Have chosen wateras the weapon for slow murder,the pipes — bomb them,desalination tanks — smash that,set fire to supply infrastructurewatch them choke of smokemixed with cholera,twist their organswith thirst — Sabrina Mahfouz, A History of Water in the Middle East I had the privilege of ...
How to Start A Stage Manager’s Kit from Scratch
The Stage Manager's kit contains all the tools you might need as a stage manager to run your show most efficiently. What you have in your kit will depend on how you personally stage manage, and what you like to have on hand at all times. The SM kit also will have additional emergency items for ...
What’s In My Stage Manager’s Kit?
My first task when it comes to prepping for a new show is to restock my stage manager's kit! My kit helps me do my job efficiently in the rehearsal room as well as backstage for performances. I have been building this kit for over 6 years now, and I'm still making adjustments to it. It started out ...
Sustainable Theatre: Make Your Costume Department Eco-Friendly
Here's another post in my sustainable theatre series! This time, we're talking about costumes, and I really can't talk about sustainable costumes without addressing the fast fashion industry and the damage it has done to not only our environment, but local economies around the world. Unless your ...
Sustainable Theatre: New Ways to Create An Eco-Friendly Props Department
Props departments are best know for their unending storage caves with hundreds of mementos from past productions lining the walls, and narrow footpaths snaking through arrangements of furniture and home decor. There is a special place in my heart for the mystical props storage building, but since ...