Director’s notes and commentary
It's time! We begin rehearsals for George Orwell's 1984 on Monday, March 17. We've assembled a top-notch cast of onstage actors...and on-camera actors. Here's the list: WINSTON SMITH—Todd Staszak JULIA—Stacey Kuster O'BRIEN—Larry Bower SYME—Nate Chen PARSONS—Matt Faley LANDLADY—Lynda Busbee COFFEE…
I don't always include our reviews here, although they are generally very favorable to us. But Kathleen Christian's "Curtain Call" reaction to The Princess and the Goblin was full of such superlatives that I could not resist reproducing it here.…
I thoroughly enjoy sound design, and relish the challenge of finding appropriate incidental music for our plays. This time, however, I knew I needed to be on the same page with our choreographer, Kimberly Bronson. Fortunately, I know Kimberly to…
Those of us able to watch every performance of The Princess and the Goblin are delighted by the varying degrees of audience response, especially when children are present. The first Sunday matinee was particularly full of young and enthusiastic audience…
George MacDonald (1824 – 1905) was born in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of a farmer. Educated at Aberdeen and London, he was first a pastor and later a teacher, before turning to writing as a career. His prolific literary output…
We have a first in this all for One production: there are more non-speaking than speaking roles in the show! Although this adaptation by Sandra Fenichel Asher was written with the intention of being simple enough to tour, with actors…
In a remote country house, the king's young daughter, Princess Irene, is being guarded by her faithful servant Lootie and captain of the guard Sir Walter. This faithful adaptation by Sandra Fenichel Asher from the 19th century fantasy by George…
It's hard to believe that we're less than a month from opening our next production! In a way, it feels as though we've barely gotten started, what with holidays and bad-weather cancellations. But on the other hand,…