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Lynna replied to Casey Holm's discussion 'Big Budget or Small Intimate?' in the group Directors

Small, intimate, simple and creative sets...by intimate, I mean almost certainly smaller houses. Vagina Monologues, The Actor's Nightmare and When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet were all within that category for me. Lynna

August 25

Lynna commented on Nathan's group 'Stage Management'

Hi, all you newbies! I'm Lynna and I have been doing theater since I was in junior high...I got recruited by the local community theater group for a youngster part, then started taking theater classes in high school, then got my B.A. in Theater (Act…

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Lynna commented on Nathan's group 'Stage Management'

All right, was it a class assignment to sign up for this forum? Welcome all!

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What's the last show you worked on?

Steel Magnolias

What's your current project?

President of Washington Street Players; getting ready for auditions for You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

What theatres or schools have you attended?

Hemet High School theater department
Ramona Hillside Players
Riverside Players
B.A., Theater - Univ. of Calif., Riverside
Bangor Community Theater
Holliston's Washington Street Players

What's your job in theatre now?

Actor, director, President of Washington Street Players

What do you aspire to?

Actor and director in community theater

What's your best advice to someone wanting to be in the theatre?

Community theater.

Are you currently receiving Stage Directions magazine

Digitally.

Lynna's Blog

I am so discouraged...

Unable to cast our spring musical...a musical I was REALLY excited to be doing. Now we are trying to regroup and refocus. I am going to direct something, don't know what...majority want murder mystery, but casting remains difficult (I HATE calendering spring shows as folks tend to be overbooked in the spring). I want it to be easier. When we hold auditions, I want enough turnout that I am able to cast...don't want to have to advertise and beg and cajole to fill out the cast. I want people to wan… Continue

Posted on March 25, 2009 at 3:20am — 2 Comments

Community theater

I have been active in community theater for most of my life, starting in SoCal in junior high a gazillion years ago, working my way across country to my current Massachusetts community theater home. I am always looking for ideas and inspiration. Playreading, membership, directing, acting, the day to day life of a community theater board member...hoping to hear from others.

How do you craft a three show/event season in a small town where straight shows bring in 50ish per night, shows with kids b… Continue

Posted on February 18, 2009 at 4:00am — 5 Comments

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At 12:28pm on March 15, 2009, Rick Pierson said…: We are a midsized theater with lots of competition in the area. We are the only dinner theater in the area although some of the others have a dinner with their opening shows. We have an old theater that we put about $2 million into renovations. It seats 120 for dinner and another 130 seats available in the balcony for those not wanting the meal. Casting men can be a pain here as well, you just don't know from show to show. I directed "A Few Good Men" three years ago with a cast of 18 men and one woman. I had 19 men show for the audition and 4 women. This year I did Biloxi Blues needing 7 men and had 5 audition. I made several phone calls and e-mails to fill out my cast.

At 12:16pm on March 15, 2009, Rick Pierson said…: I was reading your blog about doing straight shows versus musicals. We have a simular problem here. We do six main stage shows a year two of which are musicals. Our summer musical we try to do a blockbuster title. This last season it was "My Fair Lady", this season "The Music Man". Then something less known for the winter musical. Most of our straight shows average 90-100 but the musicals will have 150-250 depending on the night of the week. Biloxi Blues only averaged 55 a night but "To kill a mocking bird" was over 100 per night. Both known plays but I'd say selection is everything.

At 12:02pm on March 15, 2009, Rick Pierson said…: I have directed myself in minor roles several times. This will be my first lead and director in the same show. I see you lived in Riverside, CA for a while. I was raised not far from there myself. I went to school in City of Industy, Ca at Workman H.S. I graduated in "73"