As I noted in my blog on auditions, I always say I cast “to ensemble.” That means I cast to get good combinations onstage, not to get a collection of shiny individual actors. One of the categories in the SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) Awards is “best ensemble,” meaning best cast as a whole, and I [...]
So scant days before opening, I had nobody backstage, and now I have a competent and cooperative crew doing as wonderful a job backstage as my actors are doing onstage. The program had to be printed before many of these people materialized, so I wanted to be sure to celebrate them here.
The next production at WCT, Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer, opens Thanksgiving weekend and runs three weekends—appropriately, since the play is set on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. . One of the most suspenseful and important phases of the production is now behind us: auditions. . I’ve auditioned for roles myself, and I find them harrowing. [...]
“Moonlight and Magnolias” at Westport Community Theatre September 16 – October 2; background information on director David O. Selznick, director Victor Fleming and playwright Ben Hecht.
“Moonlight and Magnolias” by Ron Hutchinson directed by Jessica Denes Opens Friday, September 16 at 8:00 PM Westport Community Theatre opens the 2011 / 2012 season with a madcap comedy, “Moonlight and Magnolias” by Ron Hutchinson, directed by Jessica Denes. It’s 1939 Hollywood, and legendary movie producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of [...]
