Teaching moments abound in The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank at Metropolis Each spring since 2009, Metropolis has produced the moving, historical drama The Diary of Anne Frank. And each spring, dozens of [...]
Guest post from The Diary of Anne Frank actor Grace Melon
I was a thirteen-year-old cancer patient when I knew I wanted to play Anne Frank someday. I’d gathered enough courage to go to an open-call audition for a different play [...]
Flourish in the Footlights celebrates 10th anniversary
Let’s set the scene… The show: Rumpelstiltskin. The setting: the castle courtyard. The three narrators are trying to help our fair maiden Briana impress the Queen. These seasoned actors are [...]
Metropolis Discovers Play Group
In Arlington Heights there is a group that has been getting together for the last 4 years before each of Metropolis’ subscription shows and they call themselves the Play Group. [...]
The making of an omelet
There's A Girl In My Soup rehearsal For our latest production There's A Girl In My Soup, actor Russell Alan Rowe plays renowned chef Robert Danvers. For one [...]
Guest post from Christmas Carol actor Tessa Kruczek
It’s so warm outside I can’t believe that Christmas is around the corner. AND A Christmas Carol STARTS THIS WEEK! I can’t wait! I think everyone is going to love this [...]
Guest post from Christmas Carol actor Megan Storti
All In the Family I just returned home from a Cratchit Family rehearsal. It takes me approximately 45 minutes to an hour to drive back to Chicago from Arlington Heights, [...]
Guest Post from Christmas Carol actor Tessa Kruczek
The Cratchit Zoo? Rehearsals are starting to get busy! Sometimes actors can have awkward moments. When our Director Brad Dunn was giving a tip to Belinda Crachit (Gina) the other night, [...]
Making it in the Theatre Biz
One key to finding success as a working actor in theatre is mastering audition etiquette. Here are some quick answers to questions we hear all the time about the audition [...]
Guest posts from Christmas Carol actor Tessa Kruczek
Greetings from Tiny Tim Tessa! I am so excited to start A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim! I have always loved this story. My mom used to read it to [...]