Rehearsals to Revelations: Building a Thriving High School Theatre Program and Moments of Truth

                                       Kevin's book is #1 on the Amazon Hot New Releases!

 

Rehearsals to Revelations blends memoir and manual, offering insight into how Kevin’s upbringing shaped his artistic values and how he communicates with actors to elicit authentic emotion. Kevin was abandoned by his parents at age thirteen. But through that abandonment, Kevin found resilience, and the ability to create something beautiful from nothing, not only on stage and film, but where it matters most, in his real life. That same resilience taught him how to stretch a dollar and transform a blank stage into a world of possibility. Theatre gave him more than a career. It gave Kevin identity, self-worth, a chosen family, and a wife. A person may not get rich financially by directing at the educational level, but more importantly, what it will provide is emotionally rich experiences which build a family – a community.

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Because for many of us, theatre isn’t an extracurricular, it is salvation.

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Here is an example of what you will gain by reading his book:

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• Insight on how to select the right show- understanding your budget, and your student’s abilities

• Blowing out your productions – how to create more ensemble roles to help grow your program

• Skills on how to deal with upset students/parents when casting - how to set everyone up for success by establishing policies to keep the environment as drama free as possible which creates consistency and holds everyone accountable which will allow the program to thrive

• Knowledge on what it is like to have an administrative team that is supportive – And how to survive an administrative staff that sees no value in the arts

• Learn how to create a reliable rehearsal schedule – Setting everyone up for success by establishing important due dates and when each member of the team is needed

• Understand how to create a working technical rehearsal – Staying on target is crucial and starts with assigning realistic tasks the tech team can deliver on time and with quality

• Learn more skills and technique on how to communicate with young people to elicit authentic emotion that lands truth

• Acquire suggestions on technique from masters such as Stanislavski, Meisner, Uta Hagen, Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints, and the Alexander Technique

• Learn more about Kevin’s own philosophy – There is no difference between your real life and artistry. His technique focuses on four principles: Choices, Trust, Consistency, and Intention. How do these four principles impact your real life and make your artistry blossom?

• Gain resources of Kevin’s rehearsal schedules, casting policies, and welcome letter to parents/guardians, along with examples of Kevin’s note taking and blocking

• Retooling older set pieces into a new set piece which helps save money and time

• Dos and Don’ts and safety tips of touring

• Discover how important it is to work with parents and the community

• Learn how to create a five-year mission to help make your dream theatre company come true

• Discover the importance of having balance between your work life and family life while you launch major productions year to year.

 

And much, much more!

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