Entries by Peggy McKowen

THE PROCESS CONTINUES

Sunday June 21st: Today is the first day of summer and our second full week of rehearsal. Steven Dietz arrives next week to work with Liesl Tommy and her talented cast for YANKEE TAVERN. Steven sent a revised new rehearsal draft  and has been sending re-writes to Liesl. We are looking forward to working with […]

REHEARSAL JOURNAL

Wednesday June 17th: FIFTY WORDS: Aaron Anderson, CATF Fight Director worked with us in rehearsal. He watched the cast run-thru Scenes 1. 2. and 3. Then he helped us choreograph the violence/sex scenes based on the characters’ intentions and objectives in the scene. We had a very physical rehearsal. Joey Parsons who plays JAN and Tony Crane […]

THE BUDGET

In a previous posting 4/15 I express my concerns about the current economic downturn and how it was impacting non-profit arts organizations… including CATF. I expressed that fiscal responsibility is a value that I hold as closely as artistic excellence. It is essential that we have a balanced budget this season. But the challenges that […]

REHEARSAL JOURNAL

Tuesday June 16th: So after a day-off spent swimming in Sleepy Creek, eating a delicious cook-out… sitting around a late night bonfire, listening to live music performed by the amazing Billy Thompson at the cliffside home of Kirsten Trump…the company returned for a second week of rehearsal. We staged Scene 3. of FIFTY WORDS…we roughed-in the […]