As a director, nothing makes me happier when my actors come into rehearsal knowing their lines, cues, blocking and choreography. It's so clearly evident which actors have put in the work, and it's wonderful to see their growth and progress over the rehearsal process. Those are the actors I want to continue working with show …
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Anyone who has read my blog knows that I'm a big advocate of The Blogcademy. (I think advocate is a better word than "fangirl" but let's not mince words, shall we?) For those who have been living under a rock, The Blogcademy is the brainchild of three amazing bloggers: Shauna Haider of Nubby Twiglet, …
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 …
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 …
We've just had our second "real" rehearsal for The Wedding Singer -- the first two rehearsals were devoted to auditions. Sunday's rehearsal was all about learning big cast numbers, and last night's rehearsal was focused on working on vocal solos with some of the leads. While they weren't singing, we discussed character traits, as well as …
Kerry Hishon 