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[T]he key to his art is knowing not just how to use all those wonderful toys but how and when not to. Here’s an interview with lighting designer Al Gurdon, who designed the light…
I’m going to England in May. Among a list of things I am excited to do, seeing a Shakespeare play by the RSC is near the top. (with our fingers crossed and some well planned travel we&…
Episode Twenty-Nine: New York Part One This podcast offers reviews of two current New York plays: The Other Place and Bethany. Both plays feature a woman in crisis and both star actres…
Craig and I were recently in New York and one night we ended up at the Comedy Cellar. It was on our list, mostly I think because of Louie CK’s show and also because we had had a pre…
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is a mind-blowing performance from Angela Lansbury. Yes, dear old Mrs. Potts from Beauty and the Beast can grab the camera with a white-hot intensity…
Here is exactly why theatre, music, the arts, etc. will never go away: It’s because the arts don’t rely on technology. They rely on creativity. Technology evolves but the evoluti…
Did you know that the word moment actually used to mean a specific time? Â It’s so general now – Just a moment….. I’ll be there in a moment…. wait a moment.&#…
This is Part One of an analysis and exercises issue for this often studied play, often performed in high schools "Â Romeo and Juliet. There is so much with work with here, we’re goin…
I used to be an American Idol devotee. Â As far as talent competitions go I used to think it actually had a mix of validity and entertainment value. (rightly or wrong, that’s just my…
Episode Twenty-Eight: Movie Monologues Craig and Lindsay talk about a new series on the Theatrefolk Blog " Movie Monologue Monday. What can an actor learn from a movie monologue and why is i…
Sometimes when you’re working on something, you need a boost. You need a jolt, a bolt of lightening, something, anything to get you out of that frozen state of being. Writers block. Â…
I’m cheating a bit this week. This is a movie monologue, but the monologue doesn’t actually appear in the movie. It’s a deleted scene that can be found on the DVD of Waitin…
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the remains of Richard III have reportedly been found under a parking lot. The character based on him is one of Shakespeare’s most notorio…
There’s a great exercise in the book The Imagineering Workout edited by Peggy Van Pelt. In the book Disney Imagineers share their tips and exercises for shaping your creati…
I think how this exposure to the archaic text exposes the text right back. It's noisy, a mash-up, a text slamming into the present moment, split open, banged. What does that look like in the…
Morgan Hicks is the director of Education for TheatreSquared out of Fayetteville Arkansas. She and I met face to face for the first time at this year’s Arkansas State Thespian Festival…
Episode Twenty-Seven: Workshop Q&A This past fall Lindsay spent a week working on a new play with students. On the last day she lead a Q & A with them about the process and the play.…
I just recently had a production of my play Anne-Arky in China. It was not at an International School, it was by Chinese students learning English as a second language. I’m always s…
I understand there was some sort of football game yesterday. So for this weeks’ Movie Monologue Monday I’m going to look at Al Pacino’s inspirational speech in Any Given Su…
One of the things I love most about working in the arts is the privilege of  being in a completely empty theatre. I don’t believe in ghosts, I don’t believe in the su…
EC: In the silent films, they had a story conference where they actually brought in a guy called the "Wildie," which was a lunatic, not a figurative lunatic but a guy – JC: Someone fro…
I’m thrilled to announce the release of Backspace, a passionate new play about the writing process by Lindsay Price. 30 Minutes, 2M+6W+15 Either, Simple Set "Being a writer is n…
“Comparison is a killjoy: it will steal every ounce of contentment in your heart. It will rob you of perspective and leave you feeling empty.” – Kristen Welch Artists in al…
Episode Twenty-Six: Youtube Fireside Chat. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Craig and Lindsay are off to New York this week! And one of the plays that has just opened on Broadway is Cat On A Hot Tin Ro…
I received a lovely email this weekend about a recent production of my play Tick Talk. The play is not an easy one – in a nutshell, it deals with the fact that some people have such in…
