The 2016 Michael Merritt Awards are nearly here, and you’re running out of time to make a nomination. One of the things I’ve always loved about the Merritt Awards is that they aren’t a competition: they are a recognition. They…
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House Manager Appreciation Week 2015
In recognition of the difficult work our theatre House Managers do every day, in 2010 I declared the final week of November to be House Manager Appreciation Week. While last year’s was pretty good, I expect all of you to make…
Walking in the lobby: a true theatre ghost story
Theatres are ripe for ghost stories, even though there should be no reason for the vast majority of them to be haunted. Few spend a great deal of their lifetime in a theatre, even fewer people die inside a theatre.…
Share your “haunted theatre” stories!
Theatres are great places for ghosts. They’re dark, lots of shadows, lots of hiding places, lots of mysterious noises, they’re full of energy from those onstage and in the house, and we are predisposed to keeping our imagination engaged while…
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UPDATED 5/23/13: Universal Theatre Crew Identifiers
For those who aren’t commonly backstage at a theatre, we offer these handy silhouettes to help you identify what job is being done by members of the crew, based on what you will typically find them doing.* …