Inspired by Heroine Training by Miss Xandra Bee, I'm here to dispense six bits of wisdom and advice to young actresses out there, with some references to past shows and productions I've worked on. (All these lessons apply to boys too... but we all can use a good dose of girl power!) 🙂 Be a leader. …
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Hard to believe that the London Fringe Festival is done and over... sadface. I'm definitely going through withdrawal, even though I didn't have a show in the Fringe this year. And despite the fact that I didn't have a show in the Fringe, I was still all over the place this year! Take a look! …
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I wrote the first “How I Got Here” story post in 2011, which nobody asked for. Part Two (The University Years) was added in November 2012. Part Three (The Post-Uni Years) was added in January 2013. We’re up to Part Four now! Read on! It was April 2008. I was back in London, Ontario, and back …
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Happy May! This week has been crazy busy, and it's not stopping anytime soon. I have been in rehearsals for both Mrs. Ballyshannon's School for Orphaned and Afflicted Girls Presents Jane Eyre (which opens on May 6) and Secret Lives of a Sex Doll (which performs May 3), as well as attending Founder's Day celebrations with my …
This week's Throwback Thursday goes way back to grade 8 for me! This is a photo that appeared in the Stratford Beacon Herald to promote Juliet Public School's production of The Taming of the Shrew. I played Bianca, and it was such a fun production. The show was designed with a Western theme, with all …
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Kerry Hishon 