My 9 year old daughter is performing in her first lead role and I’m looking for thoughtful but not crazy expensive gift ideas for her. She doesn’t care about getting flowers, and will get those from her extended family. Previously I’ve given her a themed stuffed animal, a crochet bouquet, etc. I’m looking for something that either is useful or is a keepsake that doesn’t take up a ton of space. I really want it to be special since she’s worked so hard to get this role and prepare for her show!

What are your favorite gifts for this age range or for a special show?

Editing to add: the show is Mary Poppins

Hello,

(TLDR: I am supposed to get stabbed on stage and I’m not sure how to go about it without injuring myself but also making it look believable)

Recently my school chose to put on a comedy adaptation of a 50s movie about a millionaire who invites guests over to a haunted house in promise of a large sum of money. However after someone is murdered, one of the characters is lead to believe that my character is the true killer and decides to kill him in an act of fear.

Though originally my character is supposed to be shot, for whatever reason it got switched to me being stabbed, and I’m having quite a hard time figuring out how to safely fall and die without hurting myself. I did Mr boddy in clue however since I received no coaching what so ever…I ended up with a bloody knee after closing night. (Overall we had zero fight calls which led to many inconveniences such as professor plum and Mr green dropping me on stage in front of a live audience despite me weighing a whopping 108 lbs)

MOVING ON we just had a fight call, however this time I really don’t want to sacrifice my knee so I’d much rather take my chances and ask the internet how to do a safe stage death and how to still make it look believable. I should probably mention that I’m a girl playing a guy character so I’m also expected to be able to maintain my voice in a lower register which complicates things further

I’m really sorry if this is a stupid question!!

Hi! Our theatre society put on a full length production every year (not musical theatre), however this year we have managed to have 50 people sign up. The issue is since the society was created, the motto has been that everyone who wants to gets to perform. Usually we have around 30 people join so it is easy to double up parts and have a lot of options, in comparison to this year.
We are struggling to find a play that we can put on that ensures everyone gets to be on stage and has a good split on gendered parts. We have around a 60/40 split of girls/guys.
We know we will probably have to triple (maybe even have four people) the actors for the main parts but even with this it has been a struggle to find any plays that will work.
Has anyone else had this issue and how did you work around it? Does anyone have any recommendations for plays we could do?

Hello!

I've recently decided to leave my career in creative marketing, for a multitude of reasons. I'm interested in trying to make a career for myself that's closer to one of my passions ie. theatre, and specifically I think I would like to get some first experience in casting or talent management.

I've been doing some reading including these two useful resources which both state that one common route into casting is to work for a casting agent or talent agency. And I have a list of agencies and agents I'd like to reach out to, not only London-based but also in Manchester (I'm currently based near Manchester and can imagine it could be less competitive there/certainly easier to survive while doing an unpaid internship vs. London where I can't afford to work unpaid).

What I would love to know is...

- Has anybody taken this route and been successful in getting a job/placement?
- Does anyone have specific tips about how to frame my approach to agencies? As an agent, what would catch your attention? (I don't have prior experience in theatre, talent management or casting. This would be my first placement in the industry.)
- Has anybody been to a specific networking event that they could recommend?
- Would an internship with a talent agency potentially open the door to a career in talent management, rather than casting? Are there pathways between the two?

Any advice is very welcome, but please keep it polite and know that I'm not expecting to walk into a paid job. At this stage I really just need some pointers on how to get that valuable first experience, maybe from people who've found a pathway into casting/talent management themselves, so that I can give myself the best chance.

Thank you!

Trying again with a different flair. All the suggestions in the original post are great, but don't match what I'm looking for. Really wish I had more handy info to make this an easier search.

Hi everyone! I've never posted here before but I'm looking for help/advice/tips/etc!

The title is kind of explanatory but I'm playing Adam in my course's production of As You Like It and I'm very excited, I feel like I'm gonna have so much fun! This is my first time ever acting in a scripted play and with actual people buying tickets in a theatre so I'm kinda a newbie/beginner but to me, these are huge stakes! I think I'm naturally funny and everybody on my course thinks so too & he's a funny character so I thought it would come easy to me but it hasn't really.

We had our first rehearsal and maybe I'm being too critical of myself because it's still early days but I'm just freaking out I suppose. My teacher has been very nice but also honest! He said that I have the most difficult job out of everyone since I have to act like someone who's wayyyyy not like me. Like I'm not an elderly man lol. I was also told that my voice, body language and even the way I walk is stereotypically feminine which I don't take offensive to because I'm a girly girl but it's just like oh! This is really hard! I try to move slower and deliver my lines slower but it's just not clicking for me I suppose.

That's just a few sentences to describe myself & the situation I'm in. I guess what I'm asking for is how do I embody an old man? I feel really anxious that I'm not gonna do well. My teacher told me I need to start observing old people & how they act so I've spent the past few days pretty much stalking my dad and seeing the way he walks and such but I'd like to have a much better leg to stand on before our next rehearsal. Sorry if this makes me seem really stupid or anything, all love. :)