CTC's Blog: Off Book

Check out our Q & A with Autumn Ness, CTC Acting Company member, as she describes her first time writing a play — one for our youngest theatregoers and influenced by the Dada art form!

Written By Reiko Ho, Creator & Director of The Carp Who Would Not Quit The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1885. Approximately 900 men were recruited as labor for the burgeoning sugar plantations. They were called Gannemono or...

We sat down with staff member, Raiyon Hunter, and asked her for auditioning advice and how she got into casting in the first place. Enjoy!

At CTC, we make it our goal to bring presented productions from all over the world to our stages; <span class="NormalTextRun...

We sat down with staff member, Jenny Friend, and asked some questions about her position with CTC and how someone could prepare for a career in Stage Management.

By Michael Winn Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships   Folklore includes the traditional stories and culture of a group of people. The word was first used by English writer and historian William Thoms...

Artistic Director, Director Peter C. Brosius (he/him) has served as artistic director of CTC since 1997, directing the world premieres of Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches The Musical; The Last Firefly; Seedfolks; Animal Dance; and many others, all of which...

We sat down with the Choreographer of Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Linda Talcott Lee, and asked some questions about The Grinch, her career, and teaching—enjoy!

April Crowley recently joined the team at CTC, relocating from western MA. Her academic background is in ethnomusicology, which is a long word for music in/as human culture, and especially what one might consider “folk music” or “traditional” music...

Reiko Ho, the playwright and director of The Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories, is an accomplished director and theatre maker from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Reiko loves telling stories that reflect the diverse voices of her...