“Team bonding efforts need to be authentic and genuine, which can be challenging to orchestrate, especially during limited valuable rehearsal time.”

“Actor Nolan Freeman has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, as revealed in newly released court documents.”

“All the cues, all the scenes, all the good times, and chemistry are now about to become nothing more than a memory.”

“A New Zealand theatre company is standing by its decision to cast an actor who was convicted of rape in 2021. The theatre is said that a “safety plan” was given to the actor, which includes a rule that bars him from being alone with anyone. The theatre hopes that makes the cast feel safe.”

“The producers of a show about the Salem Witch Trials invited us to see their take on the subject matter, and I volunteered to put up and see whether they could land the airplane on a comedy about this. Beyond passing that test, the comedy was, for me, hit-and-miss.”

“Problem-solving for any body type is a challenge for the designer. No one denies that a body type that slowly grows over time presents its own unique challenges. However, taking advantage of a captive, pregnant audience to blame a woman’s choices and body shape for hindering imagination or compromising character is bad work, not to mention severe human indecency.”

“Understudying requires you to pay attention to every little thing, and to have a laser focus on all parts of the show and not just those that your character is in.”

“By all means, go for your dreams, but don’t let this myth of having to find the “dream school” that “feels right” blind you from some schools that might truly fulfill you.”

“Police arrested theatre teacher, Aaron Kanak, for allegedly texting inappropriate things to a student.”

“It sickens me whenever I hear that youth theatre programs in any part of the country are among the most likely to receive cuts in funding from state and local budgets when that could hinder the progress made as a result of their work.”

“Not every actor wants to be in the spotlight or the loudest in the room in social situations which I think is a common misconception.”

“So, sometimes, I cast all the children. I cast them all because it took guts to show up. It took guts to sing, dance, read, or act in front of their teenage peers. They auditioned to look for fun. They auditioned to look for a place to belong.”