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Tough-Love Tuesdays: There Are No Shortcuts to Memorization.
Sorry for not being sorry here, actors. If you wanna play the part, you gotta know it by heart. I had a voice and speech teacher in...
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Jan 18, 20223 min read


Off Book at the First Rehearsal: Is It Reasonable?
Because I've worked as an actor and director in professional, college, and community settings, and as a teacher in universities and...
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Jan 11, 20224 min read


Tough-Love Tuesdays: Just Call for Line.
At that first off-book rehearsal, you are nearly one-hundred percent likely to forget at least one line. This is normal. It's not only...
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Jan 11, 20223 min read


To Gesture to the Booth or Not To?
It's the last dress rehearsal, and you're finally staging the curtain call. Whether you're a high schooler, college student, community...
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Dec 29, 20214 min read
Rehearsals on Zoom + Boots on the Ground: Choreographing a Musical Remotely
Since March of 2020, colleges, schools, and theatre companies have had to get creative. We've been streaming productions, creating...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read


Eleanor Powell: My Old Friend and New Inspiration
Many years ago, I created a composite character for a show I was working on that drew inspiration from women entertainers of the early...
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Mar 20, 20212 min read


That Time We Put a Drag Queen in Nutcracker
In 2017, I pitched the idea of a multi-genre, multi-period Nutcracker to the rest of the performing arts faculty at the Wyoming college...
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Feb 19, 20212 min read


Now That You've Been Cast: Tips for Student Actors
Those first few times you land a role in a college show, there is a lot to do, and you may not know where to begin. In acting classes you...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read


Teaching and Learning Online
We are now living in a world where anything can be taught online. Last year, I had the fortunate opportunity to teach community college...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
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