At NMI, we try to treat our members as professionals. Some would say that the difference between a professional and an amateur is a paycheck. But here are some more useful ways of thinking about the differences: Professionals arrive for rehearsals a few minutes ahead...
A simple performance space, usually square or rectangular, with black walls and no “wings”; often used for experimental theatre, or early development of shows and...
The process of two or more people working together to produce or create something. In musical theatre, this refers both to the writers of the musical, and later to the artistic team necessary to get the musical...
A period from approximately 1943-1963 which includes many of the most popular shows of...
A theatre in which the audience directly faces the stage and views only one side of the scene. Typically raised higher than the audience. Proscenium” refers to the framing arch surrounding the opening of the stage, although an actual arch is not required in...
