The Artist's Exchange went under development in the year of 2004 a year after when I first entered Gateways in 2003. Elaine Mckenna and Kathy McGillivray thought of an idea to make the store successful by developing an theater space where the actor's can perform. That's when I came in. Other people wanted to become actors as well. They both came in. The theater won't be successful so we started to look for an theater teacher. Richard Morra actually fit the ticket for being an theater teacher and director since he had enough experience in the theater.
Our very first production at the Black Box Theater was the Christmas Carol in 2004
. We used improv at first, years afterward we started using the script. In that production I was the lead character of Ebenezer Scrooge. That play was so successful it actually made our theater more popular in the newspapers and Motif Magazine. We continued doing the Christmas Carol in 2005, 2006 and 2007. This photo was shot in 2005's Christmas Carol of which I played Bob Cratchit.
. We used improv at first, years afterward we started using the script. In that production I was the lead character of Ebenezer Scrooge. That play was so successful it actually made our theater more popular in the newspapers and Motif Magazine. We continued doing the Christmas Carol in 2005, 2006 and 2007. This photo was shot in 2005's Christmas Carol of which I played Bob Cratchit.Not only we do plays, we also have theater lessons. On my first day we learned about the safety of the theater and stage directions such as: stage left, stage right, center stage, center stage left, center stage right and so on. All these lessons can actually hone on your skills as a performer such as using the Meiser Techinque and Method Techniques. Other skills to use as an performer are eye contact, articulation,focus,concentration,memorization and using your body and voice for the character as well. Patience is also important to an actor to learn about as well.
Other plays became popular. Spoon River Anthology was popular, The Laramie Project, The One Act Play Festivals, Intermittence, What Color is your River? and Salute to Vaudeville 
was exteremely popular as well. The first year we did Salute To Vaudeville was 2007 at Woonsocket's Stadium Theater. I got an extremely important part of being the Co masters of Ceremonies with a great guy named Bob Colonna. The second year I get to be in the spot light as an performer. My favorite skit in this year's show was JCPenny. I played JCPenny. He actually ran half naked since his clothes got taken away.
was exteremely popular as well. The first year we did Salute To Vaudeville was 2007 at Woonsocket's Stadium Theater. I got an extremely important part of being the Co masters of Ceremonies with a great guy named Bob Colonna. The second year I get to be in the spot light as an performer. My favorite skit in this year's show was JCPenny. I played JCPenny. He actually ran half naked since his clothes got taken away.The next blog will be posted soon. The next blog is about the differences between Drama plays and musicals I have done with Kaliedoscope.
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