Not this Bonanza... but still! I woke up this morning with a lot of feelings. Initially it was just a lot of pain in my shoulder (I have a massive knot in my right shoulder... anyone want to give me a massage?) but after that, I felt cold and crummy. Halloween is over, Christmas isn't …
T.A.G. Update – Monologues
We've been very busy at OKTC T.A.G.! We've now had two dance classes (guest instructed by Cameron Carver and Emilee Nimetz), two vocal music classes (guest instructed by Jenn Floris and Andrew Rethazi), we've studied tableau and mime, clowning, and two person acting scenes, and this weekend we worked on monologues. In my opinion, it's important …
Goblin Tales Fight Choreography
I was asked to do some fight choreography for OKTC's production of Jason Rip's Goblin Tales. It's co-directed by Jim Schaefer and Kathy Gerber, and goes up October 20-27, 2012. In this scene, Mathilde invokes the Devil... and what do they say? "Speak of the Devil and he shall appear!" Or in this case, She shall …
T.A.G. Update – Mime & Tableau, and Theatre Etiquette (Plus, Act It Out!)
More fun to be had at OKTC T.A.G.! We just had our big orientation weekend at OKTC and it was so great to see all the kids and families again and get caught up. On Tuesday and Wednesday we did our Mime & Tableau class. Last year's class was taught by Art Fidler, and I …
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Three Easy First-Day Theatre Games
Just woke up from a long nap after teaching T.A.G. classes at OKTC! T.A.G. stands for "The Actor Grows" and is a program we have here for all the new kids to the company who are in grade 2 to grade 8. Here's the description that goes out to all the new students: "Our T.A.G. …
Kerry Hishon 