling evoked from the dance to Sinner Man. The 2nd and 3rd pieces have some interesting characteristics for churchgoers.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT8SX35m0lUThis video is interesting for the way they move together in order to simulate water as well as how they use sheets of fabric:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_emeASlSa2EThis...

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The Marx Brothers

Clip from "Duck Soup" Physical comedy is always the funniest. A simple hat trick, and a leg up made us all laugh hysterically today in rehears...

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"Shaped-Note" Singing or "Fasola" Singing

During yesterday's meeting we touched briefly on music. We spoke about O Brother Where Art Thou and the influence music held over that movie. I couldn't help but be reminded of a piece I sang 3 years ago in choir entitled, "David's Lamentation" by William Billings. The piece featured a style of singing called "shape note" singing."Shape note" singing...

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Meet Our Devising Group!

Directed Of Course by the Wonderful Margaret LarlhamActors Devising (THEA 329A) :Nathan BellDeAndre ClayTyler HastingsDanielle LazarakisMegan StognerJohn SmithClarissa ThibeauxMusic Composition: Thomas HodgesDramaturgy: Alicia-Marie HutchinsonScripting Assistant: Ace Nevarez*The first meeting will be held on Tuesday @5:00 pm. Please check back here or on the Theatre Notice Board tomorrow for the location, and bring your schedules so we can figure out the best meeting times.There were so many...

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Fall 2009 Callbacks

Callbacks will be on Thursday (9/9/09) at 5:00 pm in the Don Powell Theater.Jen Abundez Nathan Bell DeAndre Clay Sammie Davis Rachel Dexter Krista Feallock Jeaneal Gunning Tyler Hastings Ryan Heath Kevin Koppman-Gue Danielle Lazerakis Hannah Ledyard Guy Robbins Bradley Sattler John Smith Megan Stogner Clarissa Thibeaux Michael Tutino Ed Rodriguez * NOTE: Even if your name does not appear on this list, you may be included in the final Callback after Spring 2010 Genera...

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Suggested Reading List

Suggested By The Mark Twain House & MuseumNook Farm: Mark Twain's Hartford Circle.Andrews, Kenneth R.Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1950Mr. Clemens a Mark Twain: A Biography.Kaplan, Justin.New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966.The Mark Twain Encyclopedia.Lemaster, J. R. and James D. Wilson, ed.New York: Garland Publishing, 1993.Susy and Mark Twain Family Dialogues.Salsbury, Edith, ed.New York: Amereon House, 1965.The Quotable Mark Twain: His Essential Aphorisms, Witticisms, & Concise...

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Mark Twain's Immediate Family Tree

source: The Mark Twain House and Museumhttp://www.marktwainhouse.org/theman/twain_tree....

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Biography of Mark Twain aka Samuiel Clemens

Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain 1835-1910 As his literature provides insight into the past, the events of his personal life further demonstrate his role as an eyewitness to history. During his lifetime, Sam watched a young United States evolve from a nation torn apart by internal conflicts to one of international power. He experienced the country's vast...

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Claymation Adventures

Clips from the 1985 claymation movie entitled "The Adventures of Mark Twain.The first clip is very creepy, and the entire production was banned from ...

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Read 4 Free

Hello!These works have been downloaded from sites across the web. I have only been able to set them up for download, however if you cannot download them and need the url from whihc I found them please contact me and I will send you the site information as soon as possible.Thanks!marie@mariecoffey.com*The copyright laws on all works have expir...

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"Modern Man" Performed by George Carlin

Video from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2008, a 90-minute presentation of the Mark Twain Prize honoring George Carl...

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Welcome

Welcome to the blog dedicated to the SDSU Theatre Departments involvement in Mark Twain's Centenary Tribute. If you haven't heard, San Diego State University is participating in a year long event dedicated to Mark Twain and all of his accomplishments. The SDSU Theatre and Library Departments will be hosting a play written by Margaret Larlham for the Theatre of Youth. The production will be presented as part of the annual Theatre of the World Festival in 2010.If you are new to Margaret's process...

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