Writing for theatre is a whole different game to writing for any other medium. Maybe it sounds like the most obvious statement ever, but I think what it really means is only just starting to hit me. Recently I have been reading the Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre – a great read for any … More Writing for Theatre
There is a lush thunder storm playing outside my window and screen door. I’ve holed myself up next to the door listening to the late night noise. As a child, night was my most creative time of the day. As I grew up, I learned that all humans are more creative at night, before bed … More Director’s Block
…is being allowed to explore the truth of experiences I’ve never had and feelings that are not my own. Playing different characters in different fictions and different worlds is like traveling to foreign countries. Characters I play may do things differently from me, may feel differently, may react differently in different situations, but they are … More “The best thing about acting…
Carousel, (music by Richard Rogers and book/lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) tells of mill-worker Julie and carousel barker Billy’s tumultuous love. After falling in love, Billy and Julie marry and soon conceive a child. Having been fired from the carousel, Billy has no idea how to make money to support his growing family. Insecure and … More Carousel: Social Justice
“The trick is to take the work seriously, but not take yourself seriously at all.” -Judi Dench
A theater feels like home to me. The physical building that is a theater: home. The seats in the house, the stage, the backstage area: home. Any theater, really, and I always have the feeling of comfort. I have had many homes in my lifetime, The Waterfront theatre in Ronenoke NC, the Gaiety Theatre and … More There’s no place like Home
Summer Reading List! In Search of the First Folios Six years after Shakespeare’s death, John Heminge and Henry Condell – two of the actors from his company, The King’s Men – gathered together all of his dramatic works and published them in an impressive 908 page hardback book. Bound in calfskin and measuring fourteen inches … More The Shakespeare Thefts by Eric Rasmussen
So, Merce Cunningham is my favorite of all modern dance choreographers, lets be real, he’s my favorite choreographer. He was the most amazing man, creating different ways to look at dance and using technology to help. He danced with his company until he died and then left all his money to his dancers, so they … More 10 Rules for Students and Teachers
“We stage manage because we believe. We believe in helping. We believe in caring. We believe in our skills. We believe in others skills. We believe in the artists. We believe in the collaborations. We believe in experience. We believe in change. We believe in theatre.” I can’t for the life of me remember where I found … More Shining Star: Our Stage Manager
“The theatre’s magic, isn’t it? You should know. Stand on this stage, say the right words with the right emphasis at the right time… oh, you can make men weep.” – Doctor Who
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