And so another show comes to a close. I promised you a view “from the rehearsal hall to the closing night party” so I’ll give you a few party happenings a little later. First, the run. The Crucible is a huge cast show in TPAC’s large (read: expensive) Polk Theatre. So we had a jam-packed [...]
And now some views from the booth…
With The Crucible we are in a unusual situation regarding performances. Our first three public performances were morning shows for high school audiences. Through Humanities Outreach of Tennessee (H.O.T.), high schools are brought in to see various performances throughout the year. In fact, H.O.T. monies allowed us to do a large cast show like The [...]
(Note: For this, our first show of the season, I’m going to assume that at least some of the folks reading this might not be totally familiar with all our theatre lingo. Along those lines, I’ll be taking the time to explain things like blocking and the cue-to-cue rehearsal. As we go on through the [...]
As those who’ve been involved in theatre can tell you, there’s a lot more to rehearsals than simply learning lines and where to go on stage. Many of the discussions that take place between director and actors center around something altogether different. In any play, characters have to tread carefully as they make their way through the [...]
