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audiences, conversation starter
Three Theaters and Some Intermissions
03.12.10 | Permalink | 4 CommentsAnd 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 [...]
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conversation starter, ideas
What Makes Theater Special?
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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audiences, rabble rousing
Thoughts On a Similar Theme
02.04.10 | Permalink | 11 CommentsHow 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 [...]
