Burien Little Theatre (becoming Burien Actors Theatre) is seeking a tenor for the musical “Young Frankenstein,” written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. The tenor should have a…
MEET THE CAST! Each week we are introducing one of our terrific cast members.This week’s featured actor is Heather Ward who will be portraying Paquita, the longtime friend of Emiliano and the nominal wife of…
BLT and the Latino Theatre Projects are joining forces to produce “Beauty of the Father” by Nilo Cruz. Shows every weekend in August. Meet the Cast: Each week we will be profiling one of our…
Recently, at dinner a few of us “theater folk” were talking about the “Game of Thrones.” It
was the night of the first episode of the third season. It is sacrilegious but I have not seen much of it, so I will spare you my “deep analysis” of the show. However, the “Game of Thrones” did spur a conversation worth having.
In the “Game of Thrones” the authors created a new world. Not representing any particular time or location. So why are all the actors white?
You would think a completely made-up world would be multicultural.
Ethnic roles included in auditions for 2013 Bill & Peggy Hunt Playwrights Festival Burien Little Theatre announces auditions for BLT’s 2013 Bill & Peggy Hunt Playwrights Festival of four brand spanking new plays. These scripts…
Here are just a few of the photos from “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Thanks to Mike at Nowhereman Productions.
About a decade ago, I went to an audition for a show that needed, for one of the principal characters, a middle-aged Asian/Pacific Islander woman. “At last,” I thought, “a role that I am the…
Multicultural casting, or the lack thereof, has caused a brouhaha in L.A. Read story here. At BLT we try to multicast whenever possible. However, we do not always get people of color to audition, and…
Image credit: Craig Orsinger/Burien Little Theatre Many people wonder: What makes an actor tick? It was my pleasure to be able to chat recently with the actor playing Elizabeth Lavenza: Anna Richardson. Roxanne: Before Frankenstein,…