Improv games are the funnest and quickest way to get your new cast to connect.

This is an effect way to communicate directly with your patrons and keep them updated on your shows.

A Madrigal Dinner is an excellent opportunity for internships. Roles like costuming, assistant directing, or marketing are all occasions...

Jim once directed a play that still lives in infamy: he made Spock cry. Not  Leonard Nimoy (though that would be a much better story) but...

The key to comedy is . . . . . . . . . . Timing. Those who know comedy know it’s a terribly tricky beast. So, if you are performing one...

“Why do you want me to be a sponsor?” That was a question posed to me on one of my follow-up calls for corporate sponsorships. I could...

I (Jim) directed a local high school's first Madrigal Dinner. Now, directing the event would have been just fine. But this is a public...

When director George Seaton was visiting his dying friend, actor Edmund Gwenn, Seaton said, “This must be terribly difficult for you.”...

Cast parties are an important opportunity to celebrate your actors and production team. It’s a time to express gratitude, highlight...

When hosting a Madrigal or Jazz Dinner, you want to save on costs anywhere you can. This could include affordable desserts or...

While the “peasant look” became very popular in the 1960s, the outfit was purely practical for the Renaissance lower class. Blouses fit...

Building stages, 200 desserts, choir rehearsals, printing tickets, ay-yai-yai! How do you keep all this straight? If you’re like me and...

Some of us do our high school madrigal dinners in a gymnasium . . . which doesn't really scream "royal banquet hall." Let me guess:...

If you are hosting your madrigal dinner at your school, you are looking at transforming a gym or cafeteria space with the few farthings...

Luckily, costumes for the royal court are pretty “simple” in that you only have one king and one queen and a limited number of nobility. ...

Good volunteers are like fine wine: they are a comfort to have, and they help prevent coronary artery disease. And also, like fine wine,...

We did a show recently, and we asked our actors how best to reach them. "Does everyone check email?" "Not very often," some actors said....

Whether you are doing your madrigal dinner in a school cafeteria, gymnasium, or renting a conference room, you have a lot of work to do...

Still using a scroll and quill to record ticket sales to your event? There’s an easier way with the right APP. Many apps and...

You can sell more than a ticket to your Madrigal Dinner. Once patrons arrive, there are many opportunities for cross-selling for your...