Do it for the Sardines
Last night was a week until opening. We have worked hard to get where we are but we are not there yet. We have a lot to do- a lot of little things to work on. But the little things are crucial, the...
View ArticleInterviews with Stage Managers
To get a better understanding and perspective on what it is like to be a stage manager I asked three very busy UMW stage managers for a few moments of their time. This is some of what I learned: Actors...
View ArticleAnticipate but Never Assume
While working Act II I realized I have some specific characteristics to work on. Stage management is being calm, but also full of energy. It is not that stage managers don’t get stressed, it’s that...
View ArticleTech and IDR
Tech week has been an absolute rush; consequently, I will be playing catchup with my postings. After the first run through, I was scared. We made it through the entire show without holding…but it was...
View ArticlePerformance I
Preshow: AHHH. I cannot believe it’s here. It feels like it has been so long and gone so fast at the same time. Nerves are here, but that’s okay. I think nerves are good. They are nerves of...
View ArticleArticle 4
Poppy Norton-Taylor Who am I: My name is Poppy Marie Norton-Taylor. I am twenty-three years old and I am currently living with my parents at their estate in Lymington, Hampshire. My entire family...
View ArticleThoughts on Weekend I
One of the things I love most about theatre is it is ever changing. No two nights are the same. It’s fleeting, the moment is there and then it disappears- but it leaves something behind. It leaves...
View ArticleWeekend II
Before Thursday night we had an ‘Italian Run’ it was a necessary refresher. Monday and Tuesday had felt strange to not run the show. At first I thought we may only have a read through and that made...
View ArticlePoppy Personality Analysis
People with different personality traits respond to situations in different ways. Poppy is introverted, she is sensing, she is feeling and she looks at situations in a judging perspective. Not...
View ArticleTracking Outline
A character is always coming from and going somewhere. When a person enters a room they have a purpose for doing so, they have something they need to accomplish. We do not walk around aimlessly for no...
View ArticleEvaluation
This process not only helped me to learn about myself as an actor, but also more deeply as a person. I fell in love with this play when I first read it. I continued to get more and more enjoyment out...
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