On Our Feet by Nick Orvis Well, it’s that time again here at Portland Stage: we’ve got another play opening, with previews this week of Evan Smith’s The Savannah Disputation, which I’ve had the great pleasure of serving as the assistant director and dramaturg for. While every stage of the production process is a pleasure…
Close Only Counts in Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, and Halawa by Bekah Bryer When I began writing this particular intern blog post, I started to write about Veils tech, as a stage management intern, and the process that it took to create the projections, where thirty seconds of theater magic was created in an hour and…
The Halfway Point by Beka Bryer We are at the halfway point of our internship at Portland Stage, which seems incredible. I have just finished a week of sitting in on rehearsals for Words By as well as striking The Snow Queen, which is the only strike I have ever participated in where we did…
Solidarity and Snow Squids by Meg Anderson I am sitting backstage; listening to children loudly warming up onstage and watching my slightly grumpy and sleepy coworkers shuffle into the green room where the smell of fresh coffee awaits them. We are entering week four of The Snow Queen. We think. It seems we have lost…
Bed Turning and Going Through the Seasons by Jen Sims The start of my internship at Portland Stage has been really varied. As the stage management intern whose first assignment is the second show of the season, you get the opportunity to work in all of the different departments. While I loved having the opportunity…
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