Affairs of State

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

most business is conducted during happy hour

photos by Doug McNamee

yes, we rehearse in a tattoo parlor thanks to Sean Heirigs and all the guys and girls at Tattoo Asylum in Venice

Tattoo Asylum

photos by Jennifer Biagiotti

director, Dan Ward likes to keep it loose in rehearsals

photos by Rodney Taylor

The Rhodes

The Rhodes, a musical duo, will create new tunes and other sounds while adding traditional TV style score and sound effects LIVE during Affairs of State.

Noel Rhodes developed his song writing and guitar style with the reggae band Boom Shaka on tours of Europe and North Africa. His solo recordings are available on Baga Style Records.

Noel and Gaia Rhodes' music collaboration spans two decades. They can be heard playing with their band, Fergus, in venues around LA.

http://www.myspace.com/fergusfergus

Noel Rhodes, photo by Doug McNamee

Gaia Rhodes

Affairs of State Episode One

Affairs of State is the first installment of a new concept in theater: a story told in a series of episodes -- with drinks and appetizers served before the show.

Affairs of State is a fresh approach to theater in Los Angeles, combining the long-form story telling of television with the immediacy of theater and the social pleasures of a happy hour get-together.

Affairs of State follows the life of interns on Capitol Hill. Their world is not all happy hour hook-ups, ruthless, burning ambition and crazy dreams of changing the world... well, actually it is.