by Joe Jaynes | Jan 26, 2017 | Featured, Touring Wing
By Melody Watts A statement of “We need a stage manager” was followed by a request for me to step into this role for the past WordPlayers’ Advent show, West of Bethlehem. Apprehension lurked in my mind. Some of my past experiences as a stage manager...
by Terry Weber | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, MainStage Wing
Okay, here’s the deal. Junie B. isn’t the perfect child. She is strong-willed, sometimes rude, sometimes combative, and sometimes outrageous. She is almost more than Mr. Scary (her teacher) and her family members can handle. But she is also bright, creative, witty,...
by Ethan Norman | Oct 26, 2016 | Featured, Touring Wing
From Typo to Great Show It was a good night to appreciate humility as I sat at the head of a table for the first read through of a play I wrote and am now directing. It’s not my first rodeo. I’ve already set aside worrying about whether they will think it’s amazing or...
by Ethan Norman | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured
Elwood P. Dowd is perhaps one of the most genuine, down-to-earth guys you could bump into. He always takes time for anyone, not discriminating, and not giving more of himself to one than another. He takes people at their word, holds them to their word, keeps his word,...
by Ethan Norman | Sep 30, 2016 | Featured, Touring Wing
According to the Spanish maid in Sabrina, it takes 11 years to adjust to a new culture. For the Tennessee Volunteers, it takes 11 years to beat the Gators. But the good news is, it happened! The wait is over! The losing streak to the Gators felt, to many, like the...
by Ethan Norman | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured, MainStage Wing
A Ticket to Great Art When you look out the window of a train, you wonder if the world is passing by, or if you are passing by the world. In New York City, the world is passing by. In Corbin, Kentucky, you are passing by the world. There is a landscape in that part...
