Over the next five months, we are excited to take you “Behind the Scenes” by sharing with you video updates about the creative process of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. The videos will focus on different aspects of the production, from music and choreography to set design and puppetry. Our first video update focuses on the development week during early January at The Washington Ballet studios. Click “Read More” to view the video.
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Behind the Scenes with The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: Part 1
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 by adminAn Old Tale Set to a New Beat
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by adminThis fun and informative piece comes from Arthur T. Wilson of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, where P.Nokio: a Hip-Hop Musical will be touring after it closes at Imagination Stage on March 11. This piece gives an in-depth look at Psalmayne 24 (writer/director/actor), his work, and why the classic tale of Pinnochio lends itself to a Hip-Hop inspired remix.
Kids Say the Darndest Things: Performing for an Early Childhood Audience
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 by adminI am extremely fortunate to have –and grateful for—the experience to help create, and perform in, some of our My first Imagination Stage productions (specifically for ages 1-5). When I was asked to write a blog about my experience as Amelia Mouse in Mouse on the Move, the first thing that came to mind was the wonderful, and often funny things, I hear from our youngest patrons on a day-to-day basis. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite early childhood theatre stories.
Dr. Dolittle Review
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 by adminI enter the theater at Imagination Stage and simultaneously enter another world. An unfamiliar music pours over me. It is a man’s voice singing of war. My surroundings resemble those of musty, cluttered barracks. Before the show has started, men appear on stage and start going about what seems to be their daily routine. I have never seen this done before and found it enticing, as if to say “We are not going to wait until the play begins to start telling the story.”
Running Sound for Dr. Dolittle: Sound Effects, Music Cues, Microphones, and More!
Monday, December 19th, 2011 by adminWhen I accepted the Institutional Development apprenticeship at Imagination Stage I was not quite sure what to expect. I knew that I would be working in both the Marketing and Development departments, providing support for a wide variety of projects, but I had no idea that I would learn so much or gain this much experience in just four short months.
Go Behind-the-Scenes with the Dr. Dolittle Cast!
Monday, November 21st, 2011 by adminA special video interview with all seven cast members of our upcoming show, Dr. Dolittle, running November 22-January 8.
Dr. Dolittle: Make Believe in an Unlikely Setting
Thursday, November 17th, 2011 by adminAt the Holiday Season, when most of us have the good fortune to gather as families and to count our blessings, let us also remember the extraordinary power of creativity and its special value in times of adversity. It is the one human attribute that allows us to rise above life’s set-backs and to envision a better future.
This season’s holiday offering at Imagination Stage, Dr. Dolittle, focuses on the creativity of Hugh Lofting, who invented his fanciful stories of high adventure and exotic beasts while mired in a muddy trench on the Western Front in 1917. The play suggests that he rallied his men by creating a world of make believe and telling a story full of laughter, song, and puppetry.
Casting Aladdin’s Luck
Monday, September 12th, 2011 by adminAfter we decide what the shows are for the season, we start the casting process for the entire year. This process usually starts in February. As a director, I believe that 99% of my job is done if I cast the right people, so I take this part of my job very seriously!!
Creating ImagiFest 2011
Thursday, September 1st, 2011 by adminI love a good party. So, when I joined the staff at Imagination Stage in July of 2009, I was thrilled that part of my job would be creating unique community engagement events that reflect the creativity we have on staff, on stage, and in our classrooms. I couldn’t ask for better collaborators. Imagination Stage has some of the most fun, hardworking, thoughtful, and creative people I have ever encountered. This is a group that knows how to have serious fun (not just a tagline…we walk the walk).
Mr. Toad Lives in My Backyard
Thursday, June 30th, 2011 by adminOur Mr. Toad is a much more gentile version of our natural friends. A toad’s life in nature, while equally exciting, is perhaps filled with far fewer wild car rides (partly due to her lack of appropriate digits and also her diminutive size). All this being said, toads are wonderful creatures who are our greatest friends in nature.
