No, We Do Not Make Mojitos…

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August 10th, 2009

…but we do come up with clever cocktail tie-ins for every production. Here’s the batch from the last two shows at Intiman. The next show, which opens in two weeks, is gonna have cucumber martinis! My idea! (followed by collaboration on the recipe of course) The Clown CarPatrón Silver tequila Rose’s Lime Juice Splash of [...]

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Crime & Punishment Cocktails

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April 14th, 2009

It’s a new season at Intiman, which means a new selection of show-themed cocktails. Wasn’t hard to guess what we’d name the cocktails for the current production of Crime and Punnishment. The CrimeMuddled lime and blood orangeMandarin Orange VodkaTriple SecSpalsh of Sour MixShake and serve upDrop 1 count of Sloe Gingarnish with slice of blood [...]

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Open Bar

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April 7th, 2009

Some blurry pictures of tonight’s open bar event. I love tag-teaming with Ian. If it wasn’t for these dishes, I’d be THIS much closer to finishing tonight’s all nighter. Oh well, mama needs the cash.

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My Weekend Study Space

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December 8th, 2008

I’ll be saying goodbye to doing homework between shows (and during act 1) at Intiman as my homework for 2008 is pretty much done and Intiman won’t reopen again until half way through Spring term 2009. Now I’ll get to resort to my non homework activity at this location: eating a cheeseburger from Dick’s Drive [...]

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From Script to Cocktail

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September 3rd, 2008

Every five weeks or so, my 3 fellow Intiman Theatre bartenders and our beloved supervisor set about concocting cocktails to tie-in thematically with whatever play is happening next. It’s both a time to cull dramatic themes and important sound bites from scripts, and to think about what liquors we want to get rid of because [...]

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What happens when you get behind a bar after reading Henri Nouwen’s "Can You Drink the Cup" and Miroslav Volf’s "Exclusion and Embrace"

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February 11th, 2007

It was nice to be back on the job today. Though Intiman Theatre is on season hiatus, the Early Music Guild has a production of Monteverdi’s “Pappea” going on this and next weekend, so I’m back behind the bar for a bit. Bartending brings out a part of my personality that I rarely see. I [...]

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