Directors

An exuberant conversation, hosted by Peter Marks and Howard Sherman, broke out on Twitter yesterday about Shakespeare; many good ideas were debated and discussed.  I am writing this post to delve more deeply into one of the fundamental questions about Shakespeare in performance, which is, after all, his native habitat. ...

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  • January 20, 2012
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Here’s the first of several spotlights on British stage directors.  Have a great remainder of the week! Meet Darren A. Furniss Current Town: East Midlands, UK Theatre Affiliation: Artistic Director of 4FRONT Performance Company 1.  What does a director eat for breakfast?    I usually don’t eat breakfast so I...

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  • September 1, 2011
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Here’s this week’s installment of the 2amt director-to-director interview series. Meet Justine Lambert Hometown: Manhattan. Raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Current town: Back to my roots in Park Slope. Theatre Affiliation: Artistic Director at The Looking Glass Theatre lookingglasstheatrenyc.com 1.  What attracted you to directing? Like so many of my...

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  • August 24, 2011
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Here’s this week’s installment of the director-to-director interview seres. Meet Sabrina Evertt   Hometown:  Grew up in New Westminster, British Columbia Current town: 17 km (11 miles) west in Vancouver, British Columbia  Company: I currently do most of my directing for Twenty Something Theatre, a company I founded in 2006....

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  • August 17, 2011

Here’s this week’s installment of the director-to-director interview series.  And in the coming weeks, the British are coming, the British are coming! I’ve rallied some fine UK directors to share their stories. Stay tuned. Meet Jason King Jones Hometown: Nixa, Missouri Current Town: Boston, Massachusetts Theatre/Co: Boston University (currently completing...

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  • August 10, 2011

Here’s this week’s installment of the director-to-director interview series. Thanks for reading! Are there other questions that you would like to see included in future interviews? If so, add them in the comment section below or email me at nicole@thinkingcaptheatre.com … Meet Kristina Lloyd Hometown: Los Angeles Freelance Director. Not currently affiliated...

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  • August 3, 2011
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Here’s this week’s installment of the director-to-director interview series.  Enjoy! Meet Jessica Hutchinson Hometown: I was an Air Force Brat, but I claim Omaha, Nebraska  Current City: Chicago Theatre affiliation: Artistic Director of New Leaf Theatre 1.     What attracted you to directing? I started as an actor, but midway through...

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  • July 27, 2011

Here’s this week’s installment of the 2amt director-to-director interview series. Meet Leigh Hile 1. What attracted you to directing? All throughout my childhood and about half of college I thought I wanted to be an actor, but the more I pushed myself as a performer, the more frustrated I became....

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  • July 1, 2011
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