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  • what I learned in Scene Study #2: throat clearing

    SESSION 2 Chekhov plays require brilliant actors No villains, no heroes, no lessons “My job is to show humanity in clinical detail” No such thing as too much research “The author’s intent matters not” VERY dangerous to make judgments about your character; it shuts off exploration – instead, try to understand them In comedy, look…

  • The Vagina Monologues: my directing class final project

    In 2023, I took a directing class in which the final project was to create a production plan for any contemporary play. I chose to tackle Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. I’m posting it here so that anyone can use this concept in their own directorial journey, in case I never get to do it…