25 quotes about the theatre and acting for your Saturday morning breakfast. The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time. The theatre was created to … More Saturday Morning Inspiration
Today I realized that in two weeks we will be having callbacks for the fall show. I proceeded to tell everyone at the workshop this and thy all groaned. Today we worked on our audition pieces, whatever that may be. But we got down and dirty with the text and the movement. Using pantomime in … More Ahhh, summer
So, last year Wayne and decided that for our first show we would build stock platforms for the set. We don’t normally have these platforms laying around when we need them, so why not build them? 4×8, 4×6 and 4×4 platforms will be made for the Midsummer set. This doesn’t limit us in any way … More Midsummer Set Ideas
Round two! Another exciting day, filled with sonnets, monologues and improved scenes. We learned more about the text of Shakespeare and the emotions in his text, while creating our own worlds of the play. The day went by fast and fun with even more discovery happening in the workshops. We will have a five day … More Midsummer Workshop Day 2
Just a few hours ago, 30 HHS students left the Homestead Auditorium just a little bit smarter then they were when they entered. It was day one of the Midsummer Night’s DreamWorkshops. Starting at 1pm, we introduced ourselves and learned interesting facts about everyone, Ryan was a hockey fan, Henry was learning three languages and … More Midsummer Workshop Day 1
Currently, I’m surrounded by 8 drama club students ranging from Sophmores to Seniors with one girl from USM who has crashed the party. The topics range from what Midsummer is about, funny dances and First Stage theatre camp, Joe and his hair…the list goes on and on. But there hasn’t been a lull since 8am … More Registration Day
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