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Everyone on stage is alight with a new energy

This is my favorite time in the rehearsal process… the week leading up to the show. Something happens to me as I put on my costume for the first time […]

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Walls, windows whipping in from the fly space

Over this past Thanksgiving weekend, the production staff and the actors of A Christmas Carol (Dec. 5–21, 2008) have had a pretty busy time. So busy in fact, I’ve not had […]

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The life and times of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 during the reign of King George III, but the reign he’s most associated with is that of Victoria, who ascended the throne […]

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Julian discusses his ‘blob of jelliness’ at auditions

In this post I’d like to cover briefly how we all got here. First of all, I suppose, you can trace it all back to the brain of Alan Osburn, […]

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Why this Ghost is the English accent police

Today, like yesterday, was spent on stage for the first time, this time for Act II of A Christmas Carol (Dec. 5–21, 2008). Like putting Act I on stage yesterday […]

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Liveblogging on stage from rehearsal

Another big day for us A Christmas Carol (Dec. 5–21, 2008) actors. We’re on stage for the very first time, and it’s a whole new world. Unexpectedly, it’s as if […]

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The Ghost of Christmas Present suits up

Part of the fun of acting and appearing in a show such as A Christmas Carol is the costume. You’d already forgotten the time a few weeks back when the costume […]

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Remembering the story of Scrooge

(The FAC Blog is proud to bring you the inside scoop on our next musical, A Christmas Carol, which opened on Nov. 30, 2008. Told to you, our cherished blog […]

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RMN: Eclectic exhibit benefits from center’s expansion

Rocky Mountain News art and architecture columnist Mary Voelz Chandler reviewed The Eclectic Eye: Pop and Illusion in today’s paper. “In short, the addition that opened in August, designed by David […]

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‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Katrina’ earn PPAC awards

The Pikes Peak Arts Council honored the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company’s production of  Into the Woods and the FAC MODERN exhibition, Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis, on Sunday night at […]

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