Pirate Rock by Christoper Walsh

Posted by DCA Theater on July 22, 2008 in January-June 2008 Season, Bloody Bess

Another show is in the books. Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge left me sore, battered and bruised, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I had a hell of a lot of fun, met some fantastic people, and I got to swing swords around for half the summer. Now if I can only find somebody who will pay me to do that on a regular basis my life will be set.

One thing about the show that amazed everyone who saw it was the original music. Our composer, Tom Haigh, was good enough to post his work on his website.
Check it out here.

I would like to leave you now with a couple of examples of a joke carried on way too far. On opening night of Bloody Bess, an actor backstage made an offhand comment that several of us thought would make a good song title. With the aid of GarageBand, fellow castmember Mathias Maloff and I made the dream a reality. Twice. Mathias provided all the lyrics and vocals, while I wrote and performed the music.

Get ready to rock. Download free here:

Not Punch Thunder
If U Could U Would

And the scary thing is there might be more coming. Watch out.

Next up for me is a fight choreographer gig: Shakesploitation by Andy Grigg, directed by Josh Miller. Three hilarious one-act plays based on the works of Shakespeare, with titles like Kung-Fu Hamlet: Burning Fist of Denmark. Awesome.

To see original entry on www.christophermwalsh.com click here.

Geoff Coates on Directing “Bloody Bess”

Posted by DCA Theater on May 30, 2008 in January-June 2008 Season, Bloody Bess

“Vengeance is a dish best served cold.”
      -Pierre Ambriose Francois Choderios de LaClos (1741-1803)

“Rum all out ... Rogues’ a’plottin ...”
      -Blackbeard (1680 – 1718)

Directing Bloody Bess has been a wonderful and exciting opportunity to explore the themes of Family, how sometimes the best families are not the ones you are born into, but the ones you make for yourself, and Revenge, what price you are willing to pay for satisfaction.  Here we find a woman stripped of everything she had come to rely upon, everything that was familiar and safe, and in her darkest moments finds within herself the strength of character, the capacity for leadership, and the drive for satisfaction that will lead her into a life that she never imagined.  In Bloody Bess, audiences will find rich and colorful characters, stunning swashbuckling spectacle, and powerful themes that will cause us all to question what we would do if we were in Bess’s boots.