Small Moments, Big Choices
In lieu of a question-and-answer type blog post that the PSCS company usually writes, I’ve decided to write about what one seemingly...
Make-up Design in The Tempest
Because Pigeon Creek's productions are so heavily doubled, the chance to do complicated stage make-up is rare. The fact our typical...
Putting a Performance Together
I’ve been thinking recently about how the performance of a play gets put together. There are the very obvious things, of course. The...
Renaissance Music at The Rose Playhouse
I've written in the past about some of the challenges we face as modern performers when we are required to create period, or at least...
A Crash Course in Shakespeare's Histories
When I say I'm performing in Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet, people recognize that. I generally don't have to provide much follow-up if I'm...
Dream Roles: When They Seldom Come, They Wished For Come
For the second time in a row, the generous artists at Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company have made a career-long dream of mine come true....
The 2016 Wilde Awards
PCSC is thrilled to announce our 2016 Wilde Award nominations: Best of the Bard: The Tempest, Katherine Mayberry, director Best...
Character Questions with Mike Dodge
1) Pick three adjectives that describe your (major) character and explain why you chose them. My role is Sir Oliver Surface, uncle of...
Playwriting and Original Practices
Working on Shakespeare and other playwrights’ work with Pigeon creek has drastically improved my ability to write plays. More...
Rehearsing in Rep: Shakespeare and Sheridan in Rehearsal
"For the first hour: Bridget, Kat, Eric, Julia. As You Like It, down the hall. Scott, Kate, other Scott, and Chaz. Scandal here. Now,...
