Opening Night

• 18 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

Is there anything more glamorous in theatre jargon that the phrase ‘opening night.’ Heck Broadway show tunes (Another Opening Another Show: Kiss Me Kate) and even whole shows (42nd Street; A Chorus Line; maybe even The Producers) have been written about this particularly thrilling time in the life of a stage actor. Tonight was ours.

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• A Chorus Line, Asides, Cabaret

Reader Appreciation Day: it’s the blogger not the blog

• 17 April, 2008
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• Blogging
• Posted by Kate Foy

It’s (late) on blog reader appreciation day, and I wanted to say thanks to everyone out there for your part in making my adventures in e-learning such a rewarding experience. The ‘Dear Reader’ was often acknowledged in those great 19th century novels; the Misses Bronte and others knew how powerful an incentive the readerly eyes

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• Apple, Blogging, Imagination, Art and Creativity, Learning and Teaching, Productivity, Recreation and Social Networking, Research and Professional Development, thanks

Just tell the story: Dress 3

• 17 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

And we did … with passion, care and joy. It works. In less than 24 hours, we’ll be in front of the final, missing ingredient … the audience. Bring them on!

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• Asides, Cabaret

More on that ‘moment’ we’re supposed to be in …

• 16 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting
• Posted by Kate Foy

I’ve written before about one of those phrases tossed round by acting folk: being in the moment. I recall the brilliant Dawn French using it in that sweet comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. ‘Geraldine’ was directing the parish’s nativity play. She’d dropped her vicarly garb, and was dressed in requisite directorial kit. All was

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• Acting Notes, Actors and Acting, Asides, Cabaret, characterisation, creative process, interior monologue, rehearsal, subtext

Playing notes: Dress 2

• 16 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

Tonight was a night of fix-ups all round for the Cabaret kinder; there are always final tweaks as the creative team finesse the show: lights, sound, cues, costume. We spent 20 mins or so pre-show reworking the blocking for a couple of exits. There were also acting notes from last night’s run. There are also

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• Acting Notes, Cabaret, notes, rehearsals

Watching from the wings: Dress 1

• 14 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

Watching from the wings is one of those special perspectives only granted to the inner circle of a production. I’ve often thought audiences would be fascinated by what goes on ‘out there.’ You could sell tickets maybe! As an actor, I’ve been lurking a bit in the wings, soaking up the energy on stage and

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• Asides, Cabaret, dress rehearsal, ensemble

Entering the stage world

• 12 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

Today begins the final part of the journey as we enter technical and dress rehearsal time. We’ll work through two days of technical rehearsals where lighting, sound and media are integrated into the live action and become part of the story-telling, and of the mise-en-scene of the production. Tech rehearsals can be a trying time

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• Asides, Cabaret, Mise en scène, Stage management

Video on Flickr: a traveller’s moving postcards

• 10 April, 2008
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• Blogging
• Posted by Kate Foy

Image by pixiesticks23 via FlickrI got all excited this morning when I learned that Flickr have finally introduced video uploads for Pro users ($US24.95 a year). Yes, I know YouTube is free … but aesthetics as well as economics enter into the equation when you’re deciding where to host your creativity. Personally, I like the

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• Flickr, Globe, great tools, holiday, iLife08, London, Nokia N95, photography, theatre, travel, Video, Videos and Sound Files

Tiny, wee movies and moving postcards

• 10 April, 2008
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• Technology and Creativity
• Posted by Kate Foy

From today, the fabulous Flickr photo application allows pro users ($US24.95 a year) to upload up to 90 secs of individual videos to their site. Formerly users could submit still shots only. I’ve been shooting and collecting images in a ‘theatres’ set on my Flickr page for a few years now. This morning I added

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• Asides, Flickr, Globe Theatre, National Theatre, Shakespeare, South Bank, Videos

On musicals as social barometers and a publicity call

• 9 April, 2008
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• Actors and Acting, Productions
• Posted by Kate Foy

Image via Wikipedia I did a radio interview this morning, part of the groundswell of publicity for Cabaret as we count down to the season’s opening next week. It was quite a relaxed 10 minutes or so in the late morning and on the national broadcaster ABC, but pitched to a more local, regional audience.

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• Asides, Broadway theatre, Cabaret, Empire Theatre, Musical theatre, Queensland Theatre Company