Richard III enchanting, haunting and worth the hike to Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City
It’s a chilly Thursday night and I’m fast approaching 8 p.m. as I power walk up the hill toward the
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‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (I’m nailing these lines)
Sitting at my office job, typing up emails and following up with phone calls when my scene partner pops up in
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Rachel Zampelli and Thomas Keegan star in the Washington, D.C.- area premiere of “Dying City” at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va.
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How an actor prepares for an audition
Monologue? Check. Headshot/Resume? Check. Stapled together? Check. Audition dress? Check? Audition Heels? Check. Lipstick? Check. Bottle of water? Check. OK
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Rehearsal rules for actors
It’s 80 degrees on a May day, but the humidity hasn’t hit yet – phew. I’ve forgotten my hat, but
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Thinking on Istanbul and the day that was essentially: Wake up. Look at the Aya Sofia through the bedroom window.
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It’s all Greek to me – er, rather Turkish. If you told me three months ago that come April I’d
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