Dear Actors, From The Crew

Dear Actors, From The Crew

True story: I remember working as an assistant stage manager on a show in university, and overhearing the following statement from one of the actresses: "I don't know why anyone would want to be an ASM. They do all the hard work and we get all the glory." I kind of wanted to hit that …

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First Rehearsal Excitement… Nancy Drew Starts Today!

It's only been a few weeks since A Charlie Brown Christmas and The Wedding Singer closed, and already it's time to gear up and start my newest directing project, Nancy Drew: Girl Detective. I'm looking forward to starting and working with a whole batch of new kids. I have a cast of 23 junior-level kids …

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Wednesday Words of Wisdom - Anthony Hopkins

Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Anthony Hopkins

"I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it." - Sir Anthony Hopkins, CBE, award-winning actor, composer and painter

Vote for The Wedding Singer for a Brickenden Award!

Vote for The Wedding Singer for a Brickenden Award!

I am so pleased and proud to announce that The Wedding Singer is a finalist for a Brickenden Award for Best Youth Musical! We are among great company -- the other four finalists are Singin' in the Rain and The King & I (OKTC), Monty Python's Spamalot (London Central S.S.) and The Music Man (Beal …

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Thankful Thursday: Welcome, 2015!

Thankful Thursday: Welcome, 2015!

Happy New Year, everyone! I spent New Year's Eve at a friend's party, playing Heads Up and eating my weight in taco dip and guacamole. 2014 was a jam-packed year. I appeared onstage in six productions (A Charlie Brown Christmas, From Women's Eyes, Macbeth, Mrs. Ballyshannon's Jane Eyre, Secret Lives of a Sex Doll and …

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