Who do you play? Rochefort, or Rochfart depending on what mood I’m in. What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? For me it’s all the fighting. I have a knee injury and some days after fighting I would limp home and ice it all night. It’s so much fun though so, oh well. What … More Meet the Artist: Sam McWilliams
Written by: Caroline Ferrero (2019) Hi! Welcome to my artist page. I am a junior at Homestead. Some of my interests include acting (obviously), and learning about multimedia production. I also like to draw. I am hoping my art background and my interest in multimedia production will help me get into a career involving animation. … More Meet the Artist: Caroline Ferrero
Who do you play? I play the intelligent, courageous, dangerous, and emo Athos. What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? Trying to master stage combat, comedic timing, and vlogging is challenging. What will the audience be thinking about in the car as they drive home after this show? “How is the show better than … More Meet the Artist: Silma Berrada
Written by Gwen Cain (2018) I play the prissy and promiscuous Porthos; and as a woman! The most challenging part of making this script come alive is actually probably keeping the actors alive; there is a LOT of fighting and quadruple the chance for injury all around. Oh, and walking in three inch knee high … More Meet the Artist: Gwen Cain
Who do you play? I play Sabine d’Artagnan (yeah I know stupid last name. But imagine being named ‘d’Arty d’Artagnan.’) What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? Probably finding the funny moments in the play. The play is written in subtle and obvious humor, and bringing out a different personality in my character has … More Meet the Artist – Maisie Allen
Who do you play? I play Cardinal Richelieu, who is the main villain in the story. He seems cunning and ruthless but is also just a big child. What’s challenging about bringing this script to life? I find the script really awkward at times because some lines seem out of place and unnecessary. The hardest … More Meet the Artist: Reem Salah
An idea had been simmering in the back of their mind for quite some time and it had become an obsession. Day and night they dreamt of strange characters, multi-coloured costumes, high emotions and cheering audiences. They dreamt of theatre, of putting on a show that bore their mark. They had things to say and … More Creating “Fall of Orpheus”
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.
Shakespeare’s The Tempest has always been a favorite of mine. Why? That’s easy. It’s full of beauty and magic. Prospera brings to life an “insubstantial pageant” in which she creates “the cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself.” She is the playwright of her own performance, and this performative layering utilizes and … More An Aerial “Tempest”
Derrick Karas and Sophia Nelson play the young lovers in HHS’s production of The Tempest. The only thing is that they play their traditional opposite. Karas plays Mirando, the son of Prospera and Nelson plays Ferdinand, the daughter of Queen Alonsa. These characters are traditionally a female Miranda and male Ferdinand but with this production, auditions … More Playing Your Opposite
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