Acting
Why a Pause Can Change the Meaning of a Line
Why a pause can change the meaning of a line: hear how timing, emphasis and a reply shape an exchange, with a…
The reading room
All pieces
Browse writing on plays, performance, rehearsal and stagecraft. Each piece starts with a particular choice or question and gives you something specific to notice next time the lights go down.
Audience
Thrust or Proscenium: Two Ways a Stage Faces Its Audience
Compare thrust and proscenium stages to read sightlines, performer proximity and scene focus from your seat, and…
Rehearsal
From Prompt Book to Rehearsal Record
A prompt book keeps cues and staging choices legible across rehearsals, helping the company carry a shared account of…
Playwriting
The Stage Direction Is Not a Secret Code
Stage directions in plays can guide action without prescribing one hidden answer; learn to separate firm instructions…
Stagecraft
A First Visit to an In-the-Round Performance
A first visit to an in-the-round performance feels easier when you arrive with time to read the seating, settle your…
Our point of view
Every stage choice changes what we see
We look closely at the work behind live performance, without treating one interpretation as the only possible one.