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Re: Down the Silk Road

Yi Jihae — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:44:11 -0000

Thank you very much for this honest post. I'm so glad that the conversation was productive and forward-moving (and very bummed to have missed this!). Looking forward to seeing what comes out of this dialogue at every level.

Re: Down the Silk Road

Christine Lin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:04:13 -0000

Thanks for this post, Fin. It sounds like an amazing conversation and I'm glad you wrote about it here. Here's to Progress and feeling the way we feel.

Re: Yes it’s true- I play Maj!

Jems Berry — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:32:17 -0000

I completely agree with you, So Gratitude a lot for sharing a great informative details about maj and mahjong game here. I really love this post. Definiyely I will try play this game.

Re: "Dreaming a New Theatre"Panel on Saturday 8/4 (free)

Jvenskus — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:05:26 -0000

Thanks - I've forwarded the link onto our grants commission. I appreciate it!

Re: "Dreaming a New Theatre"Panel on Saturday 8/4 (free)

Tony Adams — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:04:32 -0000

Video's now live here http://youtu.be/mvBTQBnyrTk

Re: "Dreaming a New Theatre"Panel on Saturday 8/4 (free)

Tony Adams — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:05:09 -0000

We're hoping to have it up in the next day or so. Sorry about the delay.

Re: "Dreaming a New Theatre"Panel on Saturday 8/4 (free)

Jvenskus — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:55:00 -0000

Any idea when the recording of this panel will be available? Thanks!!

Re: Meet the Cast of A Lover's Dismantling!

Alex Gualino — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:07:24 -0000

These four m'ijos and all their hard work make me indeed very proud!

Re: Meet the Cast of A Lover's Dismantling!

Jennifer Adams — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:42:16 -0000

Wow! I can't wait to come to a rehearsal to watch all of this in action! I am SO glad you guys are having such a good time, and we are really lucky to have you all involved with the festival. Thank ou for putting your heart, your vulnerability, and your truth into it!

Re: Voices from the Alcyone Festival, Part One

Jennifer Adams — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:22:04 -0000

Hey look, Mom! It's Me!

Re: What Will the Stargazer Kids be Doing at Summer Camp?

HalcyonJenn — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:54:39 -0000

I may or may not be watching Fraggle Rock for music research!

Re: Painting into a Corner (and a Conscience)

HalcyonJenn — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:38:06 -0000

Great thoughts... I wonder if there is a way for theatres to do both... teach scenic painting to low-income families to give unique job skills? Find a way to turn leather sardines into a form of insulation or a winter coat? Great things to think about for when you come back, too! We already miss you!!!

Re: Yes it’s true- I play Maj!

HalcyonJenn — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:43:28 -0000

Denise, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite people! I love this post. I completely agree- if we took some time out each week to regroup and gain perspective, maybe things wouldn't always feel so Do-or-Die! Thanks for the post!

Re: A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Jenn Adams — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:34 -0000

I love this, MIkah! And I am sooo excited to take the workshop! I haven't done a lot of mask work since college, and I LOVE it... And physical theatre is just awesome!

Re: Other People's Stories

Jenn Adams — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:51:42 -0000

Very humbling, Natalie, thank you for sharing this. I can't wait to see your show at Strange BedFellows.

Re: I Am a Runner

Daftweerunner — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:08:26 -0000

Wow you talk about running with a lot of passion, I am looking forward to my morning run now, going to try for a nice long run! Thanks for the blog post, it was a good read

Re: I Am a Runner

Jenn Adams — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:50:52 -0000

I love it! I just got my new shoes, and I am starting with walking, but hope to get back to running... The daydreaming is fun, and for some reason I love it when I finish, and I'm so tired and sweaty it almost hurts ;) Someday I'll get there again. Thanks for the inspiration!

Re: Community of Strangers

halcyonjenn — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:26:01 -0000

I experienced a little bit of that tonight, getting to watch theatre with a stranger who offered me her 2nd tix on the good faith I would pay her back, because through a mutual friend on fb she knew I couldn't get a ticket. It is sometimes hard to remember with all of the negative soundbytes every day the generosity that exists! Thanks for the reminder!

Re: Marl and Me

Jennifer Adams — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:33:18 -0000

First, I love the term Adorkable! I also love how something that seems cute and easy can become something intricate and challenging if you keep learning after you think "you've got it." I would also like to invite some puppets to perform at The Ceyx Series, if they are interested!

Re: On Stories and Home

Jennifer Adams — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:27:54 -0000

Beautiful, Mikah! Isn't it funny how the places we least expect can stay in our hearts as "home?" I can't wait to read more!

Re: Squirming In The Nest Lab

Jennifer Adams — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:37:24 -0000

I love the idea of doing something BECAUSE it makes you uncomfortable. Like a sign our subconscious gives us that it is EXACTLY where we need to be going. Thanks for sharing this!

Re: Weight Loss Challenge

Jennifer Adams — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:20:51 -0000

This is awesome, Derrick! I think you will do great!

Re: Draft of Reading List for Nest

Caridad Svich — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:49:47 -0000

Lovely list! I"d include as well Martin Crimp's ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE, David Harrower's KNIVES IN HENS, Tim Crouch's ENGLAND, Phyllis Nagy's WELDON RISING, debbie tucker green's DIRTY BUTTERFLY, Roland Schimmelpfenig's THE GOLDEN DRAGON, Abi Morgan's TINY DYNAMITE, Joanna Laurens THE THREE BIRDS, JON FOSSE'S I AM THE WIND...

Re: Pic of the Week: January 5, 2012

Mvelez160 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:47:13 -0000

Hey check out (and like) an awesome video interview with the talented David Henry Hwang, playwright of the Broadway play "Chinglish" at: http://culturecatch.com/vidcas...

Re: Bringing Submissions Out of the Cave

Kevin Heckman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:04:59 -0000

It should be pointed out though, Bries, that Signal is not one of the theatres that pays playwrights a bill-paying (if not living) wage. The problem is that the resources, foundation-wise, are generally going to theatres like Steppenwolf and Goodman, but they're not, generally, doing work from a wide range of potential sources. They're pulling from playwrights with a history of work elsewhere and graduates from that small handful of MFA programs. And Steppenwolf, in particular, is one of the better large theatres out there for supporting new work. But are they positioned to find someone groundbreaking? They're following exactly the model Tony lays out.

I have two thoughts on this, after many years of serving as AD/lit manager of my company. Firstly, big theatres should embrace small theatres as a sort of farm system for playwrights, actors, directors and designers. Fund down. Support risk taking where the risk is relatively low with enough money so that the artists and administrators can make a little bit of money, which preserves knowledge and prevents burnout (there's a reason I'm now enrolled in an MBA program). Thriving companies either invest in R&D or job it out. If big theatres don't do a great job of developing, then truly job it out to small theatres by paying for it.

Secondly, educate the foundations. The money received by large theatres to run dead-end new play programs could fund entire theatres at the small storefront level. It makes sense for the riskiest plays to happen at the smallest level, but it still costs money. If we could pay readers, we could plow through all kinds of blind submissions. Plus we could search out scripts through Google, Doollee, and other new play festivals/theatres around the country. I tried to do both when I was at Stage Left, and we had a good run of new work. But it takes work. And at some point sweat equity needs to be augmented with money, lest the sweat dry up. If the foundations gave generously to support new play programs at the theatres that do that well, they would be making a real investment in the future health of the industry.