I love doing tableau work with kids because it's a fun, easy way to get them up on their feet and creating quickly. Tableau vivante (or, frozen picture) is where kids use their bodies to create, as it says, a frozen picture. Tableau may not use movement or words -- just your body and your imagination. …
I am obsessed with Peter and the Starcatcher. I saw it on Broadway years ago and went absolutely crazy over it. In its simplest terms, it's the story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook... before they became Peter Pan and Captain Hook. A prequel series written by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry, it was adapted for …
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I had the opportunity to teach two classes over at the Palace Theatre with the LYTE at the Palace actors! LYTE holds a special place in my heart, as it's where I got my start in London theatre back in 2008! The LYTE program has grown considerably since I worked on it -- it's expanded …
More fun to be had at OKTC T.A.G.! We just had our big orientation weekend at OKTC and it was so great to see all the kids and families again and get caught up. On Tuesday and Wednesday we did our Mime & Tableau class. Last year's class was taught by Art Fidler, and I …
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Kerry Hishon 