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NaNo 3/3 Update
Would someone PLEASE remind my early December brain that I was supposed to give a triumphant report of my massive success? I have to finish this blog post series! 54,532 words, according to my tracking app. 30 days of writing: I wrote at least a few hundred words every single…
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Further Up and Further Into the Theatre
I have never been so happy to be so sad. Today closed the 37-performance run of Lewis and Tolkien by Dean Batali, at Taproot Theatre Company, where I am an intern. I had the privilege of being in the rehearsal room from the beginning, shadowing the director, Karen Lund, and…
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NaNo 2/3 (And a Bit) Update
It was this morning that I realized I had set a standard for myself to make blog posts every 10 days without realizing it. So this update is really NaNo 5/6 Update, but it looks much nicer with the 2/3 on my blog. Back on the 15th, I was blessed…
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NaNo 1/3 Update
Writing is HARD. Of course, we know writing is hard, writers try and do it all the time and we just constantly procrastinate and overthink and edit. yes, this post will be completely written as fast as possible with as few editing thoguhts in place while I do so. I’ve…
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Costuming Tartuffe: Born Again
Tartuffe as a Baton Rouge televangelist is something I never knew I needed. Freyda Thomas’ 1997 adaptation of Moliere’s classic text is an absolute romp, complete with an all-new, three-page Tartuffe soliloquy as he practices his sermon, and an updated take on the infamous table scene. BJ Smyth as Tartuffe.…
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1664–>1985
80s Preppy Shoes 80s Preppy Molly Ringwald 80s 80s Perm Hairstyles from the 80s Can you guess my current theatre gig? I’m back, y’all! This summer was chock full of learning experiences and stories, and I promise you that at least some of them will show up on this blog…
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Star Wars: Remnants Teaser
May the 4th be with you, my friends! Back in the long-gone days before the ‘rona, I did a dive roll in an audition. Best character choice ever. My inner child is screaming, my outer actor is cheering, and my inner judge is shutting up. Check out the incredible trailer…
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Writing Portfolio
Playwriting Dramaturgy Someday in Wonderland Dramaturgy Packet Original Performance Aug 2022, COS Young People Theatre Troupe Company Website: sscosyoungpeople.org Video Release: Someday_in_Wonderland_Vimeo Journalism Lesa Brown and an Image of Desks Long-form article, 2019 Composing Original Someday in Wonderland Soundtrack Main Contributor to: “Overture”, “Curiouser”, “House of Cards”, “House of Cards…
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Who’s Growing?
There is something to be said for starting a small theatre company. There is something to be said for keeping a theatre company small. In the three years that I co-ran Colorado Springs Young People Theatre Troupe, we went from two college kids scrambling to put on a show to…
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Why do I only make family-friendly theatre?
Well, first off, I don’t. I’m also interested in creating stories based on harder or more mature themes. The reason I ask myself this (and I feel like everyone else is silently asking me this) is because I started a family-friendly theatre company; my favorite shows are wholesome musicals or…
Audrey A McGee 