by brendan | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve only played a few historical figures in my time, and none that required any research beyond a cursory read of their Wikipedia page, presuming they warranted that high degree of historical significance, and even then mostly to make sure I was using the right...
by brendan | May 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
As anyone who’s ever worked with me knows, and is no doubt tired of hearing about, I’ve been acting for a long-ass time. For all my grizzled old vet act, I don’t tend to think about it all that actively. So much so that I nearly forgot that today is the 30th...
by brendan | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I grew up on the stages of Chicago. I started working in Chicago theatre in 1988, back in the days before we were “Storefront” when we were all “Off-Loop” (a phrase I never really understood since the Goodman and Schubert were the only theatres anywhere near the Loop...
by brendan | Mar 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the worst things that can happen to an actor on stage is breaking, dropping character in view of the audience. This almost always happens because of something funny and expected, when an actor refers to breaking they mean smiling and/or laughing. It’s...
by brendan | Feb 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today we (Promethean Theatre Ensemble, that is) had our first run through of Tiger At The Gates. It’s pretty early in the process to try and stitch a show together, but damned useful. Putting a show together can be a dicey prospect, the show is almost always...
