Wilson enters home stretch

by michael rohd, co-writer & director
Every time i work on a show, i find my perspective on what an audience brings to the event of live theatre challenged…
i believe the event isn’t done until the exchange with an audience begins to shape it (the story, the piece, the performances) into what it wants to become.  [...]

Wilson Wants Breakfast

by Maria McCullough

So, what does the cast of Wilson Wants it All do when they’re not sharing an awesome play with you? They have brunch! Last Sunday a bunch of us got together and had some yummy food at my apartment. Nothing like a little breaking of bread to help us bond! [...]

Photos from Wilson Wants It All

photo credits: John Taflan

wilson wants to open

tonight
in a few hours, in fact
we have teched
we have previewed
we have been tightening, changing, working, cueing, re-writing, watching, learning…
wilson wants to open-
here we go.

Michael Rohd Interview in RedEye Today

Check out this hot interview with Wilson director Michael Rohd which appear in the RedEye this morning.
Answers quite a few questions about the show that… most of you might still have even after following along on this blog for weeks!

Wilson techs…

No picture here.
No video clip.
No link.
Just a thought on what we are coming out of as a team; tech.
Such an amazing thing, to watch literally dozens of people in a dark room working with a single goal…tell the story. Bring it to life. Shape the most potent and joyful event we can, using the tools [...]

wilson sues steve jobs

by michael rohd
so, steve jobs has clearly been sitting in on our design meetings
and learning, from us, how technology will function in the year 2040
his ideas aren’t as advanced as ours
but still
i think its poor form for him to unveil his little device without so much as a mention of its obvious source
ah steve- we’ll [...]

wilson films a baby

in this image, part of our story is committed to film…and we take on step closer to the world of wilson…
i am at Ana K’s house with her generous family
Lucas is with me
carolyn is on the way
awesome.

wilson talks montage

by mike smith, cast member
MONTAGE!
If you look up the word montage, you get a pretty lengthy and
confusing definition. I think Team America sums it up perfectly.
team america
Here at the House, we put montages in our plays all the time. Each
play in the Valentine Trilogy had a montage sequence at the end of Act
I. [...]

Book Nerd: Parts 1 and 2

By Emjoy Gavino, Ensemble member (aka “peeps”), Wilson Wants It All

The Truth Machine: I’m a few chapters into it, but it deals with much that has been discussed amongst the ensemble — truth, ethics, the decline of America, politics, the justice system, international diplomacy, a specific technology and its effect on mankind. I look [...]