My cast and crew rocks my world. Even tech weekend which is normally frustrating and long.
Author Archives: Anita Kilgour
Ready for tech weekend
My awesome technical crew has the set basically done and lights are all but finished. Luckiest woman alive, that’s me. (note how Snow & her team made the set echo the poster design? Awesome – I am surrounded by awesome).
The Odd Couple site is live!
The folks at Design & Develop have done it again. The site for The Odd Couple is live and gorgeous! Here – go see for yourself – http://www.tenbaretoes.com/upcoming/the-odd-couple – seriously – go check it out! I’ll wait here. Back now? Here you’ll find information about auditions, tickets, the theatre we’ll be performing in and the [...]
How to use the end of a show
The show ended a couple weeks ago. Long enough for the production crew to have a chance to catch up on real lives and consider the lessons & successes of Shrew. I thought I’d share a few of them – some that surprised me, one that makes me hang my head in shame for being [...]
Theatre magic
There is something magical when things are added to a stage play. Words on paper fire the director’s imagination. Add in actors – other voices and minds – and the picture becomes clearer and more complex. Give those actors props & costumes and you start seeing less of the actor as the character takes firmer [...]
One week
So we are a week (technically 8 days) away from the preview. This morning, Chris & I met with Gord from Elmira Theatre Company to pick up keys, do one last walk through of the space & start the load in. Over the weekend, much work happened. Chris had a pre-build weekend which gave us [...]
Health and the actor
I don’t think I have ever done a show that didn’t develop a “show plague”. For all that we take care of ourselves and we’re all grownups, stuff happens. Shrew is no different. Last week, Nick texted me saying he was going to be home thanks to a burgeoning bug. Tonight, he was at rehearsal, [...]
Settling in for more director note writing
Another test post – this time with a picture of part of tonight’s work. Finishing off the SFX list for Mr. TD.
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Quick test
I’ve joined the ranks of the remote enabled bloggers, if I have done this right. The plan is to be able to post updates about the show and rehearsals on the run. If this works, next test is uploading photos. Wish me luck!
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