The backstage area can quickly become a veritable tornado of costume chaos with big casts. I've been there; the biggest production I've directed so far was The Wedding Singer last year, which had 36 high school-aged actors and lots of costume changes! Yet that's small potatoes for some; I've seen school productions which include entire grade levels... 100+ kids! Unless …
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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 …
At the end of rehearsals, artistic team members (directors, musical directors, choreographers, etc.) will often give notes, which are messages to the cast and crew to change or improve a specific aspect of their performance or job. The artistic team will use notes to refine and polish the appearance of the show. It's often one of the …
It's been radio silence for the past week around here, just because it's been so nutty "in real life"! Trying to keep balanced has always been a challenge for me, especially since I have this habit of being totally go-go-go all the time. If there's a free hour on my calendar, I'll fill it with something. But …
Source This post was inspired by Ceris' awesome series of ten articles over on The Lovers, The Dreamers, and You about what makes the best actor/director/stage manager/designer/etc. That got me to thinking... what makes the best theatrical assistant? Theatre is such a collaborative art form, and as they say, "Many hands make light work." Assistants come …
Kerry Hishon 