Matt Fowler talks about his first experience with ensemble directing in our production of Measure for Measure. 1) How do you typically go about preparing a Shakespearean character? I work well with an outward-in approach to Shakespeare. How does my voice initially react to the script? How do I feel my body wanting to move to compliment my voice? I read each line 10 times, trying 10 different things for each one and then pick my favorite line read from each one. Then I rea

Sean Kelly shares his thoughts on being the bad guy in our production of Measure for Measure. Angelo is the kind of guy who tells the management that you’re saving seats in a movie theater, but then it turns out he’s doing the same thing. Structurally, Angelo is certainly the villain, even described as an “arch” villain by Isabella but he only admits the fact in a couple moments. In his own words “when once our grace we have forgot/nothing goes right” and Angelo literally th

Some insights into her acting process from Sarah Tryon from our production of Measure for Measure. 1) When creating a Shakespeare character, do you start from the “outside” (voice and physicality) or the “inside” (relationships and motivations)? Why? When I first get my hands on a script, I like to decode the text and find out who my character is, who they talk to, how they feel about who they talk to, how they are influenced by events, and how they fit into the play itself.