Jun
Ban This Phrase
Can we just stop saying these things? Please?
Jun
May
Agecroft!
We moved our rehearsals over to Agecroft Hall and Gardens, where we’ll be performing, this past week. Even though working outdoors has been challenging (to say the least—a windstorm took out our sound tent and knocked over the walls!), it’s also an absolutely magical place. Anne Kenny-Urban, the executive director of Agecroft, took us on […]
Mar
Where Our Work Is
I keep thinking about this article from the SDC Journal, by the brilliant Sara Holdren. It’s the genre of article we’ve all read a thousand times and are kind of sick of: “How does the theater look after pandemic?” kind of thing. But it’s smart, funny, compelling. It’s what all those other articles are trying […]
Feb
Hadestown on Broadway!
My son and I have been obsessed with Hadestown since the soundtrack was released. He’s memorized Workin’ on a Song. We quote it in our day-to-day conversation. So when Broadway was reopening, I knew this was the show we needed to prioritize. The tickets were our family Christmas present, but we didn’t actually see the […]
Feb
Auditions for Merry Wives
It’s been a long time, and I can hardly wrap my mind around the fact that it’s happening, but… I’m directing Merry Wives of Windsor at Quill Theatre for the Richmond Shakespeare Festival! We’ll be performing in the gardens at Agecroft Hall. This is going to be super fun! I know not everyone loves Merry […]
Feb
Chicago at Harrisonburg High School
After 700 days, the high school did a fully-mounted musical this spring. I’m so grateful that I got to see it. I’ve seen a few shows here and there, but I’m still overwhelmed every time the lights go up. I wonder if I will ever stop tearing up at the reminder to silence our cell […]
Dec
KCACTF: On the Road Again!
I’m post-dating this so that it will be hidden until after the meeting to decide invited productions for the Region 2 festival. I saw these shows from October 30-November 7. One cool think that the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival does is to send professors and professional theater people out to see university shows […]
Sep
Twelfth Night at Pigeon Creek Shakespeare
I took a whirlwind trip to west Michigan to see my friends at the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company perform my favorite Shakespearean comedy in one of my favorite venues—the Rose, a Globe-style theater at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Being back at the Rose was just magical. That space has a lively energy, like it […]
Aug
The Bottom Show at Quill Theatre/Richmond Shakespeare Festival
Does anybody else feel like they’re just trying to see All The Shows before things get shut down again? My theater-going habits feel downright manic this summer. We saw The Bottom Show last week in Richmond, on the lawn at Agecroft Hall. As I write this, the last opportunity to see it is tomorrow and […]
Aug
Romeo and Juliet at Starling Shakespeare
Alumni of the Shakespeare and Performance graduate program at the American Shakespeare Center have founded or taken on the leadership of, a number of classical theater companies, drawing on the ASC’s scholarship and aesthetic, but with their own unique twist. Just off the top of my head: Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival (Arizona), Pigeon Creek Shakespeare (Michigan), […]