Lois Backstage A Look at Life Behind the Scenes

How To Succeed in Theatre: By Really Trying

On March 5th of last year I mailed out a mountain of resumes.  I sent out 30 envelopes on that day (and another 25 e-mailed or mailed resumes over the course of the year).  13 of those initial companies  sent e-mails saying they would keep my resume on file or expressing interest in having me [...]

Look out Toronto!

I’ve been saying for a few months that this year I was going to go away for my birthday. I talked about Chicago. New York. But I’m going to Toronto.  I’ve booked my flights and arranged a place to stay.
Part of the purpose of this trip is professional – I want to see some theatre [...]

Things Actors Do That Start With “P”

For the person who found my site by searching “Things Actors Do That Start With P” :
pray
petulate
percolate
preach
preen
pee on furniture
pose
procrastinate
portray
prioritize
pace
prance
pout
postulate
pamper
panic
prevaricate
party
persevere
publicize
pause
List compiled with assistance.

Three to See :: March 2010

The Olympics may have ended last night (or early this morning depending on which party you were at), but the Paralympics are less than two weeks away and the Cultural Olympiad is still out in full force.  Add to that, all the companies that were reluctant to run shows during the Olympics have shows opening soon.  What [...]

Intermission: On the Olympics

In a bit of a break from my regular subject material, I’d like to direct you all to a post by my friend Brittany about the Olympics & Canadian patriotism.
An excerpt:
“I was never quietly Canadian.  I learned my patriotism in the USA, for better or worse….
…The thing is, despite all our troubles, whatever injustice, war, [...]

Lots of #10’s

This post is a follow up to 10 Things Actors Can Do To Get Off To A Good Start With Stage Managers.
Shortly after I posed the original 10 things post with the request for readers to add their own thoughts, a friend cross posted it to the forums over at SMNetwork.org.
There were a lot of [...]

Support ME as an Emerging Artist with Pi Theatre

Dear Readers,

I am writing to tell you about Pi Theatre’s Prime Placements program, an opportunity for emerging artists like me to gain professional experience and mentorship. I hope you will consider supporting my placement.
As a registered non-profit theatre company, Pi Theatre is seeking sponsorship for apprentice placements for new artists to be a part of their [...]

A Constant State of Flux

With the exception of the very few, those of us who choose a career in theatre live in a constant state of flux.  Most jobs are six weeks or less, and often we don’t know where our next job is coming from.  When it comes to theatre, we choose it as a career, but our [...]

Three to See: February 2010

February 2010 will forever be known as the month the Olympics came to Vancouver.  With that in mind it is no surprise that there are a number of “big” shows in town while many of the smaller companies have gone dark for the month.  But in the midst of the sport frenzy be sure to [...]

New SM Tool for iPhone

from http://isquint.net/2010/new-iphone-app-for-stage-managers-showtool-sm/
Features include:
SHOW TIMER
Easily time a show, including intervals and email directly from the app. Makes your show report faster and more accurate.
MARKS / SPIKES
Create a database of all your marks simply and quickly. Select from a wide range of colours for your spikes, and save additional information for each entry.
CHECKLIST
Create a quick checklist [...]