Stuff I Probably Shouldn’t Say Out Loud
Don’t Rehearse the Grief to Death
I’m in the middle of directing Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire at WCT right now, and I’ve made a decision that might sound counter-intuitive: we’re actually cutting back on some of the rehearsal time we were given. It’s not because we’re behind because we certainly are not. I cut it back because with a play…
The Day Rush Hijacked My Brain
I was eight years old when my brain got rewired. It happened at the Thornhill Public Library. I was there with my Mom — probably looking for something wholesome and educational, because that’s what good parents do — and I wandered into the record section. And then I saw it. The back cover of 2112…
5 Ways Community Theatre Directors Can Give Better Notes
If there’s one thing every community theatre director knows, it’s this: notes are part of the process. But how we give them — when, where, and in what form — matters almost as much as what the notes actually are. A recent article on OnStage Blog by Chris Peterson makes a compelling case that our…
In Community Theatre, Your Reputation is Everything
Here in the land of regional theatre, there is no HR department. There is no agent smoothing things over. There is no publicist spinning your bad behaviour into “artistic temperament.” There is no paycheck large enough to justify misery. All you have is your reputation. It doesn’t matter how talented you are if you are…
Greed vs. Success
They are not the same thing. Stop pretending they are. Somewhere along the way, we let a dangerous lie take hold in our culture: that more money equals more success. It just doesn’t. Full stop. It’s the justification of greed, which is what happens when success loses its spine. You can build a profitable, durable,…
The Thought I Hate Having About Donald Trump
I have a confession I don’t enjoy making, mostly because it scares the hell out of me. I have never wished death on anyone. Not an ex. Not a bully. Not the people who have hurt me deeply. I’ve always believed that once you cross that line—once you genuinely want someone erased—you’ve lost something important…
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