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Kevin Phelan

Theatre Director, Auditorium Manager,
Vernon Hills High School

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Theatre Director, Auditorium Manager,
Vernon Hills High School
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RE: Wagon brakes that actually work

Posted By Kevin Phelan 01-15-2019 10:41
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Josh Those breaks look great but seem to be the wrong height for my wheels.  I guess my question is how do you wheel your platforms to make those breaks work? ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Theatre Director, Auditorium Manager Vernon Hills High School ---------------------------- ...

RE: $700 for books! what do I order??

Posted By Kevin Phelan 04-09-2018 09:44
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Great suggestions above!  Id like to add another technical book suggestion.  Stock Scenery Construction Handbook.  I love it as a reference to set building techniques. ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Theatre Director, Auditorium Manager Vernon Hills High School ------------------- ...

RE: Romantic(?) Lead

Posted By Kevin Phelan 09-28-2017 10:01
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One exercise that has work for me as an inexperienced actor and as a director is to talk about how a stage kiss is acting and it is literally just touching lips.  Then make them touch lips and hold it.  That's right make them kiss and hold it for 10-15 seconds.  Way longer that they have to for the stage ...

RE: Need help building large Ship Mast

Posted By Kevin Phelan 04-05-2017 11:58
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If you cant find cardboard you can build it out of wood relatively cheap. We cut circles out of scrap plywood connected them together using 2x for interior structure. You cut Pots in the ply for the 2x to run so the ply ends up looking a little like gears. Once that was standing we covered the ...

RE: Art work for Is He Dead by Twain/Ives

Posted By Kevin Phelan 01-30-2017 09:27
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I have a handful of our canvases left. We made them using color copies and glue. Turned out really well. Contact me for pictures or shipment of your interested. ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills, IL ------------------------------

National Student Leadership Confrence

Posted By Kevin Phelan 01-25-2017 12:12
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Has anyone had a student attend the theatre sections of the National Student Leadership Conference. The Brochure makes it sound amazing...as it should. I'm looking for any real world feed back. NSLCleaders.org ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Vernon Hills High School --------- ...

Musical Theatre Double Major?

Posted By Kevin Phelan 09-16-2016 14:53
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I have a student who is looking to double major in Musical Theatre and Journalism. She realizes this might be impossible. Any suggestions of schools or programs that might be interesting to this student? Thanks, ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Vernon Hills High School Director ...

RE: Show to do for first year theater dept.

Posted By Kevin Phelan 08-09-2016 10:39
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I suggest Story Theatre by Paul Sills. I like it because it has a flexible cast and is a ton of fun. It works with sets, lights and costumes or with rehearsal blocks and t-shirts. ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Mundelein IL

She Kills Monsters: Young Adventures Edition

Posted By Kevin Phelan 02-19-2016 09:30
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Could anyone tell me the differences between She Kills Monsters and the the She Kills Monsters Young Adventures Edition? ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Mundelein IL ------------------------------

RE: Show with flexibility for Improv

Posted By Kevin Phelan 03-26-2015 10:24
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Story theatre by Paul sills is great fun The Love of Three Oranges by Hillary DiPiano is an updated comedia script. The Bomb-itty of Errors rap adaptation of Shakespeare is a blast! Break a leg! ------------------------------ Kevin Phelan Mundelein IL ------------------------------

RE: Need help with keeping my set dock

Posted By Kevin Phelan 06-24-2014 10:12
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Does he have a problem with deliveries or parking? It seems to me a good middle ground might be to agree to use this driveway as a loading and unloading zone only. ------------------------------------------- Kevin Phelan Mundelein IL -------------------------------------------

RE:Mystery with interior set and numerous female roles

Posted By Kevin Phelan 04-16-2014 13:50
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Second for... Musical Comedy Murders of 1940! ------------------------------------------- Kevin Phelan Mundelein IL -------------------------------------------

Summer Technical Opportunities for students

Posted By Kevin Phelan 04-08-2014 09:56
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I have a student who is looking for a summer Technical Theatre Opportunity. She and her parents have their hearts set on receiving college credit for it. Any suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Kevin Phelan Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL --------------- ...