bonnefriesen.com » theatre http://bonnefriesen.com Bonne Friesen ~ Dances With Words Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:34:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Directing “It Happened One Night at the Opera” http://bonnefriesen.com/2010/01/09/directing-it-happened-one-night-at-the-opera/ http://bonnefriesen.com/2010/01/09/directing-it-happened-one-night-at-the-opera/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:26:13 +0000 bonne http://bonnefriesen.com/?p=240 I have the privilege of directing a brand-new musical written and composed for full orchestra by my friend Joseph S. Fuoco.  Rehearsal began in November while I was working on Nanowrimo, and is moving along very well.

This week we got a better rehearsal space, one of the stages we will be performing on in February and March, so I get ‘the big picture’ much easier and can make adjustments as necessary.  This is the part of rehearsal I love!  Lines are down, blocking is down, now to inject it with greater and greater life and interest.  Its so satisfying to watch my actors develop and see the show come alive!

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]]> http://bonnefriesen.com/2010/01/09/directing-it-happened-one-night-at-the-opera/feed/ 0 Jeff Hyslop Workshop http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/26/jeff-hyslop-workshop/ http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/26/jeff-hyslop-workshop/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:53:08 +0000 bonne http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/26/jeff-hyslop-workshop/ Well, the workshop was intimate and memorable. Jeff Hyslop is a welcoming and approachable person with a lot to give. From learning about ‘don’t neglect the floor’, ‘stay neutral, you are enough’ and ‘earning gestures’ to him showing me how to ‘reveal the moment’ to the audience rather than performing it, it was a rewarding, memorable time.

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]]> http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/26/jeff-hyslop-workshop/feed/ 0 Musical Theatre Workshop with Jeff Hyslop! http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/21/musical-theatre-workshop-with-jeff-hyslop/ http://bonnefriesen.com/2009/10/21/musical-theatre-workshop-with-jeff-hyslop/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:57:41 +0000 bonne http://bonnefriesen.com/?p=232 Even as I prepare for Nanowrimo, many theatrical opportunities are knocking at my door.  The one I’m currently taking advantage of is a full day workshop with Canadian legend, Jeff Hyslop.  Many are familiar with him for his work as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, but I watched him on a kids show when I was a child, Today’s Special, and he played Frederic in my favourite ever Stratford version Pirates of Penzance.   The fact that he’s teaching in rural BC is amazing, and I’m excited, as an actor and a director, to learn as much as I can.  There’s a possibility I may even swoon.

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