I have to give a shout out today to a new company in Washington DC. As many smaller theatre companies have closed in the area and around the country my friend Anne Kohn and her friends have founded the No Rules Theatre Company. The company just started a campaign to help them “kickstart” their next couple of projects including the run of Some Girl(s) that is playing now through March 21.
I hope you will help support them as they make their mark on DC.
A good friend wrote me yesterday to ask for advice on how to get a job in a new country. She has lived there for a bit but was not getting anywhere in her job search and wanted to know if she should just give up on her theatre career and take an office job or try and start over as an intern. My answer was “either.” The most important thing she needs to be doing right now is expanding her network and meeting new people. In order to do that she needs to be doing something. Interning or an office job could lead to her next job. I said go to work. Meet new people and then meet their friends. And find people with interest in the area you want to work in.
It is rare that a job will come find you out (although it has happened to me once). More likely than not you will gain employment by the people you know. So when in a new town or country in her case, get out and meet as many people as you can and turn one of those connections into a job.
It was announced this morning that Next to Normal will be back in DC during the next season at the Kennedy Center. I remember getting the demo CD at Arena Stage and falling in LOVE with this show. It was also my last show with Arena and I still went back to see it many time.
If you are in NYC or one of the many stops on the upcoming tour I hope you go see this production. From the producer of Wicked and the director of Rent this show is truly amazing.
If you didn’t get the chance to see it you can see it at The Kennedy Center.
It has been so long since I have blogged I feel a little weird getting back into it. Since I have been gone, I have been working on two projects. One is a Fringe Show and the other a real live commercial project for next Christmas. Although the Christmas project hit a big bump today I hope it will pan out.
I don’t even know where to start.
Hmm. I think I will just share the “Obama musical” with you first and really pick up some hot topics tomorrow. (Please watch it all so you can hear how catchy “Yes We Can” is.)
I have to give a shout out today to a new company in Washington DC. As many smaller theatre companies have closed in the area and around the country my friend Anne Kohn and her friends have founded the No Rules Theatre Company. The company just started a campaign to help them “kickstart” their next couple of projects including the run of Some Girl(s) that is playing now through March 21.
