My nose is running, tears are running down my face. Can it be? Am I getting emotional? Heaven forfend! It’s that time again— spring allergies. The sky is bluer, the grass is greener, and my eyes are redder. Despite being in a perpetual allergy-induced haze, I do really love the spring. Rejuvenation, rebirth…. After I close … Continued
Warning: This blog is extremely personal. If you’ve read my bio in the stagebill, you’ve seen that I attended Wisconsin Lutheran College. I actually had Lutheran education from nursery school through college. In grade school, we were taught the difference between Law and Gospel, and I remember in our 8th grade confirmation class being taught … Continued
February is a short month; therefore, this will be a short Thomsen Talk. As I write this, Tarzan ® is about to open to the public, and I really hope you will all make an opening in your schedule to see this. It’s epic. When Director of Student Theatre Kelsey Celek and I met in early … Continued
Happy New Year, Everyone! The staff of QCT is back in full-swing (cue Tarzan) working on the 2017 season; however, before we get too far along, we stop to look back at 2016, to remember and to thank. Saturday was QUILTAS. QUILTAS is probably the most exciting night of the QCT year because it’s like … Continued
Bing sang to Rosie, “When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep, and I fall asleep counting my blessings.” I’ve had many restless nights. As a director, I worry what people will think about the show that I’ve poured my heart and soul into for several months. I feel … Continued
After I left the snowy potato fields of Almost, Maine, I grabbed my friend Dorie Mae (Doris Malacarne to her fans) and crossed the border into Canada to spend a week in Stratford, Ontario. With a population of only 30,000, one might wonder, “Why Stratford for a vacation?” Well, remember, yours truly is no average, … Continued
When giving tours to school groups of the QCT facility, we make a stop outside the board room. I explain that our shows begin in that room. Members of the production team sit around the big table, talking and dreaming. I then introduce to the students the term “collaboration,” defining it as a “group of … Continued
‘Twas the day after Boot Camp, and not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (I called the exterminator). On Saturday, there was an event on the Civic Center side of the OLC, and the security guard on duty asked me if we had an event on Sunday. I paused, looked reflectively, and replied, … Continued
Grandma and Grandpa Thomsen were huge supporters of mine. They would travel around the country to see a play I was acting in or that I had directed. After I moved to Quincy, they saw my production of A Year with Frog and Toad. During intermission, Grandpa Thomsen walked out into the lobby and came … Continued
I hate musicals. What is “Things you’ll never hear Brandon Thomsen say,” Alex. I’m a sucker for musical theatre, but there are many out there who despise it (dare I say with a passion), and I can understand why. We’re talking… we’re talking… and then suddenly… we’re SINGING!!! Oh, no… and now…. oh please no…. … Continued
“One brief shining moment that was known as Camelot….rehearsals!” Rehearsals can be exhausting, tedious, and exhilarating! Often all in the same night! The job of an actor is to lift the words off the page and breathe life into them. What that life could possibly be is discovered throughout the rehearsal process. In rehearsals we … Continued
In my Thomsen Talk in January 2015, I shared with you the New Year’s resolution of the QCT staff. Here it is again: We intend to have work spaces that are clean, organized and efficient; we plan to make stronger usage of our volunteers; we plan to strengthen our artistic vision; and perhaps most importantly … Continued
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