Thursday, February 10, 2011
On November 14, 2010, SDCF hosted their first One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at Atlantic Theatre Studios with 2009 Fichandler Award winner Jonathan Moscone (Artistic Directo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:35AMWednesday, February 9, 2011
During her visit to the Brooklyn Academy of Music with the Abbey Theatre's production of Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman", Fiona Shaw discusses taking on one point of this lesser-known play's …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:48AMWednesday, February 2, 2011
Stockard Channing discusses her work in Jon Robin Baitz's new play "Other Desert Cities", acknowledging the ambiguity of the character for the audience and explaining whether she has defined…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:43AMThursday, January 27, 2011
On October 18, 2010, SDCF hosted a sixty-minute discussion on Stage Direction, Chicago Style at Steppenwolf Theatre moderated by Sheldon Patinkin and featuring panelists Seth Bockley, Timoth…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:25AMWednesday, January 26, 2011
From Arena Stage's newly opened Mead Center for American Theater, artistic director Molly Smith discusses the development and construction of the new building, which encompasses the company'…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:13AMMonday, January 24, 2011
The panel of playwrights - Kristoffer Diaz, Kate Fodor, Rajiv Joseph, Young Jean Lee and Tarell Alvin McCraney - discuss how and why they became involved in theatre; whether their writing co…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:07AMFriday, January 21, 2011
Prop Manager Desiree Maurer scouts for props, as one of her many responsibilities in furnishing and filling a play's set. At Playwrights Horizons, Maurer manages the timeline prior to rehea…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:04AMWednesday, January 19, 2011
Playwright/director Geroge C. Wolfe discusses the seven year development of John Guare's "A Free Man of Color", from approaching Guare with the idea of merging Restoration comedies and life …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:13AMThursday, January 13, 2011
Cast Album Producer Kurt Deutsch, co-founder of Sh-K-Boom Records, preserves musical theatre history by overseeing entire production of cast recordings, including hiring the engineer, direct…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMTicket Sales Manager Cinda Barbuto oversees all aspects of ticketing including the box office, group sales, and telemarketing. She worked her way up from the box office at Goodspeed Musical…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMMusical Director Carmel Dean is responsible for many different aspects in a musical production, from collaborating with the director to overseeing music rehearsals and conducting performance…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMGreg Graham, Dance Captain of "Billy Elliot", talks about the ongoing task of maintaining the choreography of the show; how one becomes a dance captain; the mix of civilian movement and trad…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMOrchestrator Christopher Jahnke shares how he creates the way a show musically feels by breaking it down into individual instrumental parts; learned from his mentor William Brohn, orchestra…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMSound Engineer Carin Ford ensures the sound design of a production is transparent to audiences while effecting the mood and feel of a show. Ford traces her career from her early interest in…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMProduction Manager Ruth Sternberg is the primary facilitator in executing a stage production within its given financial parameters. She discusses with the director and designers what they w…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMModel Builder Steven Kemp explains how a model is the main communication tool in visualizing and building a show's set. Kemp works with scenic designer David Gallo in turning his design sket…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMTheatrical Shoe Designer Phil LaDuca worked as a Broadway dancer, choreographer and dance teacher before creating LaDuca dance shoes. He has created character shoes with the needed flexibil…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMTheatrical dialect coach Stephen Gabis talks about his craft and how he started by listening to his Irish-Lithuanian family and early television; why he describes "The 39 Steps" as "an aerob…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMTheatrical Wig Maker Paul Huntley explains the multitude of advantages of using wigs on stage; how he started his career in theatre; his preference for a natural look; working on the long-ru…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMFight director Rick Sordelet creates the action in "Superior Donuts" that is an integral part of the storytelling; demonstrates the visual and audible illusions of onstage fighting; breaks …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMDramaturg Anne Cattaneo explains her primary responsibilities, and likens her job to an acquisitions editor in a publishing house. Cattaneo has developed an extensive knowledge of languages,…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMMake Up Designer Angelina Avallone outlines her design process; the research that goes into a design; how desinging the "no-make up" look can be much more of a challenge than chaacter make u…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMAt its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel on directing revivals featuring director/choreographers Jeff Calhoun ("Big River" 2003 Revival), Robert Longbottom ("Flower Drum So…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:09AMWednesday, January 12, 2011
"The Addams Family" and "Elf"'s lighting designer Natasha Katz talks about the path of her career, beginning with a high school community service requirement that saw her volunteering at a (…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:41AMTuesday, January 11, 2011
Lighting Supervisor Dan Montano facilitates the lighting designs created for productions at Two River Theater Company. Previously an actor, Montano took a 10-day job as a carpenter, then sta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMFriday, January 7, 2011
Lighting Supervisor Dan Montano facilitates the lighting designs created for productions at Two River Theater Company. Previously an actor, Montano took a 10-day job as a carpenter, then st…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:41AMWednesday, January 5, 2011
From his home base in Scarborough, England, playwright and director Sir Alan Ayckbourn makes a return visit to "Downstage Center" during the run of his 74th play, "Life of Riley". He discuss…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:55AMMonday, January 3, 2011
At its 3-day Musical Theatre Symposium in June of 2002, SDCF hosted a panel on assembling creative teams moderated by Arthur Bartow. Speakers included producers Marty Bell ("Ragtime") and Sa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:51PMWednesday, December 29, 2010
Composer John Kander talks about his decades-long collaboration with Fred Ebb, with particular focus on the four projects that were not fully completed before Ebb's death in 2004: "The Scott…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:14AMThursday, December 23, 2010
The panel of producers, presenters and bookers -- Meredith Blair, Mike Isaacson, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Steven Schnepp and Allan Williams -- discuss what works and what doesn't on the …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:08AMWednesday, December 22, 2010
Having recently steered "Driving Miss Daisy" to Broadway, director David Esbjornson discusses what it's like to direct a "brand," why he thinks older actors can play younger much more easily…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:37AM 
