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Post by Guest01 on Oct 16, 2012 10:16:21 GMT -5
Post thought-provoking articles and links here!
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Post by Guest01 on Oct 16, 2012 10:21:54 GMT -5
Something to get us started: TCGCircle is a wonderful blog about all things new and innovative when it comes to theater. The articles are thought-provoking, current, and won't take you a day and a half to read. There are always plenty of links to videos, interviews, other articles for those interested in getting more information. Here's one to start you off- www.tcgcircle.org/2012/10/teresas-weekly-update-my-america-edition/ |
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Post by RVAer on Oct 16, 2012 19:09:31 GMT -5
www.huffingtonpost.com/johnstuart-fauquet/independent-theatre_b_1916148.htmlJohn-Stuart Fauquet is a new contributor to Huffington Post blog and his first article about the necessity of regional theaters, the opportunities they offer, and the part they play in the development of new works (some later celebrated as Broadway productions) struck a nerve with me. We can't all be looking to other markets and cities and companies and comparing what they offer to what Richmond has. That is doing such a disservice to the artists working to make an investment here---it's not only disrespectful, it's maligning. What we have is special, unique, and truly awesome. Every market, every business and industry and person has the potential for growth, room for improvements. I don't believe that there's anything Richmond is doing that is "less than" the product other cities deliver.
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Post by Guest11 on Oct 17, 2012 12:32:01 GMT -5
I concur.
Broadway is not the definition of great theatre. I can't count how many superfluous productions, which cost millions of dollars to put on a B'way stage, have closed after the first performance. And then there are those shows with a lot of "wow" and entertainment value that run on and on because they are a product that any NYC visitor can attend knowing confidently that for their money, they will at least have fun. Does commercial success equate to great theatre? Does it even matter as long as the people working on it are making good money? Are the other elements that NYC/Chicago/DC/Philly have to offer playing an equal part in what makes those cities "destinations"? I can't help but wonder, if "Broadway" were located somewhere in Minnesota would it still work? Probably not -- at least not at first! But if the quality is good and the word gets out, I'll make a point to go there!
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Post by Admin on Oct 24, 2012 9:11:00 GMT -5
"In a sense, the dilemma of nonprofit theater can be simply summarized—supply has outstripped current demand." Dana Gioia Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Attachments:
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