From The Other Side Of The Table
By Lewis Wilkenfeld, Artistic Director, Cabrillo Music Theatre I love auditions! I know it’s easy to say this – since I don’t have to actually audition. And I always remind…
Ilana Degann
Profile of Calabasas High School’s Ilana Degann
Fifteen-year-old high school sophomore Ilana Degann is The Cat in the Hat in Calabasas High School's production of "Seussical: The Musical," which plays this weekend at the school's Performing Arts…
Joshua Finkel
Building a Cabaret Act
By Cary Ginell With “Cabaret” playing at the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse for the next few weeks, the idea of cabarets, or solo showcases, came to mind. These shows are a…
Peter Husmann (John Adams) & Christanna Rowader (Abigail Adams) in "1776"
An Actor’s Nightmare
By Christanna Rowader One of my most favorite musicals I was blessed enough to perform in was the historically based 1776. I remember when I was prepping for auditions how…
Arryck Adams as the Emcee in Camarillo Skyway Playhouse's production of "Cabaret." Photo by Barbara Mazeika.
Interview with “Cabaret”‘s Emcee
Arryck Adams plays the role of the Emcee in Camarillo Skyway Playhouse's production of "Cabaret," which opened a six-week run this past weekend. I got a few minutes with him…
L-R: Alfred Publishing VP Carol Cuellar, Cary Ginell, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Alfred Editor Ed Lyon, New York, November 2008.
Best Wishes from Ahrens and Flaherty
Dear Cary, Best wishes on your new site. It looks great and we're sure it will be a welcome resource for everyone onstage, backstage or in the audience. Break a…
Kris Kyer as Captain Hook with Drew Legace as Smee
SUMMER STOCK IN MASSACHUSETTS
By Kristopher Kyer I've just returned from Boston, MA after spending a month directing, building sets, and starring as Captain Hook for PETER PAN. From start to finish it was…
Dan Goggin
Congrats from Dan Goggin
Dear Cary-- I was really happy to hear about your new theatre "webzine." Congratulations on the upcoming launch! After our long association with the "Nunsense" anniversary songbooks it's exciting to…
PUBLISHER’S WELCOME
Welcome to VC On Stage, Ventura County's Theater Arts Webzine! Excuse our dust while we tidy the site up a bit, but I wanted to get it online in time…
Linda Schaver with her children Brittany and Cameron
CONEJO PLAYERS’ SHINING LIGHT
BY ERIN FAGUNDES Recently, the Ventura County theater community lost one of its dearest friends with the unexpected death of Linda Schaver. In an attempt to process this unintelligible loss,…