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Friday, February 3, 2012

Housekeeping / Theater A Correction

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:43 PM

From the mailbag:

Good Day:

There is a small mention of a theatrical play on the Stranger's website, Corpses Make Poor Dinner Guests, playing over at the Odd Duck Studio on Capital Hill, that reads the following:

"A new company called House of Cards presents their inaugural show, written and 'actor-managed' (is that like a hands-off version of directing?) by David Kulcsar, about a small-town restaurant's brush with fame and death."

Since I am David Kulcsar, I am here to point out kindly that "actor managing" is not hands off directing: in truth, it is the jobs of the Director, Lead Actor, and Stage Manager rolled into one delicious roll: and a very difficult roll, I might add.

The "actor manager" was a position in theatre that died out in the late 19th, early 20th century when the "director" and "stage manager" was invented. (it made theater easier and boring to operate.) Currently, the only actor manager that I know of that exists is Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic in England; making me, to current knowledge, the second best actor manager in the known world (a very distant second, I must add).

So without further tooting of the ego horn, you are welcome to thank me for correcting this rather vicious attack on us actor managers. We are very hands on. Like doctors. After all, there is only two of us. (Did I mention I am second to Kevin Spacey? The actor?)

So yes.

You are welcome.

Sincerely Yours,
David Kulcsar
The House of Cards Theatre Company
2nd Greatest Actor Manager in the World

We stand corrected.

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Whoa. I don't know if there will be any room left in the house after this guy fits his head in the THE-UH-TAH.

Posted by nseattlite on February 3, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Read this in the voice of Tobias Fünke.

Posted by gloomy gus on February 3, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Dear The Stranger,

I wish to suggest a correction to your recent post entitled "A Correction"

The corrected sentence is:
"...it is the jobs of the Director, Lead Actor, and Stage Manager rolled into one delicious roll: and a very difficult roll (sic), I might add."

Posted by Dr_Awesome on February 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM

When do we butter the roll?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on February 3, 2012 at 2:06 PM

@1

I'm pretty sure that was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Posted by danewood on February 3, 2012 at 2:14 PM

Yeah, it came off as hilariously self-aware - and, at the same time, informative - to me. Well done, Mr. Kulcsar!

Posted by Levislade

on February 3, 2012 at 2:18 PM

Yes, Mr. Kulcsar was having a bit of fun.

Posted by Brendan Kiley on February 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM

Oh, go take a roll down "Capital" Hill.

Posted by Daily in LA on February 3, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Dear Dr_Awesome,

I wish to suggest a correction to your recent comment enumerated "3"

The corrected sentence is:

"...it is the jobs of the Director, Lead Actor, and Stage Manager rolled into one delicious roll (sic): and a very difficult roll (sic), I might add."

Posted by Mike on February 3, 2012 at 3:28 PM

I stand corrected. Well, I'm sitting down, enjoying a cocktail, but you know what I mean.

Posted by Dr_Awesome on February 3, 2012 at 5:45 PM

@2 - I pictured the voice of David Rakoff.

Posted by Free Lunch on February 3, 2012 at 6:07 PM

After reading that, I don't believe he really IS David Kulcsar.

Posted by --MC on February 3, 2012 at 9:19 PM

I'm glad I read past the errors but jesus christ man it undermines the hole affair.

Posted by John Jensen

on February 3, 2012 at 11:00 PM

You're the 3rd best - Cate Blanchett runs the Sydney Theatre Company where she also acts and directs.

Posted by BoomerInOz on February 4, 2012 at 1:03 AM

@14 so is She second or is Spacey second?

Posted by ActorManagerThree on February 4, 2012 at 3:50 AM

That roll is sic.

Posted by Daddy Love on February 4, 2012 at 6:50 AM

@15, your call to award the gold and silver as you please, but this guy is defo for the bronze.

Posted by BoomerInOz on February 4, 2012 at 7:46 AM

I saw that play last night and had to walk out during the intermission. The play is supposed to be funny but no one laughed except for a few girls who were drunk *before* coming to the show. The jokes were really dumb and the acting was atrocious.

Posted by Sophie1975 on February 4, 2012 at 8:53 AM

Why the fuck don't people know that it's CapitOl Hill and not CapitAl Hill?

Posted by Weekilter on February 4, 2012 at 9:58 AM

But are Kevin Spacey and Cate Blanchett acting, directing and stage managing all at the same time? David Kulcsar is.

Posted by beansarelame on February 4, 2012 at 11:23 AM

@19: yeah, I'd like to issue him a correction to his correction: It's CapitOl Hill, fucktard!

Posted by stirwise on February 4, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Capitol Hill.
I stand corrected!
Sorry. I am ESL... ; )

Posted by ActorManagerThree on February 4, 2012 at 2:43 PM

@18
Opinions are welcome. I appreciate the honesty. However, the vast majority of the public have been very pleased with the show; I can't make everyone laugh. I know people who think "The Godfather" is an awful movie, so there's that.

Posted by ActorManagerThree on February 4, 2012 at 2:49 PM