I love hearing "war stories" of things that go wrong during shows. In theatre, Murphy's law is always in effect -- if something can get broken, go missing, or otherwise just go entirely wrong, it will! Read along to find out some funny, strange, and just plain dangerous stories with props that have happened in …
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Throwback Thursday: [THEY FIGHT!]
Nice face, eh? This week's throwback is memories of [THEY FIGHT!], which was performed at the 2013 London Fringe Festival (winning the Impresario for our venue!), and was re-mounted for a one night only bonus performance on July 3 at the Palace Theatre (which included a showing of The Princess Bride afterwards!). In this particular scene I was …
Been There, Done That: My Real-Life Auditioning Experiences
In anticipation of my upcoming auditions for The Wedding Singer, I thought I'd share some stories from the other side of the table -- my own auditioning experiences, both good and bad! And of course, every story needs a moral, right? Well, my morals also come with a lesson attached in the form of advice. …
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Alice’s Adventures in Power Outage-land
Circle round, people. This is going to be a long one. It's time for epic storytelling with Kerry! Sunday, August 3 was the closing show of OKTC's Through the Looking Glass. Our closing show was scheduled for 11 am -- an unusual time, but that's the way it works when you've got two shows playing …
Reflecting on Mrs. Ballyshannon’s Jane Eyre
Mrs. Ballyshannon's School for Orphaned and Afflicted Girls Presents Jane Eyre closed on Saturday, and it was a really fun project to be a part of. I haven't had a lot of time to reflect on the process, as I've still been busy with rehearsals for Through the Looking Glass at Original Kids, Macbeth with The …
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Kerry Hishon 