Dear Actors, You know that horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach when you're waiting for your casting to arrive? The anticipation is gnawing at you... you just can't wait to find out what part you'll be playing in the show you just auditioned for! You're full of nerves as you scan the list, …
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2013: The Year in Review!
Back in July, I did a mid-year check-in, going over some of the highlights of the year thus far. The second part of 2013 was no less exciting and busy as the first part! July Rehearsed and performed a remount of [THEY FIGHT!] at the Palace Theatre to a huge, appreciative audience Made 80 jars of …
Sunday Morning Dance Party! (a playlist)
One of my favourite traditions at my OKTC rehearsals are "Sunday Morning Dance Parties," where I put on a song and we all dance like maniacs. It's a great way to get everyone warmed up, pumped up, and excited to get started! This mix features 10 songs that I used for "SMDP" during the rehearsal period of Disney's The Little …
Presenting the OKTC Spring 2014 Season!
I'm so excited to share with you the Original Kids Theatre Company's Spring 2014 Season! We have an incredible theme this season -- "I Dream, I Wish" -- with FOURTEEN productions going up between March and August 2014! I'm also thrilled to announce that after having taken the fall season off from directing (getting married and such), …
Why Youth Theatre Is Important
I've read lots of articles on the topic of youth theatre and its importance, but a lot of them tend to be really wordy and quite highfalutin', with lots of fancy theories and big words. This article talks about the importance of children's theatre, but that's a different topic altogether -- children's theatre tends to lean …
Kerry Hishon 