Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Unions and Guilds
The panelists — Julianne Boyd (Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers); Dean Brown and Muriel Stockdale (United Scenic Artisis); Shirley Herz and Bernice Weiler (Assoc. of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers); Conard Fowkes (Actors’ Equity Association); and Barry Moss (Casting Society of America) — talk about how and why their organizations were formed, [...]
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
Producing
The panel — A Few Good Men’s director Don Scardino and playwright Aaron Sorkin, director George C. Wolfe (Spunk) and director Luke Yankee (The Cherry Orchard) — discusses their current productions and how each show was conceived. The creative team of Once On This Island — book writer/lyricist Lynn Ahrens, director/choreographer Graciela Daniele, and [...]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Production: Gypsy and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
The production team of Gypsy and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - publicist Shirley Herz, casting director Stuart Howard, playwright/director Arthur Laurents, general manager/associate producer Alecia Parker, and producers Barry Weissler and Fran Weissler - talk about many aspects of production from casting to advertising to [...]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Performance
Stage actors Mike Hodge (A Few Good Men), Robin Morse (Six Degrees of Separation), Ron Perlman (A Few Good Men), Faith Prince (Falsettoland), Margaret Tyzack (Lettice and Lovage), and James Whitmore (About Time and Handy Dandy) talk about their education and when they began performing, the effect of cast size, audience response, and positive feedback.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Playwright, Director and Choreographer
The panel of playwrights Vernel Bagneris (Further Mo’) and Tom Cole (About Time), lyricist John Driver (Shogun), director Tony Giordano (About Time & Handy Dandy), lyricist Sheldon Harnick (The Rothschilds), Executive Director of the Dramatists Guild David LeVine, and director Lonny Price (The Rothschilds) discuss how they got started in their [...]
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