Critical Steps in Producing a Play or Musical: Stage Makeup
When I was in seventh grade, I wanted to wear makeup. Of course, that was about 100 years ago, so let’s keep it in perspective….. My mother wasn’t ready for that step in my life quite yet, but I was.
The Lessons I Learned from Working as a Drama Teacher
After thirty-eight years of teaching drama to students of all ages, including adults, here are the lessons I have learned: It is better to take the time to become well acquainted with my students than to hurry into a lesson. People love to talk about themselves, so I give them a chance to do so.
Start a Playwriting Contest Using 20 Questions
Here is the story of probably the most important thing we did in this company: We created a national playwriting contest for large cast youth theatre plays. It is called the Jackie White National Playwriting Award Contest and is still in existence to this day.
How Theatre Saved My Life
My imagination (and later, theatre specifically) saved my life. When I was a child, my mother was quite ill..
Don’t Ever Whistle in a Theater. Here’s Why
We theatre people are a superstitious bunch. I am. I can scare myself merely walking to the bathroom in the dark at my own home. (Ridiculous, I know.) It only makes sense if you think about it– we have HUGE imaginations if we are any good at all on the stage. There are certain things we simply do not do or say…
Arts Quote We Love #4–Civilizations Remembered for Their Arts
Civilizations Aren’t remembered by their business people