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Jean’s Corner
Dear UWM Planetarium friends,
2024 has been a year of growth for the planetarium and for me. Not only did we break records in attendance (just shy of 23,000 visitors), but our team grew stronger with leads in production, design, publicity, and social media. We have two students who present shows in addition to me which allowed us to offer more than 450 programs.
The most exciting learning opportunity I had in 2024 was participating in a 400-level Theatre course in Directing. I had many insights, but I will mention two here: First, start thinking about the program at least a year before you perform it so you can find ways to connect the topic with the audience and bring parts of yourself to the fore. Second, a guiding principle to decide what stays and what goes from rehearsals should be that the performer and the test audience find joy in the performance (be it with props, movement, or music).
I look forward to bringing the momentum into 2025.
Hope to see you soon under the stars,
Jean
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