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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Why You Didn’t Get Cast by Melissahillman

A few days ago, I had two conversations almost back-to-back. One was with an experienced and talented actor who believed they were getting the message that their career was over just becau…

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Playwriting is Storytelling by Melissahillman

Maybe this will become a series: “Directing is Storytelling,” “Acting is Storytelling.” Since I’m right in the thick of season planning and reading a ton of pla…

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Speaking from Privilege by Melissahillman

I posted the other day on facebook and twitter that white privilege and thin privilege are the toughest scrappers in the game– they’ll throw any kind of punch they can think of t…

SOURCE: bittergertrude.com at 11:39AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Weapon of Invisibility by Melissahillman

This is a piece about the Wooster Group’s production of Cry, Trojans!, Lantern Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar, the Lean In/Getty stock photography collaboration, and my he…

SOURCE: bittergertrude.com at 07:57PM
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Directing, Creative Freedom, and Vandalism by Melissahillman

Once upon a time I worked at a theatre that received two cease-and-desist orders in two seasons– one for copying dialogue from a Disney film word-for-word and performing it without per…

SOURCE: bittergertrude.com at 03:57PM
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Six Things Playwrights Should Stop Doing by Melissahillman

Because what says “HAPPY NEW YEAR” better than a judgmental listicle? One thing I want to say right at the start is that this is a list borne out of my own personal experience. T…

SOURCE: bittergertrude.com at 05:30PM
Monday, December 23, 2013

The Politics of Accents by Melissahillman

While I could write plenty about nonsense like Asian actors being asked to do “the accent” in their audition for “Prostitute #3″ and “Kung Fu Master Criminal,&#…

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Friday, December 6, 2013

High School Yellowface by Melissahillman

Someone I know recently posted some pictures of her son’s high school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of course I’m stoked that the kids are doing Shakespeare in…

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