After teaching theatre for over 37 years, I retired as of August 1, 2020. It was a wonderful ride and is full of such good memories. What I would like to do is to convert this blog that originally was a diary of all my class doings - and make it now a daily reflection on what it is like to be retired and some of the highlights that have stayed with me from the theatre classroom. I hope you enjoy!
A few years ago, I came up with the idea of adding the college system of juries to our training with the actors. Essentially you are asking the rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors to prepare one audition at the end of the year that will be adjudicated by the entire performance faculty to “insure the best possible placement for performance classes for the next year.” Read more