Let’s face it, if you’re smart enough to know your type, you’re more likely to get cast. And, if you’re willing to play a stereotype or make fun of a specific culture, you’re also more likely to get cast.
Most producers and casting directors are fully aware of this and bluntly state the type for which [...]
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Typing People and Continued Stereotypes
Posted in politics, theatre, tagged acting, apologies, auditions, insults, stereotypes, typing on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Discovering Who
Posted in productions, theatre, tagged acting, actor, rehearsal on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m entrenched in the local community theatre scene right now. I’m not entirely sure it’s to my liking, but here I sit. For now.
The joys come from getting to know my cast.
They are a delightful, eclectic, and all around friendly bunch.
One admitted to me tonight that this was only his second show ever. I’d assumed [...]
Fight! @ Atlantis Playmakers in October
Posted in gigs, theatre on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spent an hour or so of my afternoon joyfully swinging around a rapier inside an old machine shop soon-to-be black box theatre and new home to Atlantis Playmakers.
It rocked.
Exactly two years after I tore my ACL while rehearsing a broadsword fight and 16 months after ACL reconstruction, I picked up a sword for the [...]
Fellowship, Fellowship, Please don’t Escape Me
Posted in gigs, theatre on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m applying for NH arts fellowship. The application is no biggie. The written part anyway. The video evidence of my awesomeness is a whole ‘nother story.
I didn’t think to video record my work. It’s theatre. Who would want to watch theatre on tv? Boring.
One of my fight mentors commented [...]
Audition High
Posted in acting technique, gigs, theatre on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I felt nervous all yesterday afternoon. It had been so long since I’d auditioned. I forgot that nervous jumpy feeling. But I was also frustrated because there was a time in my life when auditioning was fun, not nerve-wracking.
But then, when I showed up, I found myself stepping right back into that old space of [...]
Getting Back on the Wagon, or Falling Off. I’m not sure which.
Posted in gigs, theatre on March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know if acting would be considered an addiction or not.
I don’t know if my ability to refrain from auditioning would be called a success or not.
Either way, I have an audition tomorrow for the first time in about three years. I’m a little nervous, to say the least. Fortunately, I don’t have to [...]
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 Class @ Rivier College Challenge Program
Posted in acting classes, acting technique, gigs, theatre on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I taught the aforementioned improv class to about 55 tenth graders. It ended up being a lot of fun. As usual, it took a while to warm everyone up, but once they got in to it, it was a blast. They did, it seems, learn from it because as the class [...]
Photos of Midsummer are Online
Posted in gigs, photographs, productions, theatre, tagged photography, productions, theatre on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just recently gotten interested in theatre photography…
So, here are the photos I took of the students I directed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The lighting was poor and it was a borrowed camera that I didn’t read up on. So, in the end, with poor lighting and a very slow shutter speed, I ended up [...]
The Number of Students Does Matter: Improv with 55
Posted in acting classes, acting technique, theatre on November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been asked to teach an improv class for high schoolers. They participate in a program where they take a weekly course at a college. The description sent to me was quite vague but I gather it has to do with college and career introduction. I’ll be teaching their “Theater” week class.
Improv.
With [...]
