https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/23/david-harewood-acting-racism-president-rada “I’ve been to the Golden Globes and the Emmys. I’ve seen the glamorous end of the industry. But I’ve also been in a mental institution because of this industry, so I know both sides of it. And I want to make sure that I can give the students access to as much of my experience, good and bad, as possible, so that they know what to expect.” “We’re at this strange point in the profession where people go: ‘Oh, you can’t play that role because you’re not disabled, or you can’t play that because you’re not re ..read more

I just saw a community theater production of Ruddigore…. And goddamn that shit was terrible. I’m not really too much of a theater person, but I know bad storytelling when I see it. Yeah, it was a community-theater-level production, not a Broadway show. I get that. The set pieces and costumes were minimal. The acting ranged all over from mediocre to really good. The choreography was minimal. No pyrotechnics or acrobatics. I get it, I get it. Now, I can forgive all of that. What I can’t forgive is the writers (Gilbert and Sullivan) wasting my time with shit that costs zero dollars to fix. Yeah ..read more

(Criminal is already in a chair downstage left in dim lights, Good and Bad cop walk in from downstage right. They are both holding mugs of coffee or strange liquid) Bad Cop:(hands slam on the table) You son of a bi- Good Cop: Woah Woah calm down we just want some answers Criminal: (laugh with spite) You ain't getting anything out of me. Bad Cop: You were caught selling spiked lemonade on fifth street without a permit. That'll land you nice and cozy in life sentence. Criminal: I'm just trying to make a living. Good Cop: We understand, we can let you off easy if you tell us who gave you the goo ..read more

i’m doing a show that requires smoking a tobacco pipe onstage. there’s a moment where smoke gets blown into someone’s face and it’s pretty important in the context of the script. does anyone have advice for how to achieve this? it can’t be any type of herb, and they don’t want us to use vapes either. i know there’s the talcum powder trick, but i need the smoke to come out of the actors mouth rather than the pipe itself. i’m open to more creative solutions, like i thought maybe we could use bubbles somehow? it’s a pretty ridiculous show so it doesn’t need to be realistic. ultimately, we could ..read more

When I was in elementary school, I participated in a play. I vividly remember portions of songs but not really the concept of the play. I’ve tried googling the lyrics I remember and I come up short. Thought I’d come to Reddit and try to figure it out. Some of the lyrics I remember are: “Let me tell you a story, I swear that it’s true. It’s old to me, but it’s new to you. It happened to some of us so long ago. Once upon a… once on a winter night.” All I can remember is the premise is a “village elder” type character telling a story to a younger person/child. Everything takes place in a snowy a ..read more

I saw clip of a play called Natchland but it seems to be UK only. I wanted to watch it online, but I couldn't find a place to watch it. I resigned to the fact that it's probably too new to be online. However, I wanted to watch some plays. I usually only watch musicals but I want to expand into plays (outside classics like Shakespeare, as I've watched those plenty). Are there any places I can watch new plays (as in: written recently) and are focused on strong character drama and dialogue, rather than comedy? I want to explore new, non-comedic plays. Is there a place I can watch these? Or if yo ..read more

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