Before we get to the post, a joke. The joke. Man goes on vacation, leaves his cat with his parents. A week later, he comes home, goes to pick up the cat. And his dad says, “Sorry, son, the cat’s dead.” “Jesus, Dad, you couldn’t have broken it to me...
Speak softly and carry a big stick. — Theodore Roosevelt Before we begin, if you haven’t already, read a cautionary tale about comments by the artistic director of Edmonton’s Teatro La Quindicina and then his explanation of those comments. I can wait. Are you back? Okay. There’s a difference between...
Summertime means festivals, fringe and otherwise. In today’s podcast, we’ll hear from some of the playwrights who attended the JAW Festival at Portland Center Stage, including Rob Handel, managing director of 13P, and Jason Wells. Then we visit the Toronto Fringe Festival with playwright Alison Broverman. Finally, Rebecca Coleman talks...
It’s said that if a butterfly flaps its wings in Illinois, it can cause a rainstorm in Brazil. I’m not sure how meteorologically sound that is, but it certainly holds true in the world of social media. In today’s podcast, Dave Charest (@DaveCharest) talks with Amy Wratchford (@AmyWratchford), managing director...
By popular demand, it’s the debut of the first 2amt podcast. This time out, Jax Steager visits the Hollywood Fringe Festival and interviews Ben Hill, producing director of the Hollywood Fringe, with snippets of interviews with Alexa Hanrahan, support director, and Nick Hill, the Fringe Central manager. If you’d like...
These are the stories we’ve been following at 2amt this week: Chicago vs New York, development vs marketing, pricing too low vs too fair, theatre vs rock, patrons vs fans, competition vs opportunity, funding vs accessibility, -er vs -re. We even use some naughty words, mainly because they’re funny. Also,...
Our good friend Dave Charest has started a new video series where he talks about creativity and content while trying not to get hit by cars. It’s exciting. He calls them “Walks With Dave,” and we’ll be featuring them here from time to time… Why Create Content? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCtUnEhF2Q[/youtube] How to...
Here’s an extra-large helping of stories to get you through the Memorial Day weekend. What have we been following at 2amt this week? Storefronts and stories, history and hopes. Recipes and blueprints, restaurants and royalties. Responsibility and sustainability, creativity and reality. Also, if you’ve ever said, “Bring me the head...
Or more precisely, just listen, as this is just the audio from Michael Kaiser’s appearance at Portland Center Stage last week. Whether you agree or disagree with his advice and observations, it’s worth a listen. Some of his advice applies more towards the large, institutional theatres and, in many ways,...
