“In a world that can often be divisive and chaotic, you remind us that the stage is a place where differences are celebrated, where stories are told, and where hearts are opened.”
Read More
“A community theatre in Utah is facing outrage after it was discovered they had cast a convicted sexual abuser in multiple shows with minors in the ensemble. To make matters worse, the parents of the minors were never notified a sex offender would be in close contact with their children.”
Read More
‘Leavenworth Summer Theatre is ultimately a great success story for theatre. I hope it sparks some great ideas all over the country.”
Read More
‘Recently I was alerted to a community theatre that was charging $50 to audition for their upcoming shows. I was more than a bit surprised by this because it’s the first time I’ve ever seen a community theatre charge, let alone that much, for someone to simply audition for their shows.”
Read More
“A local theatre community in Wisconsin was rocked last week when the director of their upcoming production of Cabaret abruptly resigned from the production just days before it opened. The resignation was apparently in response to multiple allegations against the director.”
Read More
“Theatre is where I can put on a costume and zip up the zipper to become someone else. I don't have to worry about my problems; they melt away as I become someone completely different than myself.”
Read More
“I see theatres take pride in saying how inclusive and welcoming they are toward many people, I couldn’t help but notice something: Many of them also cast the exact same people in the lead roles of nearly every show that they do.”
Read More
“Theatre creates something that wasn’t there before, and those of us who share in the beauty of that experience must live through the loss of letting it go.”
Read More
“Nothing is guaranteed in the arts. Even if you do a good job spreading the word, there’s no promise that people will show up, either for auditions or the show itself.”
Read More
“if you have the opportunity to be a source of positivity on a production, I encourage you to be it.”
Read More
For over forty years, I have been performing and directing in community theatre, and one thing has been a real concern to me…censorship of a published work.
I guess for me; it is about presenting the piece as it was written for the stage. By not doing this, you are not giving an audience the real product as it was meant to be. I was involved in a production of The Full Monty, and we did THE FULL MONTY at the end of the show. Audiences loved it! You do need to have the right lighting effects in order to pull this off, of course. But we did, and it went off without a hitch.
When allowed to direct it for another theatre company possibly, I asked if they would be going all the way. Their answer was, “No.” That cemented my answer for that opportunity.
Read More
“I’ve learned that many able-bodied neurotypical people in the community have the perception that inclusion and accessibility are incredible insurmountable feats. They aren’t, at all. If you’re running a community theatre, you have a responsibility to find room at the figurative table for performers that reflect your community. I guarantee that your community is diverse in terms of how their bodies and brains work.”
Read More