Clue: Characters
Make it Sparkle Video with Katie Cross
Media Specialist and Former High School Director, Texas
(8:18) runtime
Director’s Notes
In this segment Katie discusses
Utilizing your actors in their own character development.
Building off one another, and using a fun "slow motion battle" activity to help actors discover their character personalities.
How to put your artistic stamp on something that is already popular.
About Katie Cross
Ms. Cross was born and raised in College Station, TX. She began performing in community theatre when she was seven years old. She attended Blinn College on a performance scholarship for theatre. She graduated from Blinn with an associate degree in theatre and realized that her call was to share her love of performing, directing and teaching theatre to students. She transferred to Texas State University and graduated in 2011 with a BFA Degree in Theatre Education.
Ms. Cross has also served as the Coordinator for Dorm and Student Life for the Texas State University Summer High School Theatre Camp From 2011-2016. She graduated in May 2019 with her Master’s Degree in Theatre Directing from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She joined Mayde Creek High School in 2019 at the head theatre director and is excited for the 20-21 School year.