by Colin Thomas | Dec 27, 2011 | Review
In the three-act structure, there’s a difference between a mentor and a Mentor. Friends, allies, and mentors might help your hero out at any point on her journey, but the capital M Mentor serves a specific function: the Mentor helps your protagonist to...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 19, 2011 | Review
Carousel Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz is probably the best theatrical holiday entertainment currently playing in Vancouver. Under Carole Higgins’s direction, the cast is confidently eccentric. I especially...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 19, 2011 | Review
Sometimes writers make the mistake of thinking that, to tell a story, all you have to do is answer the question, “What happens next?” It’s not that simple. As I see it, the question is more like, “What does the protagonist do next in order to...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 9, 2011 | Review
I’ve been posting my weekly theatre picks on Monday, but this week’s pick, Hotel Bethlehem, will have finished its Vancouver run by then, so I’m jumping the gun a bit. Drew McCreadie’s script is completely wacky. Not all of it works, but, under...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 5, 2011 | Review
When asked what advice I’d give to aspiring writers, I often say, “Take an acting class.” That’s because, in an acting class, you’ll find out what storytelling feels like from a character’s point of view, and you’ll get...
