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PMP Blog: A Sitcom Universe

When I was young, I dreaded slumber parties. I only went because it was easier to accept an invitation from somebody as formidable as Kathy Schlegel than to try and come up with an excuse to not go. It was a badge of honor to see who could stay up and talk. All night. I [...]

PMP Blog: A Sitcom Universe2017-06-12T19:41:04-04:00

PMP Blog: Bad Wednesday

There’s a new movie slated to open. It’s called Saving Mr. Banks, and it’s about the testy relationship between Walt Disney and P. L. Travers during the filming of the 1964 hit Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. I loved that Technicolor confection. But the book? That’s something else. I should probably [...]

PMP Blog: Bad Wednesday2017-06-12T19:41:04-04:00

PMP Blog: A Parallel Universe

Ask anybody in my family and they’ll tell you that I’m kind of a klutz. I possess a bizarre flair for tripping over infinitesimal cracks in the sidewalk. I know that this is at least partly due to the amount of time I spend inside my head, in a parallel universe of parental anxieties and [...]

PMP Blog: A Parallel Universe2017-06-12T19:41:04-04:00

PMP Blog: What happens at PMP stays at PMP

It’s happening. Maybe this is the natural order when middle age creeps in. It’s become harder and harder for me to distinguish what was real and what’s been altered/amended/adjusted by that gauzy scrim of time. I actually hear myself (wince!) say things like “when I was a kid fill in the blank…” But one thing’s [...]

PMP Blog: What happens at PMP stays at PMP2017-06-12T19:41:04-04:00

PMP Blog: Training Weekend for the Playwright Mentoring Project

Last weekend, in a bare bones rehearsal room in the basement of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, a special brand of alchemy was set in motion. For 12 hours, actors, academicians, college students, therapists, musicians, poets, and playwrights took part in an on your toes, accelerated initiation into Barrington Stage’s Playwright Mentoring [...]

PMP Blog: Training Weekend for the Playwright Mentoring Project2017-06-12T19:41:04-04:00

Thespian Thursday: Jane Bernhard

Full Name: Jane Bernhard Character: Ensemble Hometown: Potomac, MD Something you are really good at: Soccer First experience with Shakespeare: Last year I was in the cast of The Merry Wives of Windsor at The Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.. Career other than performer that you would want: Professional Soccer Player Three things that you [...]

Thespian Thursday: Jane Bernhard2013-08-16T13:33:44-04:00

Thespian Thursday: Chloe Tiso

Full Name:  Chloe Tiso Character:  Ensemble Hometown:  Syracuse, NY Something you are really good at: Impressions First experience with Shakespeare: a high school production of a Midsummer Night's Dream set in the 80s Career other than performer that you would want:  Full time Mom Three things that you can't live without:  coffee, chocolate, Jane Bernhard Chloe [...]

Thespian Thursday: Chloe Tiso2013-08-16T13:33:24-04:00

Thespian Thursday: Michael Kushner

Full Name: Michael Kushner Character: George Seacoal Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, just graduated from Ithaca College with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Something you are really good at: painting and photography Something about you that surprises people: I'm obsessed with Disney Villains. Favorite Pre/Post Show Meal: grilled chicken Caesar salad from Marketplace Cafe. Pre-Show ritual: put [...]

Thespian Thursday: Michael Kushner2013-08-16T13:33:02-04:00

Thespian Thursday: Jenifer Dillow

Full Name: Jenifer Dillow Character: Ensemble Hometown: St.Mary's County, MD Something you are really good at: Baking homemade cookies and cakes! Something about you that surprises people: I was homeschooled from 3rd grade all through high school. Favorite Pre/Post Show Meal: Cereal with Almond Milk Worst Flubbed Line/Missed/Onstage Mishap: I was the understudy for Cinderella [...]

Thespian Thursday: Jenifer Dillow2013-08-16T13:31:36-04:00

Thespian Thursday: Gretchen Egolf

Full Name: Gretchen Egolf Character: Beatrice Hometown: Lancaster, PA Something you are really good at: um...acting, I hope? Favorite Pre/Post-Show Meal: Is wine a meal? that's pre-show of course...hee Pre-Show ritual: stretch and warm up voice, cup of tea, brush teeth, try to spy on the audience for a minute just before performing - to [...]

Thespian Thursday: Gretchen Egolf2013-08-01T17:31:19-04:00
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