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Val’s first full-length solo concerts Nov 11-12 in LA

Vocals, violin, Ableton Live, looping, and some songs from the upcoming one-woman musical ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME – Val is stepping out solo for two evenings at Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation, November 11-12.

ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME has a producer

Producer Matthew Kwatinetz has officially come on board and has optioned Val’s solo musical, ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME. We could not be more thrilled…and plans are now underway to get the show up and running, starting with a probable Seattle workshop this fall.  

La Jolla, CA – 06/16/10 – La Jolla Playhouse – Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre – Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance)

Who Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance) When Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:00pm – All Ages Where La Jolla Playhouse – Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre (map) Located behind the Forum Theatre at La Jolla Playhouse 2910 La Jolla Village Drive La Jolla, CA, USA 92037 Other InfoFree reading of latest version [...]

Near La Jolla? Come to free SHACKLETON reading Wed June 16

We’ll be in a cozy 99-seat theatre space at La Jolla Playhouse, trying out the latest version of ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME, our one-woman musical for Val that we’re writing with Joe DiPietro (who’s flying in direct from the Tony Awards to be there with us). Script in hand, writing in progress…this is a free [...]

SHACKLETON commission: La Jolla Playhouse + TheatreWorks

Northern and southern California unite in the Antarctic! We are incredibly happy to report that La Jolla Playhouse has officially joined with TheatreWorks to co-commission ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME, the solo show for Val we are writing with Joe DiPietro. We’ve had a long and fruitful history with TheatreWorks, and are delighted at the chance [...]

Flying solo, tech stuff and SHACKLETON teaser at Joe’s Pub

I have to say, I feel rather triumphant, after my first-ever totally solo gig, doing a 25-minute presentation of ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME at Joe’s Pub as part of the Public Theater’s Music Theater Initiative. My trip started out pretty ignominiously, as I arrived at the airport in St. Louis without my driver’s license…apparently I [...]

Palo Alto, CA – 08/15/09 – Lucie Stern Theatre – Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance)

Who Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance) When Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:00pm – 21+ Buy tickets to this performance Where Lucie Stern Theatre (map) 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA, USA 94301 Other InfoThe third of three readings of our new one-woman fever-dream musical, “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me” (Val solo show), [...]

Palo Alto, CA – 08/11/09 – Lucie Stern Theatre – Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance)

Who Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance) When Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:30pm – 21+ Buy tickets to this performance Where Lucie Stern Theatre (map) 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA, USA 94301 Other InfoThe second of three readings of our new one-woman fever-dream musical, “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me” (Val solo show), [...]

Palo Alto, CA – 08/08/09 – Lucie Stern Theatre – Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance)

Who Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Val Solo Show Workshop Performance) When Saturday, August 8, 2009 2:00pm – 21+ Buy tickets to this performance Where Lucie Stern Theatre (map) 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA, USA 94301 Other InfoThe first of three readings of our new one-woman fever-dream musical, “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me” (Val solo show), [...]

…and we’re on our way.

Here’s the first demo Brendan and Val have released of a song from ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME–it’s a tune Ernest has written for video-game composer Kat, and he sings it to her over the speaker phone. This demo consists of Brendan singing and playing fake banjo, fake violin, and fake everything, but the live performance [...]