A word from the newly wise:
#1 – If you’re a director, get video tapes of ALL of your work.
#2 – Learn how to edit your videos and make sure you have the right software for this.
#3 – Do this more than one week before your fellowship application is due.
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Video and Theatre 101
Posted in directing technique, funding on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Multi-Tasking
Posted in directing technique, gigs on February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It can be exceedingly difficult for me to juggle multiple shows. As an actor, it seemed absurdly easy to drop a character at the end of a rehearsal, and pick up a new one an hour later in an altogether different play.
But as a director, I use life, the interpretation of life, history and the [...]
We’re on the Move!
Posted in acting classes, acting technique, directing technique, expenses, funding, gigs, mission, phase one, photographs, productions, review, theatre on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Red Tree Theatre has a new website.
In addition to looking prettier, it’s been expanded to incorporate more resources. In an effort to make Red Tree Theatre a continuing and growing resource before I even get to launch anything in the real world, my new site is set up with:
A Forum for plenty of theatrical discussion
Book [...]
Improv Delight
Posted in acting classes, directing technique, gigs on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I took my cast through my all time favorite character exercise. I doesn’t have a name, but since I needed to name this post, I will now refer to it as Improv Delight.I choose a setting for the cast. Often only somewhat in context with the actual play’s setting. I give [...]
Games We Love, Games We Hate
Posted in acting technique, directing technique, gigs, productions, theatre on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We all love Zip,Zap, Zop.
Most of us love, The Count-Down Shake. Except for me. I’ve always hated it. It does not give me energy. It does not focus me. It does nothing but rattle my joints and make me out of breath.
That is, as an actor. Tonight, I discovered why directors love it:
After half of [...]
