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Rich Buchanan
Mar 29, 2022


Support Live Theatre!
It is important to support live theatre, particularly where it starts for many - in High School! Here are the MSJ Theatre Students seeing...

Rich Buchanan
Mar 23, 2022


Working on our Northern Lights!
Working on our Northern Lights! #almostmaine#getintocharacter#msjtheatrearts

Rich Buchanan
Mar 8, 2022



Rich Buchanan
Feb 26, 2022


The World of Almost, Maine
There are many phases to creating a theatrical world onstage. Here are some in-progress shots of us creating our forest for Almost, Maine...

Rich Buchanan
Feb 12, 2022


MSJ Improv Begins
I love getting to connect the many different aspects of my theatrical life together. So when I realized how much my students love improv...

Rich Buchanan
Feb 5, 2022


Summer Internship Opportunities
Making the transition from the educational to the professional environment is an important step in a young theatre artist's career. So...

Rich Buchanan
Feb 1, 2022


Let It Snow
I don’t know about making it rain, but I love letting it snow! I have never used a snow machine in a theatre production before and so far...

Rich Buchanan
Jan 30, 2022


Sisters of Charity Legacy Project
It's pretty exciting when an idea you pitch receives a grant and you get to see it realized. Is producing? Exciting news from MSJ Theatre...

Rich Buchanan
Jan 19, 2022


Margolis Method Winter Intensive
I had an awesome first day of the Margolis Method Virtual Winter Intensive. It feels fulfilling to be sharing this time with this...

Rich Buchanan
Jan 6, 2022


They Call Me Ground Plan Buchanan
Did you know they called me "Ground Plan Buchanan" in grad school? What can I say, I like ground plans. I spent this first day of winter...

Rich Buchanan
Dec 22, 2021


Congrats Maggie!
I want to offer my heartfelt congratulations to friend Maggie Lou Rader for winning the 2021 Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize! To learn...

Rich Buchanan
Dec 16, 2021


So Long Acting Workshop Fall 2021!
Nothing like one last acting exercise for the road. A big thank you to this charming group who were incredibly supportive and always...

Rich Buchanan
Dec 1, 2021


The Thanksgiving Play - A Reading & Discussion
We laughed, we discussed, and had some La Rosas. Thank you to everyone who joined us for tonight's The Thanksgiving Play - A Reading &...

Rich Buchanan
Nov 16, 2021


The Margolis Method
As one thing ends another begins. It is hard to believe that after almost 12 months of work we closed Spoon River Requiem just a few days...

Rich Buchanan
Nov 3, 2021


Happy 3 Year Anniversary!
Three years later and we are still just a bunch of clowns. Thank you to my teammates, Healthy Humor, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital...

Rich Buchanan
Nov 1, 2021


Spoon River Requiem Opening Night!
It the day of the show y'all, Happy Opening Night!

Rich Buchanan
Oct 29, 2021
Clown Halloween!
I don't know what your tech week looks like, but mine involves dressing up my cats to be part of a music video!

Rich Buchanan
Oct 28, 2021


Doc Giac is Back
Just keep dancing and someone is bound to be amused!

Rich Buchanan
Oct 8, 2021


Neutral Mask
All that timekeeping our distance for Covid safety is providing new discoveries! I have been looking forward to exploring how neutral...

Rich Buchanan
Oct 1, 2021
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