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…
Category: Theatre for Young Audiences
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…
The Witches and 2019 Season Announcement
I just left the theatre after another outstanding rehearsal for The Witches. The Witches is an adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl, about a young boy who goes on vacation and discovers a group of witches with an evil plot. Our production is filled with puppets, special effects, and some first-rate performances from our…
Summer Wrap-up
Here in Quincy, school starts next week. I can’t believe it’s that time of year already. That also means that at QCT, we’ve reached the end of our summer programming. Last week was our Triple Threat Boot Camp —- the biggest education project of the year. At Boot Camp, students put in an intense week…
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