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Bruce Tucker

As a young boy, my father worked at a sawmill where I spent many weekends around the rich smell of fresh cut lumber. A division of the mill made small furnishings and that is where my passion started. My father memorably used to tell me "Son, the best way to add value to a piece of lumber is to make it into beautiful furniture". That phrase stuck with me and indirectly set me on a path that led to today. There is no better room in a house to take your imagination and exemplify it into your home than a theater room. The joy of movies with your family in the ideal environment is hard to beat. In my spare time, I enjoy eating well, staying fit and most of all being a Dad.

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How to Design Your Own Staycation

Fluctuating economies have caused a flurry of belt-tightening within personal budgets across the U.S. More and more, households are limiting nonessentials and decreasing leisure costs. A top example is the traditional annual vacation. With rising prices all around, it’s no wonder than even a standard weeklong trip away is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many. In lieu of that, several alternatives…
Bruce Tucker
June 5, 2012
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Seating for Spine Health

The spine is a strand of vertebrae that runs from the skull to the lower back, encasing the spinal cord and providing stability and support to the thoracic cavity. Unfortunately, the spine is also considered by experts to be one of the most abused parts of the body. Maintaining good spine health is not only important for the prevention of…
Bruce Tucker
April 10, 2012
Play Time Guide: Creating Puppet Home Theater: Seating, Stage Area, and More creating puppet theater at homeTheater

Play Time Guide: Creating Puppet Home Theater: Seating, Stage Area, and More

Making a puppet theater can be a fascinating and enjoyable activity for children. Home theaters need not be difficult to construct and home theater seating can be simple and easy. Stage examples range from a simple curtain to a sturdy and long-lasting wooden creation. Making puppets is an amusing task and the type of puppet dictates the form of the…
Bruce Tucker
March 22, 2012
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A Guide to Improvisational Theater

Improvisational theater, or improv, consists of a comedic, poignant, or dramatic stage performance, usually with a wide cast of actors and actresses. These actors and actresses will use spontaneous acting techniques, including audience suggestions to contribute to the performance’s content and direction. In other words, the cast erratically formulates the dialogue, setting, and plot without a formal rehearsal. Improvisation performers…
Bruce Tucker
December 29, 2011
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Theater Seats Be Filled! Make Your High School Performance a Success

Students who wish to pursue an acting career can consider the performing arts as an outlet towards that development. Theater presents many opportunities for students to overcome fears and create unbreakable bonds with other like-minded students. While many question if the performing arts should be offered in grade school, some proponents suggest that it aids in building confidence and social…
Bruce Tucker
December 28, 2011
Enriching The Minds Of Our Youth: The Importance of Theater Education the importance of theater educationTheater

Enriching The Minds Of Our Youth: The Importance of Theater Education

Given an ailing economy and the ever-increasing cost of entertainment, it can sometimes be difficult to justify to yourself spending money on events rather than groceries. This is especially true when deciding whether or not to bring your family to the movies or to a sporting event, during which there is no guarantee of the quality of entertainment. The movie could be…
Bruce Tucker
October 21, 2011
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Impact of Theatre Design

The aesthetics (artistic qualities) of a theater are often as important as the production taking place therein. There is something transformative about a proscenium arch built in the 1930s, or even the stark emptiness of the Black Box theater, that can change the entire mindset of an audience before a single note of an overture is played or a single…
Bruce Tucker
October 4, 2011