"Oh yeah! Been there, done that! I was playing Ann Sheridan in a regional production of Man Who Came to Dinner a while back (far too young for the role, the director took a liking to me and I played her as a clawing ingenue, rather than…"
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Suzanne DuCharme commented on Rich Dionne's blog post Candles on Stage"Hi Rich - I have several sizes of electric candles which can be unobtrusitively turned on, and which actually go out when you blow on them. These are available everywhere - drugstores, home stores, etc. - but they are usually the larger type…"
Suzanne DuCharme posted a status"My FB business, TheatreShare is really taking off! Visit us! Also, exciting new projects are upcoming at Shades Rep, where I'm on staff."
Suzanne DuCharme replied to Kristine Kerr's discussion Prop Coops"Hi Kristine,
You're right - this is a great idea! I think there is a learning curve, however, in getting people to think about hsaring and recycling, rather than just throwing theatre items. To that end, I started…"
Lazlo replied to Suzanne DuCharme's discussion Faking the playing of a violin in the group Music"I have heard that soap on the bow will do the trick. Just rub the bow across a bar of soap, the way one would normaly rosin up a bow."
Suzanne DuCharme replied to David Skibbins's discussion Our Town in the group Acting and Directing"I'm going to have re- re-read this play! I;ve always found it sappy and sentimental, and overwhelmingly sad, but you make such good points that I think I should give this class another chance."
David Skibbins replied to Suzanne DuCharme's discussion Biggest theatrical challenge in the group Acting and Directing"My biggest challenge was directing my producer and her husband in the first play I ever directed, An Ordinary Woman Under Stress. I did OK, but gave her a lot of slack. Heck, I barely knew what I was doing, so she got to do a lot of what she wanted…"
Suzanne DuCharme commented on Jacob Coakley's group Acting and Directing"This is quite a challenge. I find that, when working with younger actors in particular, they have absolutely no vocal training for the stage. They can't project, enunciate, they speak too quickly, mumble. It's awful! And it comes from…"
Suzanne DuCharme replied to Suzanne DuCharme's discussion Biggest theatrical challenge in the group Acting and Directing"Interesting response, Jeremy. It does feel that way, doesn't it?"
Jeremy Fiebig replied to Suzanne DuCharme's discussion Biggest theatrical challenge in the group Acting and Directing"When I've directed, this is one of the questions people usually ask.
My response has become that if whatever I'm working on isn't the most difficult thing I've done to that point, then I'm probably doing it wrong.
I guess…"
Suzanne DuCharme added a discussion to the group Acting and DirectingBiggest theatrical challenge
I'm new to this group so I don't know what you usually talk about. I'm going to throw this out there: What has been your biggest challenge of late, and how did you deal with it?
Joe Griffin replied to Suzanne DuCharme's discussion Faking the playing of a violin in the group Music"Well, the sound is produced because of the friction between the bow and strings. I'd imagine if you strung the bow with something that doesn't have much friction, the actor could scrape all he wants and not produce any sound. 1/4"…"
Suzanne DuCharme replied to Christina J. (Christi) Moore's discussion Safe smoking?"Clove cigarettes and have them not inhale. (I had to "smoke" for a production of "Stage Struck" and this worked very well. (and I'm allergic to cigarette smoke) Of course you'd have to check with the fire marshal to see…"
Suzanne DuCharme added a discussion to the group MusicFaking the playing of a violin
Does anyone have a good solution for faking playing the violin on stage? I just worked on a regional production about Paganini, and we cheated by having the actors turn partly upstage while pretending to play against recorded music. Is there any device to place over the strings that would be inconspicuous, so that the bow would not produce any sound, but the actor would still be able to really look as though he were playing? (we'd like to eventually do the production again, hopefully in…See More
Suzanne DuCharme replied to Laureen's discussion Mics vs natural sound in the group Music"Projection and diction don't seem to be taught any more We have a generation of actors who think that they are on television with "magical sound systems" even though they are on stage. Add to this the fact that many houses are not…"
Suzanne DuCharme commented on Jacob Coakley's group Acting and Directing"I agree with Brianna. Are we all too busy working to post? (I hope!) I'm new to this group so I don't know what you usualy talk about. I'm going to throw this out there: What has been your biggest challenge of late, and how did you…"
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