This week's Throwback Thursday is from London Community Players' production of Dark of the Moon, performed in October 2009. I played the part of Edna Summey. Interesting story: I was originally cast in a much smaller role, Ella. About a week before the performance, I was asked to take over the part of Edna, which …
Category: Theatre
“60 Seconds of Fame” at Matthews Hall
On Wednesday, January 23, I had the opportunity to be a guest instructor at Matthews Hall in London for their Conference Day program, "60 Seconds of Fame." According to the description on their website, the program was envisioned to be "A creative integrated arts workshop for Middle School enrichment. Cross grade teams will work with staff and …
Memorization made easy (well, easier) – Update!
A while back I posted 5 tips to make memorizing your lines easier. As you know, I'm currently in rehearsals for Empty Space Productions' Edward II, and to be perfectly honest, I've been having a bit of trouble with a couple of tricky speeches. For some reason, the lines just won't stick in my head …
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It’s been a crazy few days…
It's Friday and I'm sitting at home, watching MuchMusic's "Top 100 One Hit Wonders" and feeling totally zoned out. Since I last wrote an update (January 8th) I've been going gangbusters with The Little Mermaid rehearsals at OKTC, Edward II rehearsals with Empty Space Productions, a meeting for An "OK" Coffeehouse (which goes up January …
January Update!
Hello everyone! Hope your holidays were enjoyable and restful... mine was actually pretty busy, spending time with family and friends and getting caught up on some badly needed house cleaning and crafting! I'm back at work at Original Kids, and we had our first rehearsal for Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. yesterday! I was really …
Kerry Hishon 