Documentary

Work that already started

The photographs are here. Episodes of my documentary series, The Auditorium, are on YouTube.

Dragon in a red costume sings toward Donkey on a dark stage during Shrek the Musical.
Shrek and Lord Farquaad close together on the castle set.
Performer in a red Renaissance costume and headset microphone looking up.
Shrek holding a sunflower in a spotlight on a dark stage.
Lord Farquaad and the Duloc chorus in red, blue, and yellow on stage.

The

Auditorium

A series that follows a high-school cast as they put a show together, from first rehearsal to opening night. Season 1 is Richlands High School’s production of Shrek the Musical.

Episodes are on @TheAuditoriumNC, in the order of the Making Shrek The Musical playlist, starting with Episode 1.

Table Read

Episode 1. The first rehearsal. The cast sits down with the script.

This Place Changes People

What it feels like to work inside that auditorium.

The Work No One Sees

The hours of work before anyone is in the seats.

Boys In A Girls’ World

Boys in a cast that is mostly girls.

Owning A Mistake

What happens when someone gets it wrong in rehearsal.

Nothing Went As Planned

A rehearsal where the plan falls apart.

Where We Get To Be Ourselves

The auditorium as a place the cast can be themselves.

It Wasn’t My Fault

Tension in the room while the show is going up.

I Misjudged Her

A relationship inside the company, from rehearsal.

The Gold Medal Of Weird

This cast, this show, and their sense of humor.

We Had To Stop Rehearsal

The rehearsal that had to stop.

He Had To Shave For Shrek

Kevin shaving for the title role.

This Is The Part You Remember

The part of putting up a show that people remember.

Can Kevin Become Shrek?

Kevin working his way into the title role.