On to the Next One: Closing, Strike and Changeover
On to the Next One: Closing, Strike and Changeover by Laura Donovan It’s hard to believe that in the two short months we have been here at Portland Stage a full production has already completed! This...
View ArticleClose Only Counts in Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, and Halawa
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...
View ArticleThe Magic of the Quick-Change
The Magic of the Quick-Change by Laura Donovan As the costumes intern at Portland Stage your time is split two ways. The first part is in the shop sewing and working to create the different pieces...
View ArticleOn Our Feet
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...
View ArticlePotential Energy
Potential Energy by Shannon Wade Here at Portland Stage, we’ve arrived at one of the most exciting, whirlwind weeks of the year! The annual Little Festival of the Unexpected kicked off on Monday with...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the Beginning
By Monica Wood A happy new year indeed: the year of my first play. For a writer who has spent the last 20 years typing alone in a room, the prospect of collaboration looms large and lovely. I feel like...
View ArticleSPEAK UP, I’M WRIGHTING
By Monica Wood I love how the word “playwright” is spelled, closer to “millwright” than “writer” or “novelist,” which is what I am. For a play is surely a thing “wrought,” and by more than just the...
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