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Derek Jacobi Talks About Performing King Lear

Dave — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:21:49 +0000

Derek Jacobi Talks About Performing King Lear | Red Room

Actors: Listen Up!

Dave — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:04:46 +0000

Here’s a great article on one of the most important skills an actor must develop: listening.

Newbies often forget it’s not all about knowing your lines and knowing the sequence. Good actors learn to listen and react when being spoken TO on stage. Also, listening is critical to helping fellow actors out of problems when lines are dropped or something else goes wrong.

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Don't forget — Theatre Geeks are LIVE this Saturday

Dave — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:09:35 +0000

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Here’s Dave’s promo of Theatre Geeks Live at the Grind. Be there or be square, folks. More info here.

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21: You can’t always get what you want

Dave — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:31:48 +0000

Guest Geek Rick Ellis, as Sherlock Holmes in a recent production, with our friend Jim Bain as Dr. Watson

The Geeks, with Special Guest Geek Rick Ellis, discuss what directors can and should do when the auditions don’t bring in enough or the right kind of actors for a particular production. Torn between taking a risk with an inexperienced actor and casting for a perfect performance? Poor you! This is not an issue for professional theatre, where getting the best possible talent is always first priority. But community theatre’s role is often different — and yet, there’s an audience to please. What to do, what to DO? Listen to the Geeks and learn….

Music for this episode (and every episode so far) was provided by Music Alley.

19: Death takes a holiday

Dave — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:13:12 +0000

Holiday shows are a staple of many community theatres’ seasons, and they come in all levels of complexity and cost. But why do them at all? Don’t we get enough holiday spirit from every other corner without feeling like we absolutely have to mount a holiday production? If your talent pool of actors is coming off a big musical production are they going to want to jump into a Christmas (or other) holiday show? Questions like these may scare your troupe away from doing such productions. But maybe you should.

In this episode The Geeks discuss the considerable benefits of doing holiday shows, how they can be fun, relatively easy to put together, and how they provide an outreach to the community that your mainstage season might not.

Al Phlipp and the Woo Team provided our theme music, available from Music Alley.com.

9: God, I hope I get it, or Auditions: the first step

Dave — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:20:16 +0000

John, Dave and Marcia, plus Dede the Honorary Geek, discuss dos and don’ts of theatrical auditions, what to expect and how to make the most out of your next try-0ut.

8: He’s such a character (we hope)

Dave — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:36:59 +0000

The Geeks plus honorary Geek Deirdre Lovejoy discuss character development for community theatre players as well as professionals. And Dede wants a damn HAT!

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6: Actors wanna know: What do I do with my hands?

Dave — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:38:24 +0000

Hands: Everybody's got 'em. What do you do with 'em? Dave, John and Marcia tackle this problem that plagues beginners and experienced actors alike. . . . → Read More: 6: Actors wanna know: What do I do with my hands?