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It’s always difficult for me to let go of a project – (well….usually it’s difficult!) but this has been an especially hard show to bid it’s fond farewell.  In just four short ... Read More ›

We are about to start our extension week, which I like to think of as the post-season. It’s like we had a great year and won our division so we get to ... Read More ›

One of the most difficult and unsung roles in theater is the understudy. Imagine having to learn all the lines, blocking, combat, and songs of several characters and then being responsible for ... Read More ›

A wiser man than I once said that Shakespeare is always about sex. Especially when it’s a play with multiple pairs of would-be lovers chasing each other through the forest in the ... Read More ›

Given that our show JUST opened and will be running until early April, it seems an odd time to talk about things coming to an end. Not if you’re a designer.

For a ... Read More ›

That is some of the best advice I have ever received from a director. We were working on the song at the end of the show and those of us playing instruments ... Read More ›

At the very first production meeting we had for As You Like It, Bill Brown stated that we would probably not be doing all the songs in the script, at which point ... Read More ›

A year ago, as Michael Halberstam and I talked about possible plays for me to direct, Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT came up. I have acted in or directed a lot of Shakespeare, but ... Read More ›

What an apt way to finish this evening’s rehearsal, huddled together, our first night on the set, singing “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” while outside the bitter winds whited-out the icy roads. ... Read More ›

I cannot tell you how happy I am to be sitting around the table with this amazing group of people. I’m still a relative newcomer to the world of paid professional theater ... Read More ›