the process
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So, here we are. Week two and hip-deep in the initial group dramaturgy of Bright Alchemy’s devising process, which started with the question “Why do we as a species feel compelled to tell stories of our own destruction?” It’s very early, but I’m already beginning to get that familiar feeling...
- March 14, 2011
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2AMt is a wonderful community of artists from all over the theatre spectrum, but we think it’s high time to give designers a little extra love–so we’re going to check out the big talent and bigger brains of some special designers in a series of designer spotlight posts. First up...
- March 4, 2011
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Wherein I blog Bright Alchemy’s devising process for its newest project. My living room is full of artists eating baked goods and mainlining coffee. The latter is not surprising, since it’s 10:30 A.M. on a Sunday. What is surprising is that a dozen theatre-makers chose to subject themselves to this...
- March 4, 2011
What the F@#k is Devised Theatre (Or How I Accidently Helped Start a Theatre Company) One of the great conversations that has arisen from Arena Stage’s New Play Convening is this discussion about devised theatre: what is it; who does it; why do they bother? As people started trying to...
- February 28, 2011
On the Sunday morning of opening weekend (yesterday as I post this), Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director Paul Nicholson and Artistic Director Bill Rauch sat down for a press conference with the critics and reporters who were in town for the 2011 opening weekend. I hear the event used to...
- February 28, 2011
Wake up. Check my e-mail. Damn. No response yet. They said “hopefully” Wednesday and it’s only Thursday. If I don’t hear from them tomorrow, I’ll contact them and follow up. Delete the spam. Save the job postings. Make a cup of tea. Begin writing cover letters for the new postings....
- February 24, 2011
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