I am extremely fortunate to be working on two great productions this December – and both of them open next week! Seasonal Shorts at the Human Race Theatre Company, Dec. 10-21 I am one of six local playwrights who created new short plays, which will be presented together at the Human Race December 10-21. My…
Category: Theatre for Young Audiences
Monologues for Young Actors Vol. 1 – Now Available on Amazon!
After more than 15 years of working with student actors across the US, helping them prepare for auditions and performances, I’ve noticed a few universal truths: In an effort to help deal with these challenges, I created Monologues for Young Actors Vol. 1, which is now available on Amazon! This audition guide includes three age-appropriate…
Annie Jr. – Auditions Coming Soon!
I am delighted to share that my next project will be directing and choreographing Annie Jr. at Town Hall Theatre this fall. There will be several audition dates in June and July; audition registration for actors in grades 2-12 is now open. I have so many fond memories surrounding this show, and I’m really looking…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever the Musical
I have had the great pleasure of getting to direct and choreograph The Best Christmas Pageant Ever the Musical at Town Hall Theatre. Performances run through December 17 – get your tickets now! Working on this production has been a fun, full-circle moment for me. I was once a kid on the Town Hall stage….
Mean Girls Jr. Photos Now Available!
Many thanks to Jason at Snap Photo and Media, LLC for these great production photos! Some are here, and more are available in my flickr stream. All photos below are from Mean Girls Jr. at Children’s Performing Arts of Miamisburg, April 28-30, 2023. All photo credits go to Jason Epstein at Snap Photo and Media….
Mean Girls Jr. Coming Soon!
I’m delighted to share that my next directing project will be Mean Girls Jr. with Children’s Performing Arts of Miamisburg. Auditions are this Friday and Saturday for student actors ages 13-18. Like many folks who were teenagers in the early aughts, the movie version was a BIG deal to young Kelsey. I’d tell you how…
Back in the Classroom!
I’m so thrilled to share that this week I finally got to return to in-person teaching for the first time since the pandemic began. I am leading sessions of Acting Level 1 and Acting Level 2 at Town Hall Theatre. It’s a wonderful full-circle moment for many reasons. I participated in a few Town Hall…
Exchange Club and Arts Quincy Magazine
Here at QCT, I’m working on getting everything ready for the new session of spring classes that start this week. But I didn’t want to forget to mention some exciting events from the past few weeks: First of all, Arts Quincy featured QCT’s education program on the cover of the latest issue of their magazine. The…
The Addams Family: What I Learned
At QCT, we just closed The Addams Family: School Edition. I’m unbelievably proud of this cast and crew for their work on this deliciously complicated show. We had 26 student actors from all over the tri-state area – 13 of whom were making their QCT debuts! Today I’ve been humming the songs, uploading the pictures…
The Addams Family
Today we started previews for The Addams Family: School Edition at QCT. It was a delight to share this production with over 1000 local students. We are gearing up for our opening night this Thursday! Performances are February 7-10; tickets are available here. This is one you won’t want to miss; our student actors are…
Honoring QCT’s 2018 Season
This past Saturday was a big one for QCT. First of all, the cast of The Addams Family: School Edition was hard at work learning how to tango. But later that evening, we held the ceremony for this year’s QUILTA Awards, to honor all of the good work that happened onstage and off during the…
TEDx Quincy Video
My TEDx talk is now online! You can watch it here: I’m very grateful to the organizers of TEDx Quincy for the opportunity to speak, to the countless collaborators who gave me projects worth discussing (special shout out to Jane Meirose and Aren Williams!), and especially to the students who inspire me and fill me…
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