I'd like to get into community theatre, but I haven't done any kind of drama since high school. Are there community theatres in Toronto that encourage amateur participation?
posted by The Thnikkaman
on Apr 13, 2013 -
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I want to offer super-cheap ($10 to free) Shakespeare tickets to educators and their students in the NYC area. I'm interested in contacting both high school and college teachers. Would they likely welcome this or consider it spam? Is there some kind of message board or other resource I can use to contact these folks.
posted by grumblebee
on Mar 26, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm working on a creative project about somebody who gets his brain removed and put in a vat. What should I read?
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posted by HeroZero
on Mar 15, 2013 -
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I'm designing a show this week (Iolanthe) which is far from my first lighting design, but I've never really gotten to experiment much with different gel color combinations. Which are your favorite combos (front, fill, back, side, etc.) for different set-ups. I'm looking for both the classic standards and less common combinations you've come across and enjoyed. I'm going to have a bit of free reign with this, so I'm curious to see what new (to me) things I might want to try. Rosco colors preferred.
posted by Navelgazer
on Feb 12, 2013 -
6 answers
I’ve been teaching private voice and piano lessons for children for the past five years, and am about to embark on the next stage of the plan: opening a children’s theater! Most of my ducks are in a row with one large exception - the name.
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posted by subsupra
on Jan 22, 2013 -
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I'm learning a monologue with a General Australian accent, but I'm having trouble finding resources to check my pronunciation of the R-rated language in the monologue. Can you point me to recordings that may help?
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posted by lemoncakeisalie
on Jan 14, 2013 -
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I'm looking for major theatrical plays, set no later than 1950, that feature a lamp, flashlight, or other luminous prop as important to the story. If possible, please summarize the prop's usage including where in the story the prop is used. Thanks in advance!
posted by landonmoon
on Nov 12, 2012 -
10 answers
How can I get a pair of tickets for the Book of Mormon in NYC, ideally without spending a ton of money?
posted by kat518
on Sep 23, 2012 -
5 answers
How do I approach a castmate I've developed feelings for? We've been working on a show together for about a month, and I've developed an attraction to him. I immediately determined I should wait until the show closed to make any obvious moves, but I'm not sure how to do it.
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posted by lemoncakeisalie
on Jul 21, 2012 -
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Email mystery: I run a theatre company called Folding Chair Classical Theatre. The company's email address is the first two words of its name, an at sign, and gmail dot com. For the last several years, I've been getting emails (maybe four a year) from people trying to order folding chairs. The wording of these emails is all very similar to each other, which makes me wonder if this is some kind of scam. But if so, what's the angle?
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posted by grumblebee
on Apr 14, 2012 -
10 answers
Help me find this anti-nuclear protest play I saw online at some point in the last two years.
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posted by jrb223
on Mar 25, 2012 -
3 answers
I am doing a musical theatre revue in a formal gown. I am fat and there will be dancing. How can I minimize the look and feel of sweat and still stay fancy?
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posted by Madamina
on Feb 13, 2012 -
21 answers
I am looking for a copy of the script for
Once Upon A Mattress. Where can I get a copy for free?
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posted by Vinegaroon
on Nov 14, 2011 -
6 answers
If you were doing an outdoor guerrilla community Shakespeare play, where each scene was performed in a different public place, which one would you choose?
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posted by jeffmshaw
on May 11, 2011 -
24 answers
I'm directing a high school play and need to make a bluebird fly away on stage, but using a real bird is out of the question. How can I create this effect?
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posted by MShades
on Dec 9, 2010 -
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How can I make fake bottles of (non-alcoholic -- or low-alcohol) Guinness? This is for a play. The audience will be very close to the stage. The beer will be poured from Guinness bottles to glasses.
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posted by grumblebee
on Sep 10, 2010 -
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I'm fairly literate in opera and American musicals. I don't know much about other theatrical traditions from around the world, and I want to investigate. What should I look into?
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posted by argybarg
on Jul 11, 2010 -
12 answers
Looking for movies that evoke how it is to live in the time in which they are set.
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posted by reenum
on May 24, 2010 -
35 answers
TheatreFilter: Help me identify the play that this morbid, dark, hilarious scene I saw came from.
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posted by iktomi
on Mar 29, 2010 -
5 answers
What plays from the last 50-odd years should I read? Satire, black comedy, or scathing political criticism a plus. Also plays challenging the bounds of normal theater.
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posted by beerbajay
on Dec 14, 2009 -
47 answers
Do security camera DVR's record all video channels simultaneously, or do they only record one channel at a time or the multiplex all on one screen?
I ask because I'm looking to set up an ultra cheap multi-cam recording setup in a small theater.
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posted by tropikal
on Aug 28, 2009 -
4 answers
I need to find talented people who are into both theatre writing and web technologies. They should live in Britain or Ireland. I have two weeks. Where should I look?
posted by the latin mouse
on Jun 17, 2009 -
6 answers
Help me develop the skills needed to carry an (essentially) one-man stage show despite never having even vaguely considering acting. If I get the part, I assume we'll start rehearsals in late autumn.
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posted by 2or3whiskeysodas
on May 18, 2009 -
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I'm going to be auditioning for a musical theater role in a month, and could use some advice on how to prepare.
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posted by ocherdraco
on Apr 28, 2009 -
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HighSchoolDramaTeacherFilter: Any tips for doing documentary theater with students?
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posted by HeroZero
on Jan 23, 2009 -
3 answers
Help me find free age appropriate plays/skits/acting exercises for my 6 year old.
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posted by dejah420
on Jan 19, 2009 -
8 answers
HighSchoolTwelfthNightProductionFilter: Help me set some Shakespearean songs to 1920's dixieland jazz melodies.
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posted by HeroZero
on Jan 5, 2009 -
10 answers
Which translation/adaptation/version of Carlo Goldoni's
The Servant of Two Masters should my high school students perform?
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posted by HeroZero
on Aug 27, 2008 -
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SetPaintingFilter. When I was in college theatre, our sets were never finished until our company technical director walked the set, paint brush in hand, adding texture to the platforms with what seemed to be a very ordered splatter pattern. He'd do this alone, the night before we opened. The textures didn't take away from the set, but added depth. So what was he doing? I've seen the phrase "splatter wash," but can see no details on the method, the mix for the paint, anything.
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posted by grabbingsand
on Jun 16, 2008 -
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What can you tell me about working in theatrical costume in NYC?
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posted by doift
on Apr 4, 2008 -
1 answer
Looking for examples of diplomats who were/are also involved in the performing arts.
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posted by jrb223
on Jan 12, 2008 -
35 answers
What well-known (or lesser-known) plays are written intentionally so as to be unperformable -- only readable as scripts? I'm thinking stage directions along the lines of
pulls out a handgun and fires at random into the audience, or that instruct the actors to walk on the ceiling, or specification in the dramatis personae that goats are to be cast in speaking parts. Who's employed this device to the greatest artistic effect?
posted by electric water kettle
on Dec 25, 2007 -
24 answers
Can you recommend a good, cheap and/or free tool for storyboarding a stage production I'm about to direct?
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posted by bovious
on Dec 17, 2007 -
4 answers
Have there been any other plays/performances that became the center of an activist movement, similar to
The Vagina Monologues and V-Day? Was TVM the first performance to bring activist theater to the mainstream?
posted by divabat
on Oct 2, 2007 -
16 answers
Where can I find a copy of the play by René Fauchois that Jean Renoir's film
Boudou Saved From Drowning (
Boudu sauvé des eaux) is based on? Does an English translation exist?
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posted by StopMakingSense
on Sep 22, 2007 -
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