After the first sustained pause in the conversation between (sober) theatremakers the party question of choice is “what is your dream project?” It’s a fun topic and generally it means you don’t have to talk for a minute which limits your probability of saying something stupid. It works best for...
Thank God it’s on Friday again. Here are some of the stories we’ve been following at 2amt. This week’s batch includes one word, two words, dirty words, not-so-dirty words, digital analogs, a submission statement and even a touch of Dr. Seuss… Brittney Filek-Gibson on partying down Spinning off of Trisha...
Not just any bookstore, but specifically this bookstore: Montague Bookmill in Montague, Massachusetts. Seth Godin sums it up well when he stated: This is the bookstore of the future, because it’s not a business trying to maximize growth and ROI. No, it’s a place, an attitude, an approach to an...
An amazing memo surfaced today, which I first heard about in this Maclean’s article by Jaime Weinman. It’s a memo from David Mamet to the writing staff of his recently cancelled television series, The Unit. Whatever you may think of Mamet–and I know a lot of 2am folk who have...
Odds are the first four words ever spoken were “tell me a story.” And the next four? “Once upon a time…” It’s why we have cave paintings, sculpture, theatre, film, television both scripted and “real.” Everything in our world is crafted to communicate something, whether memory or information, association or...
Check it. These are the stories, posts, trends and folks we’ve been following this week. There’s a little bit of everything, from the power of blogs to the Humana Festival, from digital theatre to building the world of a show. And no, there’s not a word about “devised work.” (Well,...
We don’t normally pay attention to 2pm around here–or time at all, really, since it’s always 2am here–but this afternoon, you’d have been able to join in a chat at TheatreFace with our own 2am summit guru, Nick Keenan. Quite simply, if it weren’t for the ongoing conversations with Nick...
How do we devise work? And how best can we support that work, these artists? Rather, how can we provide a sustainable model for these companies for funding, presenting, travelling? We’re talking about groups like Universes, the Rude Mechanicals, SITI Company, the Civilians, Taffety Punk and more. Their process is...
