The Musical Theater Factory Blog
Official blog of The 5th Avenue Theatre
The 5th Avenue Theatre was recently recognized with the Harborstone Recreational Award at the Northwest Access Awards, presented by Northwest Access Fund. We were humbled to receive this honor in recognition of the work we did with the Deaf community on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, both onstage and off. This recognition means so much to
In 1831, young novelist Victor Hugo published his first masterpiece, Notre-Dame de Paris, better known in English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Hunchback is set in 1482, when France was on the cusp of the Renaissance. The Catholic Church, though still powerful, was under attack on several fronts. Faith had been shaken by the
There is a broad, multi-faceted movement in the entertainment industry to be thoughtful, inclusive and intentional in the way that we produce art. One of the facets of this movement is the growing effort to invite under-represented communities to tell their own stories. Yes, acting requires a person to step outside themselves and inhabit the
