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The Replacement
“Faster at Quick Changes than a speeding Set Transition, More Powerful Paperwork than the operation manual for a Locomotive, Able to tackle complicated prop tracking in a Single Bound. Look –...
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Headset Etiquette
So, you’ve survived college, rocked your internship, buffed your resume, applied for every single job posting that you’re even remotely qualified for, and finally landed your first real-world...
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The ASM — The Busiest Person On/Backstage?
We are now a month from opening night for the final mainstage production of the year: Stage Door, the Kaufmann and Ferber play about Hollywood versus Broadway set in a theatrical boarding house in the...
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RELATIONSHIPS: Actor – Stage Manager
I recently went to the off-Broadway Networking Event hosted by Actors Equity. A lot of what the Production Managers and General Managers on the other side of the table wanted to know was how I dealt...
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Favorite Moments
Every time I work on a new show I have something happen to me. Amidst the stress of memorization and the fatigue of tech, I’ll be struck by shimmering seconds of love for whatever step of the process...
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Getting My Hands Dirty Again
Since autumn began, I haven’t done much theatre. It sounds more tragic than what it actually is: I’m getting my minor almost finished with. My B.A. Theatre major requires me to take on a minor and this...
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My First Five Rules
I’ve learned a lot in my first year as a stage actor, and I’ve come up with a few rules that help me succeed. I’m sure I’ll come up with more in time, but here are my first five rules: 1. Show up on...
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This is Your Wardrobe Crew, Tweeting Live!
I just finished a two week run of our production of The Piano Lesson, working backstage on Wardrobe Crew. This is the third show I’ve worked on this year that was set in the 1930s and I just love the...
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The Year I Did A Lot Of Theatre
For me, 2012 was the year of a lot…a lot of theatre. I’ve certainly done more shows in a year than I’ve ever done before but that’s always been the case. What makes 2012 different is that since...
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“I’m in love with a wonderful show”
Dear Green Room Blog Diary, I hope you don’t mind me being self-indulgent and gushing about the fantastic dream I’ve been living in the past 10 weeks. If you do…well, I give you permission to skip this...
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Experience Preferred
Like most actors, I do not like it when fellow performers try to direct me, particularly in ways at odds with those coming from the actual director. That does not mean, though, that I am not always...
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Serenity Now
As a recovering alcoholic — though one who is decidedly agnostic about 12-step programs — I am very familiar with the Serenity Prayer. And though I am equally skeptical about religion, even some...
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Big C, Little C
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where I want to go as an actor. I am not doing this for money, nor for fame (though I would welcome both), and I want to balance performing with the other...
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival
My summer has been a little bit insane so now I’m back down south it’s finally time to process what has happened and tell all of you wonderful readers. Some of you may know that the largest arts...
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Battling the black dog…
My love of theatre has become my life, however my love of theatre has also saved my life in the past. Depression is a battle a lot of us go through in our lives, I’ve found a lot of people in theatre...
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