The London Fringe Theatre Festival is fast approaching! 2013 will be my fifth year "fringe-ing." For my first two years, 2009 and 2010, I volunteered as a "Trouper," which was so much fun, and a great way to meet people! During 2010, I also stage managed a show called Long Time Passing in the Fringe, which was a great experience. …
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Source I've always been envious of runners. Many of my friends are runners, and their Facebook photos of them completing 5k/10k/half-marathon/Warrior Dash/Tough Mudder/whatever races makes me green with envy! When I used to figure skate competitively, I hated running. During summer skating camp, I tried anything to get out of running on the treadmill. I'd beg to …
You've booked a big audition for your dream show, and you have your heart set on playing the beautiful ingénue/hunky leading man/evil villain/comedic sidekick/whatever. You've picked the perfect monologue and practiced it forwards, backwards, and sideways. You've done your homework, read the entire script, memorized the vocal score, watched the film version and even found a random YouTube …
Continue reading How to Deal: Not Getting the Part You Wanted
The theme of Week 5 is “Recovering a Sense of Possibility.” Morning pages: 7/7 I am noticing that I am becoming more aware of myself and my feelings as I continue to write the morning pages each day. Some of my writing is selfish ("I want," "I should," "I wish," me me me!). Some of it …
Source “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ~ Mark Twain One of the most fun things about working on a show is trying on your costume for the first time. You've rehearsed your blocking and practiced your lines and sung your songs, but once you step into your character's …
Kerry Hishon 