“Move closer.” “More emotion.” “Be braver.” “Better.” “Faster.” “Stronger.” “Above all: act.” There’s a lot of things to say about directing, especially for a person doing it for the first time. Indeed, when I was imagining doing theater for the first time, the position I did not really believe …
Dream and fantasy – darkness and hope – love and hate; how to explore all these deep contradictions inside us? While exploring the technical ideas for their Autumn production Garden of Delights, Thespians Anonymous (TA) was faced with the technical difficulties and also the huge scope of the play. This …
The cacophonous doldrums of the Second World War made mankind feel confused and created a sense of meaninglessness in the world. It was a feeling of frightened soul and meaningless life – in a word, ABSURD. The lack of logic in human life and the absurdity of daily living raised …
Musicals are typically big and bombastic productions. You have singing and dancing, bright lights and music, lots of props and make-up, you name it. This all requires a lot of work. Read that, A LOT of work. Even before the first audience member sets their foot in the theater, there …
The atmosphere after the opening night of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”, was absolutely thrilling. It felt great to be on the receiving end of those glowing comments from the audience, even though I wasn’t one of the actors on stage. Add to that we had a remarkable …
