5 Keys to Comedy Acting
When director George Seaton was visiting his dying friend, actor Edmund Gwenn, Seaton said, “This must be terribly difficult for you.”...
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Claire Wilson
- Oct 26
- 4 min
Cast Party Ideas: 5 Ways to Celebrate Your Cast
Cast parties are an important opportunity to celebrate your actors and production team. It’s a time to express gratitude, highlight...
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Claire Wilson
- Sep 28
- 2 min
Cloth vs. Paper Napkins for Your Madrigal Dinner
When hosting a Madrigal or Jazz Dinner, you want to save on costs anywhere you can. This could include affordable desserts or...
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Claire Wilson
- Jul 20
- 2 min
No Sweat Peasant Shirts
While the “peasant look” became very popular in the 1960s, the outfit was purely practical for the Renaissance lower class. Blouses fit...
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Claire Wilson
- Mar 16
- 2 min
How to Keep Track of Projects (Without Losing Your Mind)
Building stages, 200 desserts, choir rehearsals, printing tickets, ay-yai-yai! How do you keep all this straight? If you’re like me and...
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Claire Wilson
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Becoming a Wizard at Wall Hangings
Some of us do our high school madrigal dinners in a gymnasium . . . which doesn't really scream "royal banquet hall." Let me guess:...
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Claire Wilson
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Hanging Fabric, Creating Magic
If you are hosting your madrigal dinner at your school, you are looking at transforming a gym or cafeteria space with the few farthings...
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Claire Wilson
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Super Simple Skirts
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. ...
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Claire Wilson
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Thanking Your Volunteers
Good volunteers are like fine wine: they are a comfort to have, and they help prevent coronary artery disease. And also like fine wine,...
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Claire Wilson
- Jan 5
- 2 min
How to Communicate with your Cast and Crew without Complications
We did a show recently, and we asked our actors what the best way was to reach them? "Does everyone check email?" "Not very often," some...
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Claire Wilson
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
How to Build Faux-tastic Castle Walls
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...
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Claire Wilson
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Madrigal Dinner Ticketing Apps
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...
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Claire Wilson
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Cross-selling For Your Madrigal Dinner
You can sell more than a ticket to your Madrigal Dinner. Once patrons arrive, there are many opportunities for cross-selling for your...
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Claire Wilson
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Simple Centerpieces for Your Madrigal Dinner
Hosting a madrigal dinner? Want to do period centerpieces but fresh out of boar’s head? Apples make for easy yet visually interesting...
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