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WONKA!

Willy Wonka opens this weekend at the Permian Playhouse and in three weeks, The Adventures of Fred Brown ans His Amazing Pandimensional Multi-Ship.

posted by Dominic @ 1:30 PM 1 comments

Little Shop of Horors

I'll be playing the Dentist and various other parts in Little Shop of Horrors at the Permian Playhouse.

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We got our ears pierced!

Back when I was in junior high or high school, I wanted to get my ear pierced. I even had some clip-ons I used to wear. The idea seemed to bother my dad so I didn't do it. He never said I couldn't. He just didn't seem to like it. I figured that since he'd always been so supportive of everything else I wanted to do that I could skip this one thing if it was going to bother him. It wasn't important enough to me to be worth upsetting him. So, for about 25 years I've put off getting my ear pierced.

Then a few weeks ago Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes died.



As you can see, Ed had an earring. So, out of nowhere Dad says to Mom, "I think I'll get my ear pierced in honor of Ed Bradley." He'd never expressed any interest in such a thing before. Of course I said if he's doing it I am too. When my brother Danny heard he decided he was going to get both of his ears done. So yesterday, the day after Dad's 66th birthday, we all went to the mall and got out ears pierced. We would have gone on Dad's birthday, but we waited so Danny could go with us.

Danny went first.



We had Danny's kids with us. His two-year-old son Noah freaked out when he saw his daddy get in the chair. He cried and kept saying, "No. No, Daddy." Then he started gesturing to his baby sister Anna and saying her name. We figured he must have remembered Anna crying when she got her ears pierced and was trying to warn Danny of the danger. He calmed down after he saw it didn't hurt.

Then I went.



And finally Dad.



By this time Noah had not only calmed down but had decided it was pretty funny that grandpa was getting his ear pierced.

And here we are together. Click on the picture for a larger view.



For starters we all just got simple studs. After I've healed and can take the stud out, I'll get a big silly gold pirate loop with a parrot hanging in it and of course a Superman earring, if I can find one.

posted by Dominic @ 2:07 PM 1 comments

Straight Outta Lynwood

"Weird Al" Yankovic's new album is out. Get it now! NOW!

posted by Dominic @ 3:02 PM 0 comments

TORQUEMADA: The Game.

Here's another game of mine. This one I created along with my brother Delano. It's called Torquemada and was inspired by the realization that...




The game can be played by two or more people. It works like this. One player names two actors who have played the same part. The other player or players then have to name the part. Of course the first player must already know the answer. Don't just name two random actors.

In some cases, David Niven and Pierce Brosnan for example, the two actors may have more than one part in common. (Hint: one is a spy and the other is a betting man.)

Obviously many roles have been played by more than two actors. If you know more than two you might give out more names as hints if the other players are having trouble.

Here are a few more examples. If you know the answers, post them in the comments section.

Tim Curry & Charlton Heston (two roles. One role has also been played by Vincent Price)
Mel Brooks & Lord Lawrence Olivier
Jack Palance & George Hamilton
George Hamilton & Anthony Hopkins
Tom Baker & Michael Caine
Willem Dafoe & John Hurt & Will Ferrell

So there's the game, enjoy.

Torquemada: The Game is copyright 2006 by Dominic Lopez and Delano Lopez

posted by Dominic @ 1:12 PM 4 comments

Can it be a year already?

Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. My how time flies.

posted by Dominic @ 12:37 PM 0 comments

The Stage Game

Here I am officially documenting the creation of my new game so that when it spreads across the globe there will be a record that I was the one who created it. The Stage Game was created by me, Dominic Lopez, in August of 2006 during a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe of the Great Southwest in Odessa Texas.

The game is played by actors who are performing in a stage production. I suppose that some of the points could be scored by actors in a television or movie production as well.

IMPORTANT! Playing the game must not interfere with the production. The play comes first. Therefore, it is best to try to work your points into the rehearsal process. Drastically altering your blocking on opening night in order to score points is not allowed!

THE GAME

It's very simple. Actors score points by doing certain things. The most points wins. Lead characters may be given a negative handicap if they seem to have an unfair advantage. Characters who don't enter until after intermission do NOT get a positive handicap as getting to relax during the first half is a bonus in itself.

Disputes are settled by the stage manager unless I am in the production. As the creator I get to be the final arbiter.

Points are scored as follows:
Taking center stage = 1pt.
Taking center stage when it is not your line = 2pts.
Entering first = 1pt.
Exiting last = 1pt.
Making another actor take your prop or costume piece = 1pt.

To "take" center stage you must stop at center for a reasonable amount of time. Merely passing over the center while crossing does not count.

Entering first and exiting last means either alone at the beginning or end of a scene or with two or more others at any point during a scene.

Making someone take your prop or costume piece only counts if it is not in the script. For example, if you enter and the butler says, "May I take your coat?" you don't get any points for handing it to him. Here's another example. In our production of Much Ado About Nothing, Leanato hands me a letter after he is done reading it. 1pt. Towards the end of the play he says to Dogberry, "Here's for your pains." and hands him a coin purse. 0pts. Dogberry then turns and gives the purse to Verges. 1pt.

So there's the game. Enjoy. Play fair and don't screw up the show.

posted by Dominic @ 1:09 PM 4 comments