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Inside SKYLIGHT: Personal Connections with Katie Karel Hot

INSIDE Viewpoints May 21, 2018 0

Since my first encounter with this play, my life has taken an absurd amount of turns.

theTEN with John Rensenhouse Hot

theTEN Viewpoints May 17, 2018 1

Mr. Clean. Come on. That’s obnoxious.

Inside ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: Where Do I Belong?

INSIDE Viewpoints May 4, 2018 0

It was a struggle, to be frank, and as I tried to find my connection to the character, little did I know how identifiable his life was to mine. Never quite feeling as if I belonged to a group of Black people or to a group of White people.

Inside ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: Disovering Ti Moune

INSIDE Viewpoints April 30, 2018 0

I must admit I did not know much about Ti Moune, except that she is a young Caribbean islander and I am a young-ish American with a Midwestern, newscaster, accent.

Inside ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: Choreography and Understanding

INSIDE Viewpoints April 19, 2018 0

Once on this Island requires a rather close collaboration between director and choreographer, perhaps even more so than many musicals since the piece is essentially wall-to-wall music.

Inside FULL GALLOP: “What Is It Exactly, That You Do?”

INSIDE Viewpoints February 7, 2018 0

“What is it, exactly, that you do?” That, or some variation, is the question I get asked the most. What does a director do? Every other job in the theater is easy to define.

Inside FULL GALLOP: The Actor-Audience Relationship

INSIDE Viewpoints February 1, 2018 0

“But when those lights come up and the music fades out it’s just me. And you, the audience. You are my scene partner. I have to feed you the right lines and hope you return the favor. I have to hope you are responsive and attentive. I have to confide in you and cajole you and a couple of times even insult you.”

Inside FULL GALLOP: A Leap of Faith

INSIDE Viewpoints January 24, 2018 0

In this 3-part series, PerformInk takes you inside Spinning Tree Theatre’s production of FULL GALLOP through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. To read past “Inside” articles click here. By Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst The first question I’m often asked by patrons is, “How did you find this show?”... Read more

Inside PROJECT DAWN: A Dramaturg’s Approach

INSIDE Viewpoints January 23, 2018 0

Perhaps it was the play’s seamless alignment with what I want to tackle artistically. Perhaps it was an awareness of my privilege and that of the playwright. Perhaps it was my long history in the nonprofit sector. Perhaps it was all of these reasons and others I don’t even know yet. What is clear to me, however, is that from the beginning, I felt the societal importance of this work.