Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Much can be done to dress up the outward appearance. There is much to be said for the role of imagination in character development. But, it comes down to finding some point of connection, some way in which we can identify the desire of the character and find in ourselves something equal that resonates. Tuesday, March 18, 2008.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008. illy! KISS , known as the KISS principle this little bit of age old wisdom should be applied to all things theatrical, but especially to costuming. As I have already outlined in my Authentic vs. Article on period costumes, simple is often the best way to go. Saturday, March 1, 2008.

Saturday, September 6, 2014. From Stage to Page, Check Out The Wishmonger! Occasionally I hear from someone who was a fan of Dramorama. com and they always ask what I am doing now. Well, funny you should ask that, because I am now a professional novelist coming out with my second in a couple of weeks and I wanted to share my first with you.

Monday, April 7, 2008. Notice there are only three columns. The structure is completely stable and will hold well over a thousand pounds without any danger. For theatre companies who are interested a complete set of drawings is available. The columns can be collapsed after disassembly.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009. There is a new kid in town! Google Sketchup 7 is the BADDEST sketchup yet, with a small format onbaoard, photo-realistic rendering engine provided by IDX renditioner express you can see your designs come to life in record time. For those of you who are still breaking out the cardboard to model in three dimensions or limping along with Gimp, or 3d max give sketchup a try. You might find that designing scenery is fun again. See my article in the scen shop dept for more details.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008. In my collection of theatrical books I stumbled across a classic. It is a reproduction of the old Sears catalogue. I think I picked mine up at a grage sale for a couple of bucks, but whatever the price it has paid for itself in time saved on research. To an 1897 version available from Amazon. It might also be available for loan from your public library.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Much can be done to dress up the outward appearance. There is much to be said for the role of imagination in character development. But, it comes down to finding some point of connection, some way in which the actor can identify the desire of his character and find in himself something equal that resonates. Wednesday, March 26, 2008.