Romeo and Juliet: Fight Sneak Peek!

Today I choreographed the Tybalt and Mercutio fight in Daytona State College's production of Romeo and Juliet. Here is some rehearsal footage of Lloyd (Tybalt) and Aaron (Mercutio) at work. They are using wooden dowels while we wait for our blades to arrive. This is a rapier and dagger fight, common to the Elizabethan period in which Director Bob Arcuri is setting the piece.

Geoffrey Kershner

Director of Theatre

A week from tech!

We are fast approaching our tech weekend! All the shows are in "working rehearsals"now and we are tweaking, revising, and adjusting each piece. This is the most enjoyable part of the rehearsal process. The actors are off book and are moving through the plays, finding nuance and growing with every run.

Melissa, Spencer, and Anthony in Words, Words, Words

Words, Words, Words

We had a new cast member join The Philadelphia this week. Aaron Green has jumped into the role of Mark and has done a wonderful job in a pinch. Aaron is balancing the role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet with The Philadelphia, but due to his hard work and dedication, he came in off book and we didn't miss a beat.

Kenny and Aaron in The Philadelphia

Variations on the Death of Trotsky was the first show I ever directed when I was 17 years old. It has been a blast to return to it. The cast has been hard working and impressive. It has been a joy to come back to this hilarious piece of work by David Ives.

Sloan and Emily in Variations on the Death of Trotsky

Scott and Emily in Variations on the Death of Trotsky

Sloan and Scott in Variations on the Death of Trotsky

More soon!

Geoffrey Kershner

Director of Theatre

Rehearsals Continue

Here is some video from The Universal Language rehearsal. Here we can see Dawn (Paige) arriving at the School of Unamunda. Then Don (Alec) enters with an Unamunda greeting.

This has been a great week of rehearsals as we continue to stage the five shows. Each show brings with it a different set of challenges and a different set of thrills. The Universal Language is a blast to watch and has been a wonderful challenge for Alec and for Paige because of the invented language that has to be learned, memorized and activated. They have done a wonderful job of meeting the challenge. Tonight's rehearsal was a blast to watch.

Here is Alec (Don) and Paige (Dawn) moving through blocking rehearsal in the Gillespy Theater in the News Journal Center.

Here is Judson (Bill) and Emily (Betty) during their first read through of Sure Thing. We have also been in rehearsal for The Philadelphia and Variations on the Death of Trotsky. Footage and pictures to come...

Geoffrey Kershner

Director of Theatre

Rehearsals Begin!

So, I arrived at rehearsal a little early today to walk around the space and prepare for rehearsal. I absolutely love the Gillespy Theater. What a fantastic space. Today we began staging for Words, Words, Words which is one of five shows in our Daytona State production of David Ives' All in the Timing. This hilarious one act depicts three monkeys who are attempting to write Hamlet.

Spencer (Milton) and Melissa (Kafka)

Lindsey our fearless stage manager

Melissa, Spencer, and Anthony (Swift) as Lindsey looks on.

Melissa: "What's a Kafka? Why am I a Kafka!?"

Love this bit...

Stay tuned for more photos and video!

Geoffrey Kershner

Director of Theatre