Category: Directing
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The Production Calendar: A Living Document
Whether you’re part of a multi-disciplinary arts team or a solo drama teacher at a small school, one way to reduce stress throughout the year is to spend some time on your production calendar. The calendar is never actually done. Think of it less like granite and more like sandstone; solid enough, but shaped by…
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Pocket Lint and Paper Clips: A Guide to MacGyvering as a Director
Angus MacGyver was a hero of mine growing up. Yes, the super-sweet brown bomber jacket and the somehow-sweeter sun-glistened mullet played a large part in it. You read that right: mullet. We’re talking 80’s Angus, the Richard Dean Anderson version. A character so awesome that he not only spawned the 2016 reboot but also an…