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What’s On — Traditional (and not so traditional) Pantomimes in England

ByElizabeth Starborn

Last year, I posted about the tradition of the holiday season pantomime in Britain. This year, I thought it would be fun to see “what’s on” in Britain on the pantomime stage. I had hoped to find some pantos performed by kids, but wasn’t able to do so. The productions I’m featuring are definitely kid-friendly,…

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In the Spotlight: Janea Dahl of Drama Notebook

ByElizabeth Starborn

In September 2013, I wrote a post about the fantastic drama resource, Drama Notebook. As I said in my post then, “Drama Notebook is a fabulous resource for drama teachers on the internet, and a fantastic source of daily drama exercises for teachers and students on Facebook.” I’m delighted to have the founder of Drama…

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How to Act Like a Kid by Henry Hodges & Margaret Engel — Book Recommendation

ByElizabeth Starborn

Title: How to Act Like a Kid: backstage secrets of a young performer Author: Henry Hodges & Margaret Engel Publisher: New York: Disney Editions, 2013 Genre: Autobiography for kids Audience Age: 10 to 18 Themes/topics: Acting advice for kids, autobiography of a young actor, working in Broadway productions Opening Sentences: I stood in New York’s…

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What’s On in Children’s Theatre in November

ByElizabeth Starborn

It’s the last Wednesday of the month, and Lady and Sir, the Starborn Revue theatre cats, have been prowling around, when I thought they were backstage here at the Revue, to find some great children’s theatres that have productions happening in November. One of the people who commented on last month’s post said it well…

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In the Spotlight — Jennifer Kirkeby, actor, director, writer

ByElizabeth Starborn

Today I’m welcoming Jennifer Kirkeby to The Starborn Revue. Jennifer has acted, directed, written, choreographed, and taught at Stages Theatre Company in Hopkins, Minnesota since 1997. ZEN TIES is her nineteenth show at STC. (Note from The Starborn Revue: I mentioned ZEN TIES in my WHAT’S ON post at the end of September.) Favorite roles…