From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V6 #66 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Monday, March 27 2006 Volume 06 : Number 066 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [chakram-refugees] The NZ Connection--Nathaniel Lees [cr - orcon Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] The NZ Connection--Nathaniel Lees On Monday 20 March 2006 15:26, Jackie M. Young wrote: > Here in Honolulu, the play "The Songmaker's Chair" by Albert Wendt from NZ > is currently being staged. It's about the migration of a Maori family to > different locations in NZ. > > I'm on the mailing list for the local community theater that's producing > the play, and I was surprised to see this note from the playwright about > the background of the play: > > > --------- > > _The Songmaker's Chair_ is my first full-length play, and is a fulfillment > of a promise to Nathaniel Lees in the 1970s that I would write a play for > Samoan actors. It has taken a very long time to fulfill that promise. > And for me it's wonderful that Nathaniel directed and acted in the first > production of the play! ... > > ---------- > > I'm not sure if that means that Nathaniel Less is Samoan (I would've > guessed he was Maori or some other Polynesian mix), but if he is that's > intriguing, because he doesn't look Samoan to me (they are usually more > heavy-set). > > He also doesn't look old enough that his acting credits would date back to > the '70s.....;) > > Also, of course, the XWP connection continues to rear its head in various > surprising ways, even here in Hawai'i.....;) > > > Just FYI, > --Jackie > I just did some Googling to confirm my impressions - Nathaniel Lees is a New Zealand-born Samoan, and Albert Wendt is possibly the best-known Samoan writer. The play is about the migrations of a Samoan family (not Maori) to and within New Zealand. My favourite Nathaniel Lees character is Nicklio, who looks much older than most of his roles. cr ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:14:14 -0500 From: "Xena Torres" Subject: [chakram-refugees] Cheap Hercules Hey, just thought I would point out that all the Herc sets are REALLY cheap on Amazon.ca right now. You could get the whole series for about $200 (as a crazy DVD shopper, believe me, this is a KILLER price!!!!) Julie XT Ruffell Script Editor of AWAKENINGS and voice of the Witchblade AWAKENINGS OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.roachsrealm.com/awakenings XENA TORRES SITE: http://www.bitchofrome.com "The bitch is just getting started." - Pez AWAKENINGS ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V6 #66 *************************************