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  Three Theaters and Some Intermissions

  03.12.10 | Permalink | View Comments

  And now, a post about theaters of different sizes and how their intermissions help make audiences feel more comfortable. 1). When I was at Steppenwolf for American Buffalo, I noticed that audience members were able to order their drinks before the show and have them ready at intermission. This made a lot of sense because [...]

• audiences, conversation starter, non-profit theatre, playwrights, rabble rousing, the process, theatrical ecosystem

  On Epic Theater Programming Failures

  03.01.10 | Permalink | View Comments

  The theater in my hometown recently announced their 2010-11 season and, to put it softly, I was disappointed. If this tells you anything, for those of you that didn’t click on the link, the most exciting shows are On Golden Pond and Boeing, Boeing. Now, this theater has had tough times; they lost several years [...]

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  What Makes Theater Special?

  02.12.10 | Permalink | View Comments

  What makes theater stand out from all of the other art forms? What attracts us to theater to make us directors, playwrights, critics? What makes it different from a band playing a gig in a small venue, an opera at the Met, a painting, a ballet? Do our own personal tastes effect our preference of [...]

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  Thoughts On a Similar Theme

  02.04.10 | Permalink | View Comments

  How do you introduce theater to people in impoverished areas? People in many areas of Chicago might not have had an exposure to theater due to several factors: money, transportation, time. How do you introduce theater to people who live in areas like or live in Cabrini-Green and Altgeld Gardens in Chicago? Do you make [...]