World Theatre Day was created by the International Theatre Institute ITI, the world’ s largest organization for the Performing Arts, and was celebrated for the first time on 27 March 1962. Ever since, each year on the 27th March (date of the opening of the 1962 “Theatre of Nations” season in Paris), the day is … More History of World Theatre Day
Stage-managing any job means three things (plus one): 1) There will be sweat. 2) There will be tears. 3) There may be blood. +1) The wealth of information you will gain while on the job will surpass anything you could ever be taught in the classroom. Heading into Hofstra University’s production of The Learned Ladies, … More Observations of an Assistant Stage Manager: The Many Ways to Call “Line”
Hardly anyone remembers Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female movie director. Now filmmaker Pamela Green—who calls Guy-Blaché the Mark Zuckerberg of her time—is on a mission to get Alice’s story on the silver screen. She wrote, directed, or produced more than 1,000 films. At age 23, she was one of the first filmmakers to make a … More The First Woman Behind a Camera, Now Forgotten
When something bad happens: True is it that we have seen better days. When something REALLY bad happens: O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day! Most lamentable day. Most woeful day That ever, ever I did yet behold! O day, O day, O day! O hateful day! Never was seen so black a day as … More A dramatic Shakespearean response to every situation
On March 20th, every year since 2001, the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People has been celebrated all over the world by the international community of theatre practitioners for children and young people. World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People was started by the International Association of Theatre for Children … More World Day of Theatre for Children
“At a recent performance of “Next to Normal,” the Broadway musical at the Booth Theater on West 45th Street, Alice Ripley, who won a Tony for her portrayal of Diana, a suburban mother with bipolar disorder, was reaching to answer a cordless telephone when she knocked it off the stage. Fourth wall broken, Ms. Ripley … More The joy of Live Theatre
In Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar,” a soothsayer repeatedly warns Rome’s all-powerful dictator, Julius Caesar, to “Beware the Ides of March,” a date that the soothsayer suggests could be injurious to Caesar’s health. And so, in the morning hours of the Ides of March (March 15) in 44 B.C., that very same Julius Caesar stood outside … More “Beware the Ides of March”
There’s something so addicting about theatre. Walking into a space specifically designed to show audiences beautiful works of art night after night. Hearing the chatter of the audience about their excitement to see whatever show it is. Sitting in the house (that’s always freezing) and waiting for the curtain to go up. And then diving … More Theatre is Magic
1. Denial Finals? Hahahahaha! Please. I’ve still got an entire week left. Do you have any idea what I can accomplish in that short amount of time? Seriously, there’s nothing to worry about. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna’ go paint my nails like little zebras. 2. Anger Okay, it’s not like I’m mad … More The 6 Stages of Final Exams As Told by Harry Potter
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