http://christieleegibson.com Singer, Actress, Wonderwoman Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:45:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quelle chance! I'm going to be spending six weeks this summer with the Franco-America Vocal Academy in southern France working on French vocal music.  I will play Orphée in the mezzo version of Offenbach's Orphée aux Enfers, perform solos in concerts of sacred music by Gounod and Saint-Saëns, and prepare songs ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=506 My violinist sister Julia and I are teaming up to present a lunchtime recital at St. Paul Cathedral in downtown Boston on June 16th.  We'll be playing Vaughan Williams's "Along the Field" - settings of A.E. Housman poems - and folk song settings by Rebecca Clarke. Wednesday, June 16th 12:00-12:30 sharp *time ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=504 A World Premiere Staged Reading of College/Bound, a new musical by Marlena Merrin. College/Bound is a dramatic comedy about family expectations and college aspirations. There are complications, revelations and transformations. This is a full-length show (2+ hours) and is appropriate for adults and mature teenagers. (Unfortunately we can't accommodate children ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=578 Every year a multitude of thespians from companies of all sizes all over Boston converge on the BCA to present 50 new ten-minute plays to the public.  I will be directing Fort Point Theatre Channel's piece this year: Confirmed Sighting by Patrick Gabridge. Time of day TBA. http://christieleegibson.com/?p=555 The smell, the taste of food are so evocative.  Krina Patel and Mary Driscoll of the Fort Point Theatre Channel are teaming up to present "Stir a Memory", a celebration of food and associated experiences, as part of this spring's Artwalk. I'll be reading in the 4pm session on Sat. May ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=548 by Jennifer Dubois Presented by 11:11 Theatre Company April 30 @ 8pm May 1, 6, 7, & 8 @ 8pm May 2 @ 3pm At the Factory Theatre,   MAP Laura and Jonah, a childless couple, deal with the arrival and care of a foreign-exchange student.  After the student's death, the two form separate and competing ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=531 Who could love a Dwarf?  OperaHub presents Zemlinsky's heartbreaking tale of love and disillusionment.  This semi-autobiographical one-act makes a long-overdue Boston appearance. I'm one of the Princess's small Entourage. DER ZWERG (The Dwarf) By Alexander Zemlinsky Libretto by George Klaren, based on Oscar Wilde's The Birthday of the Infanta FREE ADMISSION! Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8pm Friday, ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=470 This full-length play is part of the New England Russian Theatre Festival at the Boston Playwright's Theatre. The show follows Chekhov and the actress Olga Knipper who created leading roles in his plays and whom he eventually married. I play Masha, Anton Chekhov's sister and caretaker whose life ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=485 For six marvel-filled nights in January and February, playwrights, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, and roustabouts, along with diverse practitioners of the carny crafts, will create an unforgettable evening of ballyhoo, burlesque, and incomparable entertainment. Carny Knowledge draws its inspiration from the sideshows that spread across the nation from the mid-1800s to the ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=465 The Harvard Yiddish Players proudly present a landmark bilingual production of Abraham Goldfaden's operetta Shulamis, the most popular Yiddish play of all time. While wandering thirsty through the desert, the beautiful young Shulamis is rescued by the handsome Avisholem, who swears to marry her upon his return from Jerusalem.  When ... http://christieleegibson.com/?p=440