Being a director is stressful sometimes. You are the visionary. The leader. The boss. The one that everyone turns to when things go wrong. People expect you to have all the answers. Sometimes you do... and sometimes you don't. If you're anything like me, you'll probably have more than one project going on at the …
Tag: Directing
Advice for First-Time Directors
I'm currently directing my ninth show at Original Kids Theatre Company (The Wedding Singer, if you hadn't heard... get your tickets here!). A lot of my students seem incredulous when I say I've only been at OKTC for four years... sometimes it seems like I've been there for much longer. But before I started directing …
Director’s Diary: On Doing Your Homework
We've just had our second "real" rehearsal for The Wedding Singer -- the first two rehearsals were devoted to auditions. Sunday's rehearsal was all about learning big cast numbers, and last night's rehearsal was focused on working on vocal solos with some of the leads. While they weren't singing, we discussed character traits, as well as …
Fall 2014 at OKTC will be a GRAND ADVENTURE!
It's that time again! The Fall 2014 season at Original Kids Theatre Company was just released yesterday, and it will prove to be a GRAND ADVENTURE indeed! We have nine incredible productions to be performed by our Main Cast Company, and I know our actors cannot wait to get started rehearsing in September. I am …
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What I’ve Learned: Through the Looking Glass Edition
Through the Looking Glass closed a little over a week and a half ago, and it's been really strange not being at the theatre 24/7. August has been fairly quiet so far (despite the fact that now that I'm not working on a show, all my friends and family want to hang out ALL AT …
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Kerry Hishon 