Center Theatre Group Blog

Actor Glenn Davis plays Tom, an American soldier, in the upcoming Kirk Douglas Theatre world premiere production of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Moisés Kaufman. He will be contributing to the CTG blog periodically as the show gets ready for the stage.

So we’re rehearsing on a Saturday afternoon and it is absolutely thrilling. Moisés just got back from NYC. He was there to speak at an event.  Jimmy, his asst., led rehearsal yesterday. We had a run- through of the show and it was great.

This play is extremely satisfying in every sense. It’s exhilarating for everyone in the room it seems. I was telling Arian, who plays Musa, just how pleasing it is to come to work every day and feel like you are a part of something. It never feels like work actually. Every once in a while, an actor is handed a script that you just can’t put down until you finish reading. I must have read it 5 times before we started.

We’re all ready to jump into tech. We just saw the set and the cage for the tiger. It’s pretty amazing. The lighting looks great. Everything is just coming together nicely. The more they tell us not to get onto the stage the more everyone wants to get up there. Moisés tells us his techs are notoriously brutal so I’m sure we will get our fix fairly quickly.

Michael Bulger is CTG’s Marketing Coordinator.

In preparation for our April 1^st Spamalot On-Sale event (tastefully titled “SPAMAPALOOZA”) I had the extreme pleasure of spending the morning sifting through Old English garb in our incredible costume warehouse.

I must be honest, I didn’t quite know what to expect when I pulled up… but what I found was a Mecca of clothing.  A shopaholics dream!  Rows upon rows of shirts, coats, pants and (my favorite) hats!  From every era, from every economic class, from every style… it was truly stunning.

I could have easily spent four days in there, sorting through clothes and trying things on… but I had to limit myself to a mere four hours.  I was able to come out with a ton of costumes for SPAMAPALOOZA, including outfits for knights in shining armor, monks’ robes, peasant clothes and even a few Maid Marian-esque dresses. 

Below are a few pictures I snapped on my cell phone… I hope you enjoy!  Stay tuned for more info on SPAMAPALOOZA… including how you can get in on the fun!

PS: A very special thanks to Candice Cain, Costume Director here at CTG for all of her help with this project!!