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You can see the photos from my latest play, 'Strange Attractors', at http://www.uidaho.edu/class/theatre/productions/sa.aspx Mar 23

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Mattie Roquel Rydalch replied to Jacob Coakley's discussion 'Brilliant Play for 14-18 year olds?' in the group Directors

There's a play by David Auburn he wrote for ten teenagers called What Do You Believe About the Future? You can find it in his collection Fifth Planet and Other Plays.

August 30

Mattie Roquel Rydalch commented on Katie Warden's group 'Directors'

One book that helps me is Creating Life On Stage by Marshall W. Mason.

August 6

You can see the photos from my latest play, 'Strange Attractors', at http://www.uidaho.edu/class/theatre/productions/sa.aspx

March 23

Wants to thank everyone involved with 'Strange Attractors' and congratulate them on a phenomenal collaboration.

February 8

Workshopping a script at 2 PM.

February 4

Getting ready for work in the scene shop.

January 25

Today we're going to ready the stage for Strange Attractors, which opens Feb 3!

January 23

I get new students in a few days!

January 12

I get new students tomorrow!

January 12

I'm happy about our cast and production team for Strange Attractors and excited to be building the next set (Quake).

November 7, 2009

is slightly frustrated about some glitches in the Strange Attractors production process and hopes Jerry is getting better.

October 4, 2009

is slightly frustrated about some glitches in a production and hopes Jerry is doing better.

October 4, 2009

I'm working on several things at once!

September 21, 2009

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What's the last show you worked on?

Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout by Tomson Highway (carpenter, scenic painter).

What's your current project?

We're gearing up for 'Grease' at UI. Also scripts for Ancient History and Verne's Diner (there's a reading for Verne's Diner on April 28 at 7:30 PM at the Shoup Arena Theatre). You can see some of my scripts at http://thelooponline.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1pxq84ir966p4 and read about my work at http://mattieroquelrydalch.blogspot.com/

What theatres or schools have you attended?

I did theatre at BYU-Idaho and BYU and I'm working on my MFA at the University of Idaho in Moscow. I shot production photos and directed for the New Play Project in Provo, Utah, and this June was my second time in the play lab at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference.

What's your job in theatre now?

I'm a TA in the scene shop at the University of Idaho.

What do you aspire to?

Being an award-winning playwright with a work in the canon after I die, and directing other people's work while I'm alive.

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

If you want something, go get it, don't wait for it to fall into your lap. Don't listen to people who tell you to quit, and study subjects outside of the theatre.

Are you currently receiving Stage Directions magazine

Yes, via the web.

Mattie Roquel Rydalch's Blog

Never Run Into a Batten With Your Head!

The other day the students were hanging lights for Dracula and I was being kind of an idiot and didn't see that a batten was down. I ran head on into it and got a concussion. And it was embarrassing. I just thought it was a good idea to just put a reminder out there for people to watch for battens that have been flown in but not out yet. Next time I think I'll be a little more careful!

Posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:55pm — 4 Comments

Focus Group for Verne's Diner

We want to have a focus group for a play called Verne's Diner at UI in Moscow, Idaho. Anyone who lives up there and is interested can contact me at mattierydalch@msn.com.

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 5:25pm — 5 Comments