Ramblings of a Thespian

Nina, she/her they/them, Swiss living in Belgium, stage director and a whole bunch of other things. In love with theatre and wanting to share !

[reconstructionbaby]

so what do u think about plays

i like how in a theatre time and space are necessarily metaphorical. i don’t like how plays always have to begin with someone walking onstage and talking. too many directors try to work around this by having someone walk onstage and brood in silence for a moment before talking. this is worse. 

[sharp-tender-shock-deactivated2]

If you were directing a play, how would it begin?

[reconstructionbaby]

bagpipes at the back of the auditorium so everyone turns their heads and when they’ve turned back around the play has already begun

[thespianatory]

Acting tip #6

Be a hypocrite. You’re going to have to work with people you don’t like someday, but be nice to them and don’t let it show, because these people are part of your work network, which is extremely important in acting and art. They might put you in touch with your next project or with that set designer you’ve desperately been looking for for weeks!

I know it’s not nice, but we have to do our best to make things work. For art. And there will always be really nice, wonderful people around to help you get through tough relationships with coworkers.

[we-fucked-up-evolution]

This was posted six years ago and I was wrong. I mean some playing nice is important, but never compromise your integrity. Don’t sell yourself, because that will invite more people into your life who will take advantage of that, and you’re likely to be surrounded by more leeches than genuine artists, which isn’t good for your career or your mental health. Protect yourself if you can.

[thespianatory]

Hey guys! This blog has been inactive for far too long and i’m gonna get back into it! I know that a lot of you have other theatre people who follow you so please consider passing this around: i have an idea for my master’s thesis and would greatly appreciate a hand in my future research! I’m planning on researching why theatre has become a place of elitism, when it used to be such a popular medium! This is mainly centered around Europe but I would love to talk to as many people as possible, so don’t hesitate to DM me if you’d like to participate by being interviewed or by sharing articles and the likes! Thanks a bunch!

[thespianatory]

Do you have instagram?

sadly no, anon, i wouldn’t know what to put on there tbh! but if you wanna take a better look at my face i can always post a few photos? idk if that’s what you wanted from this?? am i vain for thinking that? probably.

[thespianatory]

sometimes you just gotta spend your saturday making props for your own damn self because your drama school sure as shit ain’t supplying them for you

[goldenagc]

Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Acceptance Speech, 1972

[thespianatory]

Acting Tip #1

When going to an audition, don’t just break a leg. Break everyone else’s legs and assert your dominance

[thespianatory]

how did this get 200 notes again?

[thespianatory]

Hey guys! I know i haven’t been very active recently, but rest assured i’m not quite out of a job yet! I’m actually creating a production company and we have some very interesting projects in the works (one being a web show with angels and demons and sex and murder), so you’ll see a lot more from me in the coming months! a specific blog will be created in good time and rest assured you’ll know about it

I was wondering if you’d like to be updated on what i’m up to, what you’d like to see on this blog, any questions you might have???

also, very important: if there are any writers out there who dream of seeing a short story or short film of theirs come to life, definitely give me a shout, we’re always looking to collab with new people!

[captainboomerangs]

I’m just one gigantic ball of rancid fear and self-consciousness. I’m entirely fueled by fear.

[thespianatory]

fear can be good and it doesn’t stop you from achieving your dreams, look at this ray of sunshine go!

[theonethatgotleftbehind]

Theatre Kid Life

Me: I can’t. I have auditions

Me: I can’t. I have callbacks

Me: I can’t. I have rehearsal

Me: I can’t. It’s tech week

Me: I can’t. It’s hell week

Me: I can’t. It’s opening night

Me: I can’t. It’s my last performance

Me: I can’t. I have a cast party

Me: I can’t. I have auditions…

[catwalks-to-curtain-calls-deact]

When You Hear The Soundtrack For A Show That You Worked On

[theatrestruggles]

Theatre Struggle #1536

When actors think that talking in the wings is ok.

[theatrestruggles]

Theatre Struggle #1537

When you’ve always known that showmances are a BAD idea… but then a castmate you like asks you out

[tchaiko]

Neil Gaiman’s thoughts on your job as an artist…

“What you have to give them is what they don’t know they want yet”

[theatrestruggles]

When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won. That will be ere the set of sun. Where the place? Upon the heath. There to meet with MACBETH. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I hope everyone is having a spooky Halloween!! Share some candy at rehearsal tomorrow!!

[theatrestruggles]

I just learned lights 10 minutes ago and now I'm doing them for a whole show thats happening tonight.

this is simultaneously the must stresful and amazing thing I’ve ever heard

[theatrestruggles]

Theatre Struggle #1507

When someone else starts their lines because they think you forgot yours.