NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Fake Cursing In The Movies

Viral Viral Videos: For a number of reasons, many movies choose to refrain from dropping any curse words that would give them anything above a PG rating. But cussing is just so much fun! So instead, many will invent fake curses that are simply hilarious.

Posted by David at 3/04/2016 08:48:00 PM

In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming pool

bigstory.ap.org: Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter — a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of water. A real pool.

Tony Award-nominated set designer Riccardo Hernandez conceived of the audacious 40-foot-long, 4-foot-wide pool for playwright Lucas Hnath's swimming drama "Red Speedo," which opens Thursday.

Posted by David at 3/04/2016 08:50:00 PM

How to Answer "Tell Me About a Time You Failed" in an Interview

lifehacker.com: While not the most common interview question, the failure question—should you get it—is rather perplexing. How do you answer this honestly while also not scaring away your potential future employer by bringing up that time you fat-fingered a trade and lost the company a lot of money?

Posted by David at 3/02/2016 01:09:00 PM

Hamilton casting call wants women to play Washington and Burr

EW.com: Hamilton will soon be looking for a mind at work… a female’s mind, in particular. A casting call from Backstage details that the hugely popular musical, known for its diverse casting, is looking for men and women to play two key roles, George Washington and Aaron Burr, in upcoming productions in Philadelphia.

Posted by David at 3/04/2016 08:35:00 PM

Pay No Attention to the SM Behind the Curtain

Stage Directions: I’ve noticed a trend lately that has made me think; recently the “spotlight” has begun to shine backstage.

Notably the September 11th, 2015, Ham4ham in which stage manager, Jason Bassett, called the Ten Dual Commandments while the company danced and the video gone viral of Carrie Havel (Associate Director of Grease: Live!) calling the camera shots for the song Greased Lightning. I know that there are actors who stage manage and even stage managers who act, but I am not one of them. It fascinates and terrifies me to see the up-swing in public acknowledgement of the backstage artists.

Posted by David at 3/03/2016 02:07:00 PM