What to Know About Something Rotten

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

(6:27) runtime

Director’s Notes

In this segment, Richard discusses

• The storyline of Something Rotten, and the excellent writing and humor in the show.

• From a director’s standpoint, embracing the satire and not taking things too seriously.

• How he approached set design, using three 3D units that remained onstage throughout the show.

• His approach to costume design, which included renting some time-period specific costumes, and building others.

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.