Rochelle Flynn’s notes: I first read “A Coney Island Christmas” late one night in the middle of June. I couldn’t stop smiling even as my eyes filled with tears. I fell in love with the…
With the successful conversion of Mel Brooks’ The Producers to a Broadway musical, many people felt that Young Frankenstein should/would be next – and as such, their wish was granted. I remember the Young Frankenstein movie…
Theater (like much of real life) is often about desire, about looking into people’s hearts and seeing what they want. Those yearnings, and the actions we take to fulfill them, are a large part of…
STAGE DIRECTOR’S NOTES So, the first question I am invariably asked when people hear about our production of Jesus Christ Superstar is “Uh, so….why all female?” I suppose I could answer with some pseudo-intellectual comment…

I will take some time to give you an update on the set construction for BLT’s upcoming production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” I posted here before when designing sets for BLT shows. This show, however, is a different beast altogether.
Sometimes, I get a shape of a stage in my head and think, “I really want to do this for a set someday.” Of course, the set has to support the play and the director’s concept. Luckily, when I design shows that I also direct, this is sidestepped neatly.

When I first met Tuna creators/writers Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, it was…okay, by “met” I mean “read their work,” but hey, it got your attention, right?!…it was 2001 and I had the…
I will confess, I wasn’t quite certain what the play was about when we started working. I knew the story, was familiar with Anna Karerina, but what IS the play about? What is the theme?…
What happens when you find out that what you thought was your identity doesn’t exist? Neil LaBute is a remarkable playwright who has found a way to take everyday language and create a rhythm to…
Tommy Director’s Notes In The Who’s rock opera Tommy, the song “Amazing Journey” begins Tommy’s narrative of events in his life laid out for us in the story to follow. My own amazing journey…
So, for everyone who has been reading these director notes, I really wanted to get more out during the course of our rehearsal period. However, as is typical for projects this size, it just took…