Sometimes it’s just the little moments away from the stage that one appreciates the most. I’m remembering a time when I was an Actor/Techie. Rehearsals and builds were always fun in their own way, but it was the time away in which we really bonded. In high school we’d head to dinner after rehearsal or … More Bonding
Expectation: Reality:
This is part two of my series on mistakes in costume rendering. I think there will be three to this series … pending my ability to find the examples I’m looking for in my mass of renderings. Collaged Rendering + Colored Pencil Rendering (because I combined them myself) Collage and Colored Pencil Rendering This was … More Costume Renderings: Mistakes, Mishaps, Failures and Flubs – Part 2
Capturing the art of extravagance and the sinister relics of the Brothers Grimm, “Rose and the Rime” is no ordinary fairytale. For one thing, it takes place in the “magical” state of Michigan, in a fictional town that hasn’t seen the likes of a beach barbeque in years due to the curse of the Rime … More Once Upon a Time…
“For most actors, characterization means chiefly what their characters won’t do. As soon as an actor puts such a limitation on his work, he’s being less than himself, imprisoned in a straightjacket of don’ts… make choices that give you the maximum possible involvement. If there’s a possibility, however unlikely, however remote, that you might love … More a straightjacket of don’ts
“Many times when I ask an actor what his goal is in a scene, he will tell me, ‘I want to get away from this person. I want to run out of this room.’ I then ask, ‘Why don’t you run? What keeps you there?’ The answer to these questions is what makes the actor … More why don’t we run?
“I’ll never understand why funding for the arts is the first thing to get cut. Music is math. Theatre is English. Tech is science. Dance is physical education. The arts are everything.” – Jay Armstrong Johnson
Sometimes, when I see photos like this, I can’t wrap my mind around how people can focus on giving natural, nuanced performances while surrounded by people pointing screens and cameras at them. Film acting is such a different world than stage acting. I can’t imagine the mindset necessary to stop and start from various places … More Film acting
To my Dearest Theatre, I met you so long ago on a detour through my friendship with dance, and I must say that it’s been a wonderful friendship. We have laughed a lot through the years, I mean remember when you made me dress up as Daddy Warbucks in a bald cap and everything? Or … More Letter to a Friend
but the men responsible for closing the curtains after the lights have dimmed and the crowd has shuffled past an empty stage, where tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, it will end the same—with Horatio refusing to eat or drink alone—with Iago unraveling the moor’s handkerchief beneath his nose—with Macduff unpacking his suitcase, only to find … More Exeunt All
Act Out 