The culmination of this past week’s rehearsals led to this photo….Katie learning how to back hand and kick Joe in the stomach. This later led to all the girls on stage chanting “Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!” at Thorin and Bilbo and Joe shouting “It’s not in the Text!!!” On Monday, we had a successful rehearsal of … More Photo of the Week
*Warning: the content of this piece may be too fantastically brilliant for readers to comprehend* For lack of a better title…. Ode to the Costume Room Before me are thousands of people just waiting to be born and discovered. However, they have to be created by someone willing to become a completely different person, whether … More Ode to the Costume Room
“When I sit alone in a theatre and gaze into the dark space of its empty stage, I’m frequently seized by fear that this time I won’t manage to penetrate it, and I always hope that this fear will never desert me. Without an unending search for the key to the secret of creativity, there … More Quote
Bilbo is originally chosen as the “lucky number,” so that Thorin and Company will not be an unlucky thirteen. During the course of the expedition, Gandalf remarks several times that Bilbo is extraordinarily lucky. Some of his luck seems to be the deserved reward for Bilbo’s courage and determination. For example, after attempting to find … More Bilbo’s Luck
It’s Friday the 13th! In keeping with the superstitious day we have a special blog post devoted to some of the common theatre superstitions. Please feel free to comment with any others. 1. Ghostly Light – There should always be a light burning in an empty theater to ward off ghosts. You might find this odd, … More 6 Unlucky Theatre Superstitions
“Please fill out this paperwork and bring it back.” Waiting (if the play an instrument): (if they don’t): “You’re on deck.” Entering the audition space: Leaving:
“A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, it is an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history.” – Naomi Wolf It’s no secret young women face incredible adversity within high schools across the nation. It’s shocking how many girls don’t feel beautiful, … More Strong. Proud. Loud.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of “The March on Washington”, and in celebration of that fact there is another memorial march being held in the same place. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I have a dream speech in Washington, D.C. among the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In front of a crowd of … More Let Freedom Ring
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