Living in a separate city from Sideshow has a lot of challenges, but it also comes with one interesting pseudo-benefit: I contribute a lot to the initial groundwork and selection of the plays Sideshow does, but then get to be far enough removed from the process that, when I come in to see the final [...]
Sideshow’s production of Maria/Stuart makes…a bit of a mess. Luckily, we have our stage management team, Shelby Glasgow and Alison McLeod, to get us back to square one every night, once the food has flown. Below, Shelby talks about just how much work goes into such a particularly messy brand of theater magic. I’m a [...]
So the verdict is in: people like Maria/Stuart! A whole lot. We knew that they would, of course, but it’s always cool to see something that you love so much get loved right back. Dealing with reviews can be tricky, though. Often times, companies will have to bend over backwards to turn negative notices into positive [...]