I've had several people ask just how I create what I create... all with kids. First key ingredient... I have GREAT KIDS to work with. They learn quickly; they are willing to learn; they work hard. Last weekend 16 kids (2 of my own kids), and my co-worker, came together to paint the floor for… Continue reading A How-to – Painting a Large Scale Design on a Stage Floor
Snap! I started this blog post at 6 in the morning on Friday. I really did. Then it was time to get my day started (I did take a little time for myself and visited my friend Julie for a good chat and a great massage... thanks Julie!) and to the high school to get… Continue reading Phew! That Week Went By Fast!
As I looked at my stock stairs and the narrow "backstage" area I needed them to sit in, I realized it was time to invest in a "new" stock item. I needed something that could be flexible as escape stairs... anywhere from 3 feet high to 10 feet high... time to build ship stairs. I… Continue reading Building Flexible Ship Stairs for Escape Stairs
This blog post is for Elle... and all my other students whom I love and adore. Why? Because I just need to do what I can to help them feel confident and valued! I can't tell you how many students in a drama class or in voice lessons I hear say, "I can't do this… Continue reading Stage Fright is Really… But Can Be Controlled
The last couple of weeks have kept us all busy... very busy. Lilli goes to school (something she isn't always thrilled with), Hannah reads tons and goes to work at Jamba Juice, I go to the high school to help with class and to work on Addams Family, and John has been working late working… Continue reading Family Adventures
Theatre artists all find it necessary to begin their work from a neutral foundation. Actors find a neutral, unaffected voice and posture as the build a character. Costume designers start each rendering with a neutral figure so that they can illustrate clothes for a character. Lighting designers use neutral colors (amber and blue) to create… Continue reading Correcting Corrective
School has started. Rehearsals are in full swing. You are feeling good about how things are going. You know what I mean... you've been sounding good, holding up in rehearsals, keeping up with the demands of school and rehearsal. Then, one morning, you wake up and your nose is running like it's joined the cross… Continue reading Healing the “Walking Dead”- Tips for Sick Actors
As a budding actor, auditions can be very nerve wracking and even downright scary or terrifying. It's okay to be nervous. Being stressed and fearful is natural and it's bound to happen to you. A little (or a lot) of apprehension is perfectly acceptable. But what is absolutely unacceptable is for you to be ill… Continue reading Audition Helps!
I am passionate about education. I believe that the main mission of education should be to spark in students a desire to be a life-long-learner. Education is more than English, science and math. Education needs to inspire students to educated themselves - ongoing, voluntary and self-motivated. Students who understand how to learn and how to… Continue reading Performing Arts Education Matters!
School starts next week. I am not convinced the kids at school are ready for the start of a new year. We are now in week 2 for our fall production of Addams Family the Musical at school and I am noticing that some of the students are not as enthusiastic as I would hope… Continue reading An Actor’s Rules to Enlighten and Inspire
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