"All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess." - Idina Menzel, Tony & Grammy-award winning actress & singer
Category: Theatre
Nancy Drew is a Winner!
I'm so pleased to announce that Nancy Drew: Girl Detective was a big winner at the OKTC Playfest Awards yesterday! The cast was awarded three honours: Most Creative Use of a Blackbox Space Speak the Speech Award (won by the actress playing Nancy) Post-Curtain Award (won by the three actresses playing the puppets) We got some excellent …
Acting Basics: Do’s & Don’ts (A Free Printable)
Sometimes, we experienced directors/teachers/educators get frustrated during rehearsals and wonder, "I've told my actors to _______ a thousand times; why won't they listen/remember/get a clue?!" Sometimes, we experienced directors/teachers/educators need to remember what it was like to be a new actor. We need to get back to basics. Sometimes, trying to remember terms like "cheating …
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Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Megan Hilty
"I come from the theatre. Nothing is as difficult as working eight shows a week. Period. End of story." - Megan Hilty, actress & singer (Wicked, 9 to 5, "Smash")
Theatre Fun & Games: Fairy Tale Tableau
I love doing tableau work with kids because it's a fun, easy way to get them up on their feet and creating quickly. Tableau vivante (or, frozen picture) is where kids use their bodies to create, as it says, a frozen picture. Tableau may not use movement or words -- just your body and your imagination. …
Kerry Hishon 