Direct Link: 📺 Waiting for Waiting for Godot

Tomorrow night at 5pm PT!  WFWFG LIVE on YouTube

The show must go on... Click below (on the screenshot or the button further down) to watch WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT at 5pm PT Thursday 7/16! If you're logged into YouTube you can set a reminder by clicking now :) bit.ly/GodotYouTube Copyright © 2020 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

Waiting for Waiting for Godot EXTENDS on raves from the LA Times and more!

"a raw and revealing glimpse into the actor's existential dilemma... careens, amusingly, between vaudevillian slapstick and metaphysical absurdism"

What kind of people hang around waiting for a promise that doesn't come? Waiting for Waiting for Godot EXTENDS through Sat 21 Dec, with rave reviews across the board!  I'll be hanging out at the Plunge after the show Friday if you want to say Hi!  Click a date for on-line tickets, just $15 for any show... Friday 13 December, 8pm* *Marian Gonzalez in for Julie Marchiano Saturday 14 December, 8pm Sunday 15 December, 5pm Monday 16 December, 8pm Thursday 19 December, 8pm Friday 20 December, 8pm Saturday 21 December, 8pm Performing at: The Broadwater Second Stage 6320 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles CA 90038 More info! http://www.sacredfools.org/mainstage/19/godot/   production photos by Jessica Sherman Bruno Oliver as Ester LA Times: "a raw and revealing glimpse into the actor's existential dilemma... careens, amusingly, between vaudevillian slapstick and metaphysical absurdism... could have come straight out of an old Laurel and Hardy one-reeler... an acid-etched valentine to... those intrepid aspirants who forgo an easy path for the strenuous and oft thankless service of art" Julie Marchiano as Laura Travis Michael Holder: "With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Hanson gets it, his hilarious little gem of a play perfectly capturing any artist's age-old dilemma—and so do director Jacob Sidney and his exemplary pair of veteran physical comedians a too-brief turn from Julie Marchiano as the boys' resident Mae Busch... particularly watchable looking on in amazement... should be recognized as one of the best and most memorable things to play here in El Lay this year" Joe Hernandez-Kolski as Val Stage Raw: "Full of stellar physical humor, entertaining wisecracking riffs, and philosophical discussions... Physicality is where the play shines...  Steady overall direction (Jacob Sidney), particularly in fighting (Edgar Landa)... Hernandez-Kolski is spot-on as the wide-eyed innocent... Oliver fully embodies the know-it-all doofus whose rationale stirs straight into insanity. Julie Marchiano... is the ultimate foil... Me at the Plunge!  Photo by Marsha Reagan The SoCal Review: "Prior to viewing the show, I got a drink with a friend at The Broadwater Plunge next door. Oliver and Hernandez-Kolski were wonderfully cast... Julie Marchiano played Laura the assistant stage manager so convincingly, with no-nonsense... a fun, interesting evening at the theatre that gets to the heart of what it means to wake up every morning and need to create" I've got a slightly new schedule at The Broadwater Plunge!  Catch me Wed-Thu-Fri and SUNday nights... I hope you're staying warm!  - j Copyright © 2019 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

Sacred Fools Season Launch, and the cast of Waiting for Waiting for Godot!

Announcing the cast of Waiting for Waiting for Godot, and an invitation to our Season Launch Party...

I can sum up most of my beliefs with a good acronym. Introducing the cast of WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT,  opening 8 November in the Broadwater Second Stage! CAST: Bruno Oliver as Ester Joe Hernandez-Kolski as Val Julie Marchiano as Laura UNDERSTUDIES: Steve N. Bradford as Ester Zach Smith as Val Marian Gonzalez as Laura This will be the second full production I've directed for Sacred Fools (following Rose and the Rime in 2017), and it's no exaggeration to say that this scrappy, volunteer theatre company has made my directing career possible. I'm so grateful, and I'm asking for your support as Sacred Fools launches its 23rd Season. The BEST way you can support me and our production of Waiting for Waiting for Godot is by coming to the Season Launch Party on September 13th!  We Fools always throw a great party.  Just $10 gets you in the door, with drinks, games, and entertainment available all night.  I'll be working at the Plunge:  Come say Hi! Attend the Season Launch Party > If you can't make it on the 13th, a donation of any amount will support not just me and my show, but every artist involved in our season.  As a reminder, Sacred Fools is committing once again to offering every seat we sell for NO MORE THAN $15.  Your support helps us keep new, innovative theatre accessible to all income levels.  Thank you. Donate to our 23rd Season > As always, catch me at The Broadwater Plunge Wednesday through Saturday night! I hope you're staying cool!  - j Copyright © 2019 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

A free reading this Sunday at Sacred Fools...

Julia Lederer's U-R-U (based on Čapek's R.U.R.), 5pm Sunday in the Broadwater Second Stage; plus I'm singing again on March 16th!

Here you are.  Fully charged.  You. What happens when the powers of machines exceed those of nature? At what point will A.I. resemble humans enough to deserve human rights? Absurdly comic and existentially chilling, U-R-U examines the societal obsession with progress at all costs and the decreasing worth of humanity in this increasingly artificial world. SFNW Reservations This Sunday at 5pm I'm directing the final installment of SFNW:  the very first Sacred Fools New Works Reading Series! January 25th, 1921 saw the world premiere of R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), a science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek, and the work that gifted the word "robot" to the lexicon. Approaching the 100th Anniversary of R.U.R., Julia Lederer's U-R-U brings a modern perspective to the rise of robots as the planet's dominant life-form.  Spoiler alert:  it's hilarious! Reserve your free tickets now at bitly.com/SFNW2019, and join us at the Plunge after for drinks and conversation about the end of humanity! U-R-U features Aviva Pressman, Tracey Leigh, Tim Kopacz, Emily Kosloski, Emily Goss, Peter James Smith, Carrie Keranen, Leigh Wulff, and Bruno Oliver Julia Lederer is a writer from Toronto. Her plays have been performed across North America, from Los Angeles to Toronto, to New York, Chicago, Boise, and Alaska. Her work includes the internationally acclaimed WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN (Boise Contemporary Theatre; Strawdog Theatre; part of The Theatre @ Boston Court's Polly Warfield Award-Winning Season with 4 Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Nominations including "Best Production" and 5 Stage Raw Nominations), REALITY THEATRE (SummerWorks Performance Festival), FRAME (Seven Collective; Alumnae Theatre), and recent workshop productions of U-R-U at Occidental College in LA and Humber College in Toronto.  WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN is published by J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing and is currently being developed into a feature film. Other FILM/TV work includes UPSTAGED (Great Lake Films, streaming on HighBall TV), EAT YOUR HEART OUT (Elevated Film's Audience Choice Award), and SPOONING (upcoming 2019 Cinequest Film Festival Premier). Julia recently worked on the 4th season of KIM'S CONVENIENCE, as part of the CBC's emerging writers' room.  A few years ago I had the great pleasure of being part of the World Premiere of the Behavior of Broadus by Burglars of Hamm.  Next month the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company celebrates Living Composers in our Spring concert, and I can't wait to revisit one of Broadus' original songs by the Burglars and Brendan Milburn!  Save the evening of March 16th at St. Luke's Episcopal in Monrovia!   I hope the polar vortex isn't freezing your spirits!  - j Copyright © 2019 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.