The Historical Correctness of Co-Ed "Newsies" Productions
If you're thinking like the head of a community theatre group, March 1, 2018, is a very important date. On that day, the amateur rights to Newsies become available. Believe me when I say this is going to be a hot property for the foreseeable future. There are two amateur productions opening in my home state of Connecticut in the next couple of months alone. Also, given the immense youth fanbase this piece has, I am willing to bet it will be a high school production chestnut for years to come.
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10 Revivals That Could Work Next Year
Is it just me or are revivals of shows on Broadway, getting better and better these days? With the early praise of Once on this Island and the soon-to-open productions of Carousel and My Fair Lady, revivals are becoming the must-see productions nowadays. Here are 10 more we'd love to see come back sooner than later.
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The Ten Do's & Don't's of Shakespeare Auditioning
A couple of months ago an article was posted on the site about 10 mistakes that actors should avoid when auditioning for a show. The items in this list are generally helpful but it occurred to me that having sat on the other side of the Shakespeare audition table for several years that I could add some items to this list that pertain specifically for a Shakespeare audition. So the items listed in this article can help you If you’re already into doing Shakespeare, however, this list can also apply for those actors who don’t normally audition for Shakespeare.
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Why I Love Being an Usher
We pretty much know the theater world by now. There are actors, comedians, directors, singers, writers, and even those darn awesome theater technicians; you wouldn’t think there’s a single occupation missing in that list.
But there is.
There are these group of workers called ushers.
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Being a Theatre Kid and Not Majoring in Theatre
Being a theatre kid in college and not majoring in theatre is a hard knock life. I was so used to the “we don't make casting cuts” ways of my community theatre, that not getting into shows on campus and not having late rehearsals hit me like culture shock. But, I knew that what I was ex-periencing was a new reality. I had to dig down to my core to realize what I really missed from my theatre kid life, and find a way to get it back.
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Five Young Performers in this Country You Should Know!
During my time in Florida, the one thing that stood out was the elite young talent that the South Florida theatre community had to offer. With a lot of them having already started a career on the National level I will say that nothing inspires and excites me than seeing the next generation of theatre performers. Now I could speak for days about the amazing young talent I came across (because there were a lot), here are five that truly stood out to me that you should know and remember five to ten years from now.
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Tips for Better Communication Within Your Production
There are a lot of things needed to make any show successful. You need the right people and the right tools. A great cast to put on the show and a great production team to make it all happen. However, above all, there needs to be communication. Good communication is a solid foundation for not only theatre but contributing success to a lot of things in life. Here are some tips to make sure communication is happening within your production.
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"Cliques and Cheerleaders" in Theatre
As much as people tend to say that they have plenty of friends in the theatre industry, it probably sounds shocking when I say I don’t. People say that theatre is an accepting place (especially when it comes to the LGBTQ community), and though that claim is mostly true they forget that this is a cutthroat business. When you have friends in theatre, you have cheerleaders, and that means they won’t cheer for the other team, meaning people like me.
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6 Roles I'd Love to See Gender Flipped
Everyone has a role they would love to play but “can’t” because it is not their gender. This writer feels that there are plenty of roles that could be gender flipped and would have no negative effect on the show, and may even make the show better. Hamilton was revolutionary because it changed the race of famous figures who were white. That’s an excellent start for growing the diversity on stage; but I believe we can take it one step further. By changing the gender of certain roles, it gives a production a completely new take. It can make a show you’ve seen for years suddenly feel brand new, like you’re seeing it for the first time.
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The Five Best Uses of Our Time in the “Off-Season”
As performers, we find ourselves in the dreaded “off-season” far more than we probably want to. Either work is hard to find, or we move cities, or life throws us curve balls that force us to take breaks. This time of year, college students are returning home for two weeks or more, which I recall seemed like an eternity after a semester of nonstop work.
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