During rehearsals of Bright Star, we caught up with director Julie Ewing to learn more about the production, why she chose it, and her process for bringing it to life! Want to hear more? Watch this video featuring more from Julie and a clip from...
[caption id="attachment_6569" align="alignright" width="405"] Nathan with the March cast of "The Giver - a Musical" just after winning the 2019 New Works Playwright Competition finals. Photo by Rita Marks.[/caption] Earlier this year, playwright Nathan Christensen was selected as one of five to compete in OCTA's New...
During rehearsals, we asked director of A FLEA IN HER EAR, David Martin, to share some insights for his raucous vision of David Ives' new adaptation of Georges Feydaeu's classic French farce. [caption id="attachment_6322" align="alignleft" width="190"] Director of A FLEA IN HER EAR, David Martin. "Being...
OCTA board member and public relations manager Charlotte Gilman caught up with director Teresa Leggard during rehearsals of Pass Over a few weeks ago. Read on to learn more about this new play by Kansas City playwright Michelle Tyrene Johnson and what you have to...
We caught up with director of Sense and Sensibility, Jessica Franz, during rehearsals to learn about her background and her thoughts on the show. After the Q&A, we've included her director's notes that you can also find in the production program. [caption id="attachment_5661" align="alignleft" width="177"] Director Jessica...
[caption id="attachment_5467" align="alignright" width="291"] The Drowsy Chaperone's director Julie Ewing seated in the lobby "Person in Chair" selfie-station that she created - it looks just like the one on stage![/caption] The uplifting, and dance-filled musical The Drowsy Chaperone is a hit with OCTA audiences, garnering enthusiastic...
Olathe Civic Theatre Association has announced a talkback with Janet Van De Graaff, one of the inspirations for, and a featured character in the musical-comedy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. [caption id="attachment_5389" align="alignleft" width="164"] It's actress and comedienne, Janet Van De Graaff![/caption] Van De Graaff will join Peter Leondedis...
During the workshop week for the 2018 New Works Playwright Competition winning script ADOPTION OF GRIEF, we caught up with playwright Jessie Salsbury to find out some background about the script and little more about her writing process. Here's the scoop! FROM PLAYWRIGHT JESSIE SALSBURY [caption id="attachment_5280"...
In two different interviews (one after opening and one prior to rehearsal) we caught up with Bill Pelletier, director of UNNECESSARY FARCE, who is fast becoming known for his meticulous and successful comedies. We wanted to learn more about his process and the show -...
The classic American tale; a small business owner struggling to survive against the pressures of supply and demand, buyout offers from larger businesses, and whether or not to conform to the growing coffee shop culture. Yet, somehow, Superior Donuts is anything but a traditional tale....