by Barbara Weinberger | Aug 23, 2014 | Blog
I’ve been involved with producing live stage theatre since 1986, and I can attest to the fact that it’s a roller coaster ride! Every show presents challenges, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Sometimes it’s as simple as an amusing snafu on...
by Barbara Weinberger | Aug 21, 2014 | Blog
Did you know you can Google “funny SAT stories” and get several links that actually attempt to find humor in the SAT tests? I say “attempt” because nearly all stories involved bodily functions: needing to pee, fart, etc. The only remotely funny...
by Barbara Weinberger | Aug 15, 2014 | Blog
A behind the scenes look at our current Churchmouse production “None of the Above” by Jenny Lyn Bader! With any small theatre like Pegasus Theatre/Churchmouse, I think you’ll find that the producers stay close to the show during rehearsals, to ensure...
by Kurt Kleinmann | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t...
by Kurt Kleinmann | Jul 23, 2014 | Blog
Chad Cline and Jared Culpepper have worked together on several projects: Cline directed Culpepper in last year’s FIT submission, Dead Wait. Culpepper has understudied Cline’s Lt. Foster in Pegasus Theatre’s annual Living Black & White™ series on...
by Kurt Kleinmann | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog
Jordan Willis is making his directorial debut with Churchmouse Productions’ The Watch by Trace Crawford at the 2014 Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT). Willis has become a well-known and well-liked actor in Dallas over the past several years so we stole a...
by Kurt Kleinmann | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog
Not long ago, Churchmouse Productions shows could only be seen on stage at the Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT). Pegasus Theatre developed Churchmouse as a means to offer minimalist productions without confusing their loyal patrons who had come to associate the...
by Barbara Weinberger | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog
The Show Must Go On! (Continued) We’ve been exploring onstage gaffes that the audience doesn’t notice. I can’t resist one last story about snafus, only in this case the audience didn’t notice a thing because we solved several problems before...
by Barbara Weinberger | Jul 1, 2014 | Blog
THE SHOW MUST GO ON! (Continued) In last week’s post, we described the amazing special effect of an actor throwing up on stage. This week’s example is a little more complicated. Case #2: This case involves Murphy’s Law at its finest and includes multiple...
by Barbara Weinberger | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog
The show must go on! The best and worst part of live theatre is its unpredictability. You rehearse for weeks to ensure a consistently superior performance, only to have Murphy raise his ugly head and create general mayhem. Most people have heard the phrase “the...
