I was given the opportunity to paint a back drop for Howard Street Middle School for their production of Singin' in the Rain. I went over to their school and picked up 8-10 flats. I primed the flats to cover the multiple layers of other paint from past shows. I drew out a basic design...… Continue reading Singin’ in the Rain Drops
All of my little actors will be in the full swing of rehearsals next week. We will be diving into blocking and dance rehearsals. "Off book" is in 2 weeks. It's time to work on getting the lyrics to songs and the lines of their scenes down! Many young actors struggle with memorization. However, learning… Continue reading Off Book Tutorial
Snap! What a couple of crazy weeks we have had! Busy! Busy! Busy! As soon as we got home from picking up Chad from the airport, it was time to set out the shoes for St. Nicolas Day. St. Nick was good to all and brought a couple silly things and Harry Potter shirts and… Continue reading Running Through the Christmas Season
I've been crazy busy. In the past 8 days I have attended 2 first read through rehearsals for 2 different productions: Lion King Jr (our next after school production) and Noises Off (our next class production). Sometimes the first read through of a script is called a table read. This rehearsal is the foundation for… Continue reading The First Read Through Rehearsal – Unlocking Potential
Studying theatre can be a great starting point for careers such as teaching, law, and politics, not to mention broadcasting and performing. If this is the case why are classes in the performing arts the first classes on the chopping block when budgets get tight. This week I had the opportunity to speak to the… Continue reading Unlocking Potential Through Theater Education
Before I begin I must give credit to my friend, and talented photographer, John Bruning, for the excellent photos of our process and production. His talents and contributions for our theatre program can not be measured. He is truly a valuable member of our team! We recently (well, a month ago) closed our production of… Continue reading Lessons from Addams Family… Round Two
Our stage makeup class just finished the old age unit. Just in time to apply those lessons to work on the cast of Addams Family the Musical. Grandma needed some work. Here are the steps we taught the students to create a great old age makeup for the stage. The first step is RESEARCH. We… Continue reading Painting Grandma
A week ago we closed Addams Family the Musical at Central High School. What a fun show! We started rehearsals a week before school started. We also started building the set on the weekends. My building team consisted of the kids in the cast, the kids in my tech theater class and a couple dads… Continue reading If You Build It They Will Come – Addams Family Set
I am so sad! I was adding my last picture to a blog post I was proud of and it all froze. I lost everything. I sure hope I can do justice to my first attempt or maybe even "one-up" myself. My co-worker and friend Jeff is fond of saying that you go to a… Continue reading A Chorus of Power
An other opening! An other show! Tonight we open Addams Family the Musical at Central High School. Last night we had our final dress rehearsal with a few invited guests (young students). It occurred to me, as I watched people pop up and down, walk in and out, cell phones on and cell phones, feet… Continue reading Theatre Rules of Engagement
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