We’re one week away from the opening of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and the hard work continues backstage as well as […]
Unscripted
Rehearsals for Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street continue for the actors and techies of the PlayMakers Summer Youth Conservatory, and the experience continues […]
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Behind the Scenes of “Sweeney Todd”
The Summer Youth Conservatory is in full swing over at PlayMakers this month, and our building is bursting with energy as the 40 high school […]
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From an Idea to Execution
Remember when Rachel Pollock walked us through how they custom-printed fabric for Cabaret? Here’s the idea fully realized! Go here if you missed the original […]
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In rehearsal with John Dreher
Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s memoir Goodbye to Berlin. The opening sentence describes…
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From a model, to construction
Marion Williams‘ set model for Cabaret Notice the steel frame in the model? It’s currentlyunder construction in our shop.
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New Season
We just announced our new season over on our website. Go check it out and then come back here and tell us which shows you’re […]
By Rachel Pollock, Costume Crafts Artisan One of the first Cabaretprojects we began working on in the costume shop was figuring out how to create […]
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Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome
After fourteen months of reading, research, planning and preparation, here we are beginning rehearsals for Cabaret and I am filled with the terrifying feeling that I have at the beginning of every project: I can’t possibly begin since I don’t know enough about anything. I have learned enough about myself as a director to know that this crucial stage, as I step into rehearsals for the first time, of “unknowing” is as important as researching and contemplating the play deeply.