For those of you who don’t know I teach at Homestead High School in Mequon Wisconsin. We are lucky enough to have a full time theatre program and I am lucky that the administration likes me enough to keep on hiring me back. The teachers are back for the kick off events held for our … More Theatre is School
Director: I want the band onstage and I want to see them. Sound/Lighting/Scenic/Costume Designers:
Four years ago I wrote a post on this blog titled “What is the point of Theatre?” It showed up on my facebook memories yesterday and I wanted to share it again. Here is my post from 2013 in a different format.
Ms. Figg-Franzoi was asked recently to list the highlights for the 2016-2017, she started listing her thoughts on the highlights only to have one of the Drama Club presidents and the D-Club Treasure take over… can you guess where? One Act Class competed at the State Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival winning the most awards, … More 2016-2017 Theatre Highlights… maybe…
The message author of 2017 is Isabelle Huppert, the theatre and cinema actress from France. So, here we are once more. Gathered again in Spring, 55 years since our inaugural meeting, to celebrate World Theatre Day. Just one day, 24 hours, is dedicated to celebrating theatre around the world. And here we are in Paris, … More World Theatre Day Message 2017 by Isabelle Huppert
When an actor starts ad-libbing their monologue and then calls “Line!”
Written by: Sarah Verespej Stray sawdust, specks of glitter, a jungle of curtains, lights and pulleys tangled above, a familiar G major chord mingling with the ceaseless creativity accumulating in the Black Box down the hall, and surrounded by it all, in the center of the stage, is me. Since my first 14-year-old-freshman footstep crossed … More Home is Where the Heart Is by: Sarah Verespej
Homestead High School is doing something different with our production of Fiddler on the Roof. The change came around in December when Kristen Houge, our music Director, and I sat down with the cast to talk about raising money for children refugees in the world. The cast had expressed how they wanted to use the musical … More The Children in “Fiddler”
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