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The Anderson Recipe for Fostering Beloved Community
A Voice for Good's 2018 choir and orchestra, that was focused on building people, not highlighting stars. The week before last, I met with Paul Anderson , a veteran director and producer of musicals, oratorios and choral performances, who has been building Beloved Community through the performing arts for years. Last week, I related the story of the experiences that anchored him in a people-first approach to productions. Today, I’m sharing his list of principles and tips for
Rebecca Burnham
Dec 11, 20249 min read


What's More Important: The Actor or the Show?
Photo by Michael van Gorkum on Unsplash One of the things I find most challenging about building beloved community through musical...
Rebecca Burnham
Nov 14, 20245 min read


Mightiest Instrument in My Director's Toolkit
Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash I’ve mentioned a couple times in this newsletter that I am co-directing a community production of...
Rebecca Burnham
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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