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RE: How to rehearse

Posted By Randall Adkison 01-28-2022 08:57
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Ginny, These are all great tips and insights! Lesley, Although it is an older text Lawrence Carra's (and Alexander Dean's) The Fundamentals of Stage Direction is a great text for directors. Although very technical, it has a lot of great exercises and other take aways! The Chapter (in my version 14) ...

RE: Calypso song in Joseph

Posted By Randall Adkison 09-25-2021 09:17
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As Joseph was originally a show for a school production, Webber made it a point to include many different styles of music in the show. Calypso is a style that has the dialect it does because of the islands, yes, but it was originally sung in French and the Griots (lead singers) would be the leader of ...

RE: High School Musical voicing

Posted By Randall Adkison 01-02-2021 08:10
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You can always have performers sing things in a lower octave if they can hit the notes. Or even just the parts of the songs that are too high.  If you want to bring the songs into a different Key you run into a few different issues, because it's going to affect the other performers as well and the ...

RE: Rights to Musicals ?

Posted By Randall Adkison 12-23-2020 09:50
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Making changes to a copyrighted piece, no matter how small, without permission, is illegal. If a revue is wanted, many of the larger company allow you to license the individual songs. Many of our chorus friends are used to the Hal Leonard medleys of Bway shows. They are meant for Show Chioir ...

RE: With low experience, is a show high risk now?

Posted By Randall Adkison 12-13-2020 07:33
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I want to applaud you for knowing when other voices might add some clarity. So often during this past year we all have felt (and in reality have been) alone. It's a frustrating feeling. You are not alone! Currently, one of the main considerations is the level of community spread in your area and what ...

RE: Video Editing Software

Posted By Randall Adkison 11-02-2020 09:01
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Kristen, There are a couple things to consider based on your purpose. 1. Is this just for the desired product, the one act? 2. Is this for them to take skills forward to use on other projects and for life. if it is just for this project, many students have iMovie on iPads or iPhones. As far as ...

RE: Theatre Resources Online

Posted By Randall Adkison 03-18-2020 09:05
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As a service to Florida Thespians, we have added a page on our website for Online Theatre Resources. We will continue to update it.  Online theatre resources ------------------------------ Randall Adkison Theatre Director Tampa FL ------------------------------ ------------------------- ...

RE: State Records/By-Laws?

Posted By Randall Adkison 02-05-2020 09:28
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Christina, Our State By-laws can be found under the Board of Directors Tab on our Website. Here is a direct link: https://floridathespians.com/florida-state-thespian-society-inc-2018-by-laws-docx/ Your question though is about Late fees, etc. That is more of an operational thing you won't be able ...

UnabashED Theatre Podcast

Posted By Randall Adkison 09-19-2019 13:44
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Hello All! Check out my new podcast the UnabashED Theatre Podcast, a no-nonsense brutally honest dialogue about Theatre education in the US. I really saw a need for a platform to talk about theatre education issues we all face in a frank and open dialogue. Our first two episodes are live! ...

RE: Troupe transfer due to inactivity?

Posted By Randall Adkison 09-04-2015 14:14
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Because of the way our state is organized, you will need to ask your District chair for your district this question. The District Chair can also bring it to the State Chapter director. These things are usually voted on by our State Board at the August meeting. I hope this helps. ------- ...