That’s it. We’re done. We have closed "The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway" after one last encore performance on campus. The Earlham College Theatre Arts Department started making plans to create a brand new show to take to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about two years ago. Lynne's script adaptation process started in March of 2018. The …
New Festival, a Different Chapter of Life – by Matthew Socey
I am the husband of the director and stage writer of The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway, which had performances at Fringe. My job title for this Scottish tour was Director of Marketing for the show, which entailed gabbing up the show and getting posters and postcards about the show onto the streets and into as …
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Tech Team Interview with Jordan Wolfe
A sit down interview with the tech team of Misadventures of Martin Hathaway (four of them at least) about their process, their work, and their time in Scotland. https://archive.org/details/techinterviewwithjordan
From the Journal of a Techie
Wow. Just wow. We’ve been here in Edinburgh for a week now and I have fallen in love with this city. From the rolling hills to the old buildings to the cobblestones that definitely aren’t attached to the ground anymore and therefore move when you step on them. It has all made this trip into …
Interview with Grace Nickeson, our Melody
Click below to hear our very own Grace Nickeson interviewed by fellow cast member Jordan Wolfe as they discuss our work for the show and our time in Scotland. https://archive.org/details/jordaninterviewinggracen
Interview with Cameron Wooddy
Here's an interview by our sound designer and Martin Hathaway actor, Jordan Wolfe with our Edinburgh cast member Cameron Wooddy. Click to listen to them discuss Cameron's process of being plugged into a show to take the place of someone unable to come to Edinburgh with us and how he learned the movement of the …
From the Journal of Martin Hathaway
Well, here we are. We have been preparing for over six months. We have been going through previews, doing research, creating sounds, learning lines, and changing the show to make it the best it could possibly be. And now, we are in Scotland. The time is finally here. Good God, where do I even start?In …
From the Journal of Captain Daisy McNamara
As I sit writing this post, my blistered feet are in pain from miles upon miles of walking cobbled Edinburgh streets in high-heeled “combat” boots. As I sit writing this post, the smell of sweat from my clothes is emanating throughout my room and into my hapless nostrils. Yet, as I sit writing this post, …
From the Journal of Mendax: Fitting In on the Journey
As soon as I had agreed to fill the production’s recently vacated roles, I knew that I had a monumental task ahead of me. In order to get to where I am currently, I had to memorize my lines, learn the blocking and movements of the show, build my characters’ personalities, and ensure that I …
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From the Journal of Emma Westfield
As I am writing this it is currently 12:07 a.m. on July 30th, the day we leave for Edinburgh. I was told to get some sleep, but I was too inspired by Sarah White’s post not to write this first. Last night (or roughly an hour and a half ago depending on how you want to …
