Spotlight on Costume Designers. A Unique Union of Art and History
A costume designer is essential to a children's theatrical production, bringing characters to life with vibrant, imaginative costumes that capture young audiences' attention. Their work enhances storytelling, helps actors embody their roles, and creates a magical, immersive experience that sparks children's creativity and excitement. Geryl and Thomi Hickey share more than marriage and a love for each other. Their relationship is a unique union of artistic talent with a shared passion for history. This alliance was exactly what the Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company was looking for when they needed help with costuming for Riddlesbrood’s staged theatrical productions. That was over three years ago, and today the Hickeys and the company are collaborating on their 7th show together . . . an original musical that...
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Spotlight on Rose Kaiser and Dimensional Designs - - - Hair and Makeup Wizards
Mythical characters that exist only in movies and shows magically come to life when a makeup artist transforms a clean face and human body into a never-before-seen living, breathing creature . . . so real that you might forget you’re watching a work of fiction and become swept into an alternate reality. The uncertain line between fantasy and reality is precisely what convinced makeup artist, Rose Kaiser, to commit to doing the makeup for the characters in “Harken – A Game of Phones” Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company’s innovative, new stage show that blurs the lines between imagination and real life. “When I read the words, ‘you will be immersed in a fantastic universe that will leave you wondering what is real and what is...
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Actor's Spotlight: Meet Ronald Long
Today, we shine the spotlight on the incredible Ronald W. Long, a man who lived the dream for nearly seven decades—spreading joy, laughter, and earning applause galore! Though he may have taken his final bow, his legacy of creativity and cheer will keep on shining. Ronald W. Long was an actor, a director, a musician, a writer, a father, and, by his own admission, a full-time village idiot. But above all, he was a storyteller. He understood that life itself was a kind of theater, and if you had to be in the show, you might as well make it a good one. Ron was born on November 6, 1950, a time when the world was black and white—at least on TV screens.
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Actor's Spotlight: Meet Brian Albert
In a musty, dark dungeon in Pennsylvania, a woman is about to give birth. Her piercing screams mimic the crack of thunder sending shakes up the doctor’s spine. The room is pitch black; the power is out from the storm. The bulging vein in her forehead is like a bursting pipe and only visible when the lightning illuminates the room. The bars on the windows crisscross her body like patchwork when lightning strikes and she screams towards the ceiling. This woman has been in labor for four days. “This is madness” the Doctor shrieks! I have never seen labor last this long!” Whatever is inside of you, isn’t like the rest of us...” To learn more about this fantastic actor, click on this article...
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Spotlight on BenJamin (Jamin) Johnson
An artist paints a picture. A musician composes a song. A sculptor molds a statue. An author writes a novel. A conlanger crafts a language. Say what, you ask? A conlanger? What’s that? Well, a conlanger is an artist, too, but his art is designing new languages. The term comes from the union of two words “construction” and “language,” and is defined as, “a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary have been consciously devised for human or human-like communication.” It’s also referred to as an artificial or invented language. [An intentionally created language with its own grammar, vocabulary, and rules. It can be designed for fiction, secrecy, experimentation, or artistic expression, like Klingon or Elvish...or Riddlesdiculous!]
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