Welcome to Tiny Theatre Tips, a series of brief posts sharing tips and advice for your theatre life! Enjoy! Tiny Theatre Tips #3: Educate Yourself The nature of art is that it's always changing. What's popular and interesting today will be old and moldy faster that you can say "Mamma Mia!" Stay current with what's new …
Welcome to Tiny Theatre Tips, a series of brief posts sharing tips and advice for your theatre life! Enjoy! Tiny Theatre Tips #2: Hone Your Skills Theatre can be a very competitive environment. Titles like "triple threat" have been around for ages, but now it's more like "how many slashes can I have behind my name?" …
When I'm doing my initial preparations for a new show that I'm directing, the first thing I do is an initial scan of the script. This is a useful way to start getting your thoughts and plans in order. Get ready to start analyzing! What you'll need: Your script A notebook and a pencil (I specifically …
I'm a little late this year with my annual Holiday Gift Guide (check out my 2013 and 2014 editions) so I've decided to simplify this year and go with the easiest gifts you can give your theatre people, divided into 5 simple sections. You might have to do a little research to find your local …
Continue reading Top 5 Gifts for the Theatre People in Your Life (Holiday Gift Guide, 2015 Edition)
I'm currently acting as Assistant Fight Director (AFD) for London Community Players' production of The Trials of Robin Hood, a very funny retelling of the classic Robin Hood adventures through three different perspectives: Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and the Sheriff of Nottingham. And, of course, this show has LOTS of stage combat. The fight director …
Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Done as an Assistant Fight Director
Kerry Hishon 