Hub City Theatre Co.

There is something deeply grounding about sitting back down in the director’s chair. I love producing. I love building a company. I love dreaming big-picture dreams for Hub City Theatre Company. But there is nothing quite like being in a rehearsal room again, listening to the actors, watching instincts fire, asking questions, shaping moments, and slowly discovering what a show wants to be - letting it reveal itself piece by piece while you guide it gently toward its fullest potential.

This year has been nothing short of incredible for Hub City Theatre Company.  We kicked things off with one of my bucket list shows, Barefoot in the Park , where we transformed Turntable Coffee Counter into a shoebox New York apartment. Looking back at the photos, I’m still in awe of how that entire set fit into such a tiny corner of the coffee shop between performances. And I’m still laughing at the antics of our amazing cast and crew who brought the show to life in such a big way! Next, we...

Chills. Technically, the term is “frisson” or “psychogenic shivers,” but the widely-used expression “chills” is the goal of creators in every field who are looking for an emotional response from their audience. This is especially true in the genre of horror. Chills can be a reaction to purely pleasurable stimuli and are characterized by a sudden release of dopamine (the “pleasure hormone”), but they also involve activation of the sympathetic nervous system (the “fight or flight” system), which..