You've booked a big audition for your dream show, and you have your heart set on playing the beautiful ingénue/hunky leading man/evil villain/comedic sidekick/whatever. You've picked the perfect monologue and practiced it forwards, backwards, and sideways. You've done your homework, read the entire script, memorized the vocal score, watched the film version and even found a random YouTube …
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Source “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ~ Mark Twain One of the most fun things about working on a show is trying on your costume for the first time. You've rehearsed your blocking and practiced your lines and sung your songs, but once you step into your character's …
Source Note: I'm mixing it up a bit around here and trying a new topic! I originally wrote this article way back at Christmas time, but procrastinated on posting it (bad blogger!) and then it was too late and out of date. However, it's Easter weekend here in Canada, and that means four days of …
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I found this awesome list at Rubies & Ribbon and, of course, it caught my eye, as I just turned 30 on Friday. So I thought I'd compare my life experiences to the ones Sidra listed and see how I've measured up as a 30-year-old! 1. Live on another continent I haven't lived on another continent, but …
It's been a week now since The Little Mermaid Jr. closed. I've been able to decompress a bit, and reflect on what I've learned. At the first rehearsal, pass around a Sharpie and have your cast write their names ON THE COVER of their scripts, right away. That way when they inevitably get left behind, …
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