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Maggie Baird
Maggie May Baird (born ) is an American actress, screenwriter, and former theater troupe teacher. Baird grew up in Colorado performing music, and studied theater and dance at the University of Utah, before moving to New York City, where she performed on Broadway. She made her television debut in 1981 in the soap opera '' Another World'' and her film debut in the 1989 feature ''An Innocent Man''. Baird continued to act in television and film after moving to Los Angeles in 1991, and became a member and teacher at The Groundlings, a troupe and Improvisational theatre school. She acted in 2000s television series such as ''Bones'', ''The X-Files'' and '' Six Feet Under'', and provided the voices of Samara in the video game series ''Mass Effect'', and various characters in the ''Saints Row'' game series. In 2009, Baird released her debut studio album, ''We Sail''. Baird married Patrick O'Connell in 1995, with whom she has two children: musicians Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores). ASCAP collects licensing fees from users of music created by ASCAP members, then distributes them back to its members as royalties. In effect, the arrangement is the product of a compromise: when a song is played, the user does not have to pay the copyright holder directly, nor does the music creator have to bill a radio station for use of a song. In 2021, ASCAP collected over US$1.335 billion in revenue and distributed $1.254 billion in royalties to its members. ASCAP membership included over 850,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, with over 16 million registered works. History ASCAP was founded by Victor Herbert, together with composers George Botsford, Silvio Hein, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvisational Theatre
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script. Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances. It is sometimes used in film and television, both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product. Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process. However, the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside the context of performing arts. This practice, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iceman Cometh
''The Iceman Cometh'' is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. It has subsequently been adapted for the screen multiple times. The work tells the story of a number of alcoholic dead-enders who live together in a flop house above a saloon and what happens to them when the most outwardly "successful" of them embraces sobriety and reveals that he has been on the run after murdering his "beloved" wife. Characters * Harry Hope: Widowed proprietor of the saloon and rooming house where the play takes place. He has a tendency to give free drinks, though he constantly says otherwise * Ed Mosher: Hope's brother-in-law (brother of Hope's late wife Bess), a con-man and former circus man * Pat McGloin: Former police lieutenant who was convicted on criminal charges and kick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruita Monument High School
Fruita Monument High School is a public high school located in Fruita, Colorado, United States, serving 10-12th grades. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District 51. History The first purpose-built high school building in Fruita was completed in 1905 under the name Fruita Union High School. After that structure burned down in 1934, classes were held in a local armory. A new building was finished in 1936 and lasted until 1969, when a third location was built under the name Fruita Monument High School. A 2017 referendum resulted in a $12 million construction project to improve the safety of the school. Athletics Wildcat athletic teams are classified as 5A by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Notable people ;Alumni *Jim Brenneman, baseball player *James Niehues, artist and cartographer *Maggie Baird, actress ;Faculty * James Van Pelt, author (taught English) See also * List of high schools in Colorado This is a list of high schools in the state of Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
The ''Grand Junction Daily Sentinel'' is the largest daily newspaper in western Colorado, with distribution in six counties. History I.N. Bunting of Pennsylvania and Howard T. Lee founded the newspaper in 1893. In 1911, future U.S. Senator Walter Walker bought the newspaper. When he died in 1956, his son, Preston Walker, inherited the ''Sentinel'', managing it until he died in 1970. He left it to newspaper employee Ken Johnson, who sold it the company to Cox Newspapers in 1979. The new publisher, James C. Kennedy of the Cox family, left to become chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises in 1985. The corporation named George Orbanek publisher, who retired in 2007. He was succeeded by Alex Taylor. Amidst a downturn in the newspaper industry and the Great Recession, Cox put most of its newspaper holdings up for sale. In 2009, it sold the ''Sentinel'' to Kansas-based Seaton Publishing Co., a long-standing family newspaper company that publishes the ''Manhattan Mercury''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Feet Under (Billie Eilish Song)
"Six Feet Under" is the debut single by American singer Billie Eilish. It was first released through SoundCloud on June 23, 2016. It was later re-released on November 17, 2016, by Darkroom and Interscope Records. Finneas O'Connell, Eilish's brother, solely wrote and produced the track. The track is described as a "somber" and "delicate" pop ballad. Commercially, it was certified platinum by Music Canada (MC). Background and composition "Six Feet Under" was first originally released through Eilish's SoundCloud on June 23, 2016, as her second single. It was later released as a standalone single for digital download and streaming by Darkroom and Interscope Records on November 17, 2016. The track was written and produced by Eilish's brother, Finneas O'Connell. Mastering and mixing was handled by the studio personnel, John Greenham, and Rob Kinelski, respectively. According to sheet music published by Hal Leonard Music Publishing on Musicnotes.com, "Six Feet Under" has a moderat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Inside Out
''Life Inside Out'' is a 2013 American independent film directed by Jill D'Agnenica, written by Maggie Baird and Lori Nasso and starring Baird, Finneas O'Connell, David Cowgill, Nasso, William Dennis Hunt, and Goh Nakamura. The film premiered in competition at the 2013 Heartland Film Festival on October 18, 2013. winning both the Crystal Heart Award for Narrative Feature and Best Premiere It went on to screen at 20 more film festivals, winning 15 awards. The film had a limited theatrical release starting on October 17, 2014, and was released on DVD and VOD on April 21, 2015 by Monarch Home Video. In 2022, Life Inside Out was re-released by Vertical Entertainment across streaming platforms including Amazon, Apple+, Redbox, and Google Play. Plot A mother of three teenaged sons, Laura Shaw (Maggie Baird) rediscovers her old guitar hidden under the bed, which reignites her love of songwriting. She starts going to open mic nights, bringing her sensitive youngest son, Shane (Finneas O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saints Row
''Saints Row'' is a series of action-adventure video games created by Volition and published by THQ and Deep Silver. The series follows the 3rd Street Saints, a fictional street gang originally operating out of the Saints Row district, hence the series' title. Gameplay in the ''Saints Row'' games focuses on an open world where the player can complete missions to progress an overall story, as well as engage in various side activities. Most of the gameplay revolves around driving and shooting, with occasional role-playing elements. Due to early entries being labeled as ''Grand Theft Auto'' clones, the developers sought to create a more distinctive experience from the third game onwards, with a heavy focus on over-the-top gameplay, popular culture homages, parodies, and self-referential humor; these changes have been controversial among fans of the original games. The first four games in the ''Saints Row'' series were set primarily in two fictional locales—Stilwater and Stee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Effect
''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known universe using technology left behind by advanced precursor civilizations. The franchise originated in a series of video games developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. Each installment is a third-person shooter with role-playing elements. The first three games form a trilogy in which the player character, Commander Shepard, attempts to save the Milky Way galaxy from a race of ancient, hibernating machines known as the Reapers. The inaugural video game in the series, ''Mass Effect'' (2007), follows Shepard's investigation of Saren Arterius, one of the Reapers' agents. ''Mass Effect 2'' (2010) begins two years later and sees Shepard's forces battling the Collectors, an alien race abducting human colonies to facilitate the Reapers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (Mass Effect)
Samara is a fictional character from BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in ''Mass Effect 2''. She is an asari, a feminine species in the ''Mass Effect'' universe who are naturally inclined towards biotics, the mental ability to manipulate dark energy and generate various psychokinetic effects. Samara is a member of a highly respected and feared ascetic order of mystic warriors known as the Justicars. Samara's features were based on model Rana McAnear, and she is voiced by American actress Maggie Baird. During his time working on ''Mass Effect 2'', video game developer Brian Kindegran developed lore about the Justicar Code as well as biological deviants in asari society known as the Ardat-Yakshi, and used these story elements to build Samara's backstory. Samara's loyalty mission involves her daughter Morinth, an asari afflicted with a genetic condition that makes Ardat-Yakshi like her aggressive sexual predators and voracious kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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