by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Nov 7, 2017 | Business, Pedagogy, Success
Open Door Productions is a brand spankin’ new company formed by the University of Utah Department of Theater undergrad students. (Yes. That means 18 to 23-year-olds are creating things. On their own. With sets! GASP!) This company did a thing. They staged the...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Dec 16, 2015 | Inspiration, Technique
This is my very favoritist bestest love-it-the-mostest part of learning new material. It’s my favorite part because this is the time when you inject the piece with YOU and your unique sound and personality. You’ve done the work of Inspecting and Chiseling. You finally...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Dec 9, 2015 | Technique
So you’ve looked over your piece, and your minds-eye can see it on the page, even when it’s not in front of you. You know the basic details and have taken the time to make some initial connections with the music and the lyric. Refresh your memory here, if you like....
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Dec 2, 2015 | Technique
The work of learning new material is daunting, especially on a time crunch. How can we get from page to stage, ready for performance, with less wasted time? In the work of taking a piece of solid, non-descript, hunk of hardness to, say, The David, a sculptor moves...
