Lesson Planning – Method Behind the Madness
LESSON PLANNING FROM START TO FINISH A place for everything and everything in it’s place… well, sort of. It’s taken years to get my lesson plan technique to where it …
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Get Organized: So Many Forms, So Little Time!!!
GET ORGANIZED Being both a theatre instructor and director, I’ve found myself responsible for countless forms that I need to provide to my actors and have returned in a timely …
Directing Stage Productions
The Art of Keeping It All Together & Getting It Done At many small schools, there are theatre directors who are one man/woman shows in that they’re the only …
Hammer Head Costume (Headpiece) tutorial
Years ago I did a production of Alice in Wonderland that called for narrators. I got creative with my narrator costumes, and for one of them I created a hammer …
My Top 10 Places to Shop for Props & Costumes
Shopping for Props and Costumes When preparing for a show, one of my first steps after my initial read through is creating a production list (basically a master list of …
Oversized Mailbox
Creating an Humongous Mailbox Prop for Charlie Brown Most of my productions seem to include at least one larger than life prop. You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown featured many …
Jolly Roger Railing tutorial
Recreating the Jolly Roger for Your Peter Pan Set In recreating the deck of the Jolly Roger for my production of Peter Pan, I wanted railing that looked decorative yet battered …
Larger Than Life Props – Gigantic Hypodermic Needle
If big is good, bigger must be better! Or so it is in the case of the larger than life hypodermic needle prop that I wanted for the School House …
March Hare Hat Tutorial
An Easy DIY Solution to Complete your March Hare Costume My vision of the March Hare is that of a bedraggled rabbit whose suit and hat are somewhat disheveled and …
Mad Hatter Hat Tutorial
Mad Hatter Hat Tutorial, say that three times fast! It’s nearly impossible to have a Mad Hatter without the hat! That would be, well, mad. Making one is quite easy, though. …
White Rabbit Hat Tutorial
Sometimes we just find ourselves needing a costume for a White Rabbit. Maybe it’s because of an upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland or possibly fulfilling a cosplay need… Either …
Apothecary Jar Props
Apothecary Jar Props for Shows or a Haunted House There have been a few times when I’ve needed apothecary jar props for shows. For Addams Family, I needed an entire …
Sturdy Shackles Prop Tutorial
How to Make Shackles, Prop Tutorial Are you looking for a tutorial on how to make shackles as a usable prop for a show or haunted theater? If so, you’re …
Big, Fancy Goblets
When I was putting on the production of Addams Family, I wanted really big, fancy goblets for the dinner scene. In reality, I couldn’t afford what I wanted, so here’s …
Horton hat
When I was working on Horton’s costume for Seussical, I didn’t find any costumes that I liked, so with my vision for what I wanted, I went to work making …
Balloon Numbers
What do you do when you need balloon numbers in a pinch? Make them from fabric, of course. I needed several of these numbers for a particular show. The truth is, …
Statue of Liberty Torch Prop Tutorial
Statue of Liberty Torch Prop Tutorial For one of my recent shows, I needed a torch for a character playing the statue of liberty. Here is how I created it. Step …
Auditioning… Digitally… Online…
Online Audition Submissions Okay, great, I know which part I want…. So now how do I audition??? As a director and producer of stage plays, I’ve at times required ONLINE AUDITION …
