Pre-show is an exciting time in the theatre -- it's fun to get into costume and makeup, anticipating a great show and thinking about who might be in the audience. But it's also a time when things can get out of hand if you let them. So without further ado, let's discuss some pre-show etiquette …
And with that, From Women's Eyes is over. It has been a pleasure to work on this show with this wonderful cast of ladies (and our token dude, Sid!). We had some great houses and received lots of wonderful feedback! We were featured in a lovely blog post by John McKenzie, "Choosing to be brilliant," we …
I've said many times that theatre is a collaborative medium, and (generally speaking!) you can't do it totally alone. Oftentimes part of a rehearsal (or sometimes all of it) will be run by someone other than the director. Early in the process of rehearsing for a musical, for example, the musical director will often run …
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 …
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 …
Kerry Hishon 