2014 has been jam-packed! When I look back on it, I can’t believe how much I’ve mashed into one year.

Inspired by Shauna Haider and Gala Darling‘s lists, here are my top 40 posts of 2014. I’ve had a blast this year working on a million projects and keeping crazy-busy. I can’t wait to see what 2015 has in store!

As always, thank you so much for sticking with me during this crazy year. I can’t wait to share more posts with you!

Useful Advice!

• Advice for Theatre Newbies: Doing the Work
• Holiday Gift Guide for the Theatre People in Your Life, 2014 Edition
• Save The Drama For Your Mama: Why “Dramatic” Kids Aren’t Necessarily Theatre Kids
• Not Just For Actors: The Roles that a Parent Takes On When Their Kid Does Theatre
• Been There, Done That: My Real-Life Auditioning Experiences
• Self-Care for Performers: 5 Useful Tips
• 5 Notes Concerning Notes
• 3 Useful Acting Exercises for Understanding Your Script & Character
• Theatre Etiquette: Pre-Show Preparation
• Advice for Young Actresses: Be Your Own Heroine
• Advice for First-Time Directors
• Theatre Thoughts: Harness the Power of YouTube
• Survive or Thrive: Three Things to Consider Before Sending Your Kid to Theatre Camp
• Six Things To Do When You’re Between Shows

Helpful How-Tos!

• How to Deal With A Queen Diva
• How to Effectively Run a Rehearsal With Young Actors
• Theatre Etiquette: How to Be a Great Audience Member, Part 2
• How to Deal: Dealing With Scheduling & Conflicts, For Directors
• How to Costume Your Show
• How to Show Dedication to Your Show (or, How to Ensure Your Director Will LOVE You!)
• How to Deal: 10 Tips for Dealing With Schedules & Conflicts, for Actors
• 20 Ways to Make Rehearsal Part of Your Daily Routine

Director’s Diary

• Director’s Diary: On Casting
• Director’s Diary: On Doing Your Homework
• Director’s Diary: On Being Present
• Directing Youth with Yours Truly on TheatreFolk.com!
• Director’s Diary: On Stress

Projects From 2014

• What I’ve Learned: Peter Pan Edition
• What I’ve Learned: Through the Looking Glass Edition
• What I’ve Learned: The Wedding Singer Edition
• Reflecting on White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
• Reflecting on Mrs. Ballyshannon’s Jane Eyre
• Macbeth Opens Today!
• From Women’s Eyes Redux

Everything Else

• What I’ve Learned: The Blogcademy Edition
• Inspiration For When You Feel Like Giving Up
• When You’ve Pushed Yourself Too Hard
• Alice’s Adventures in Power Outage-Land
• Funny/Strange/Scary Props Stories
• Adventures in Prop-Making: Cake and Cake Topper for The Wedding Singer

Here’s to a great 2014, and even more fun in 2015!