This week I am so thrilled to introduce you to Maria McConville Pizzarello. I first met Maria while doing EdTA national conferences, as she and her husband Jason run an incredible theatrical publishing house called Stage Partners. Aside from Stage Partners providing terrific titles like Wrinkle in Time, Alice in Wonderland, and Tuck Everlasting, Jason and Maria are amazing people—kind, generous, sharp-witted and real movers and shakers in educational theatre.
Hello TheatrePeople! This week I am so excited to introduce you to an incredible costume designer and teacher, Shirlee Idzakovich. Shirlee travels (or does when there isn’t sickness about) the country creating for shows across the full gambit of entertainment. I met her at the International Theatre Festival a few years ago, and she instantly […]
Hello everyone! This week I have a special treat for you. Through the Teaching Artist Alliance, I’ve met and had the opportunity to interview actress and teacher Elaine Bromka. Being an ‘eighties kid,’ I had to confess to Elaine when we first corresponded that I was starstruck, as she played (with incredible honesty and charm) the mom in the film Uncle Buck. Elaine was quick to share how warm her experience was working with John Candy, taking the focus off of herself. This of course instantly endeared me to Elaine, and since I’ve seen more examples of her kindness, sincerity, and a passion for her craft. And of course, Uncle Buck, though well known, is just a part of her treasure chest of characters—in film, on television, and on the stage. I hope you enjoy Elaine’s theatrical musings as much as I did!
Hello TheatrePeople! This week, I’m so pleased to introduce you to Venus-Tyané, a theatre teaching artist and performer hailing from Tucson, Arizona. I met Venus through the Teaching Artist Alliance and loved her interview—where she talks about the stage being magical and a ‘land of connections.’ A place where things are more felt than logically understood.
Hope all you TheatrePeople are staying safe out there. This week, I’m pleased to introduce you to Adam Michael Rose, a friend I met on the road at several theatre conferences and a dialect coach extraordinaire. Adam lives in Los Angeles but supports theatrical productions across the nation including Mary Poppins, Newsies and a flurry of other hits.
