Casting & Mental Health in Theatre

Make it Sparkle Video with Richard Frazier
Artistic Director of Theatre Macon

8:32 (runtime)

Director’s Notes

In this segment, Richard discusses

• What the pandemic taught us about taking care of ourselves and one another. Shifting from a "show must go on" mindset to stepping back for your physical and mental health.

• Finding work-life balance as an artist, and drawing lines between your work and your hobby.

• Cultural awareness, color and gender consciousness with casting. 

• Bringing new cultures and experiences into the subject matter, which allows us to see things in the story we otherwise would have missed.

About Richard Frazier

Richard began his journey with Theatre Macon in 2011 as the choreographer for The Rocky Horror Show. Since then, he has gone on to choreograph and direct a number of Theatre Macon hits to include Les Misérables, 42nd Street, and Beauty and the Beast before being hired as Artistic Director in August 2018. Richard is a graduate of Columbus State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Education. After graduation, he was hired at Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, where he served as the Theatre and Dance teacher for 7 years. Currently, he serves on the Georgia Thespians State Board which encourages and supports the manifestation of theatre education in middle and high schools in Georgia. Richard has also served on the Board of Directors for the Educational Theatre Association; a non-profit organization which celebrates, advocates, and promotes middle and high school theatre education nationwide. In his career, Richard has worked on more than 100 productions spanning many disciplines within the theatre and is looking forward to working on another 100 with Theatre Macon.