Staging Challenges

Eating and drinking are necessary for existence on this planet. So much of our life is centred around food: making it together, serving it for a special occasion, trying new dishes, challenges...

When you’re producing a show that has stage combat in it — whether it’s a show with multiple fights, skirmishes, and battles or a show with a single punch — it is imperative to run a fight call...

Students, imagine this: You’ve been cast into a show that you know is going to be awesome. You’re in the middle of rehearsal, and your director has just asked you to do something really...

It happens all the time in young or beginning actors. You’re sitting in the audience and out of the corner of your eye you catch it – an actor starts to shift back and forth on their feet. Their...

When I was researching my blog post on copyright for choreographers, I stumbled on this excellent post that addresses a question many theatre directors have: “What kind of licensing/permission is...

Donalda McCarthy posted this intriguing question on our Facebook page: “Should Choreographers copyright their work? Discuss.” i.e. If a high school does a musical and pays the playwright royalties...

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The McCarter Theatre in New Jersey posted a video on their website of the Stage Management Team taping out the rehearsal hall for their production of A Christmas Carol. If you want to see what goes...