Hey Folks!
I recently had the pleasure of seeing the revival of Hair on Broadway.
I had a lot of trouble getting into it at first, the show was decked out in hippie regalia, a complete immersion into the era it was written in. I was frustrated by Diane Paulus’ (the Director) lack of innovation with what [...]
When the branches fall the leaves will burn leaving only ashen birds to keep their roost
Bears’ claws will scatch soil; Bears’ paws will heal it.
When Marty Scanlon and I first brought up what is now called Brought To Life at our proposal meeting, its working name was Scary Stories, and it was probably closer to The Iceman Cometh than what it has turned into over these past months. What was originaly going to be a devised exploration of all [...]
In a typical design process, the designer gets the script and reads it once just for plot and to capture that valuable first impression. Then on the second read, a designer is much more focused on practical needs of the script and then they usually talk to the director to see what they’re thinking and [...]
Auditions will consist of various exploratory exercises, no advanced preparation is required.
Looking for actors/performers 19 and older
Open call Monday, June 22nd
7:15 PM
Temple Judea Mizpah
8610 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL
Please bring a resume and recent photo so we can match names with faces.
Please arrive by 7:15 PM. There is no advance sign up. Please be dressed [...]
Marketing efforts for The Best Medicine are well under way! Today and tomorrow we’re at the Skokie Festival of Cultures at Oakton Park promoting our show. Come check us out at the Children’s Pavillion tomorrow if you’re around…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how diversity is represented in the theatre. It’s not. Really. There is a significant lack (or so it seems to me) of truly American Theatre. America is the only (big statement) TRULY mixed race country on earth, and yet, we have a canon of plays that represents Old [...]
I actually was thinking about posting to our blog this morning because I was bored at work. That was before this newfangled blogosphere came into being. I thought it might just be a fun place to talk about theater that we as artists love, and why. It will let all those millions that will be [...]
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