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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) invited member companies to submit three-minute videos about their company and their vision of theatre 20 years from now. I hope that 20 years from now, theatre companies are better at representing themselves on video. A lot better.
Read the whole thingHere we are at our house in Guerneville, sitting all around a big ass table and talking about Impact's future. It's an interesting discussion--most of us are alpha personalities (myself included, of course), so it can get a bit heated. Right now we're discussing this exact website, figuring out what we like, what we don't like, what we want to change, and so on. What new things should we try? Should we keep the site the way it is? Artistic Associate Miyuki Bierlin wants more pictures. Do you? I probably do. Especially of Prince Gomolvilas and Brandon Patton, whoooooo!
Also, Artistic Associate (and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Assistant Director) Elissa Dunn wants me to post about my top pet peeves as a Stage Manager. Something to look forward to! You might be surprised.
In the Marin Independent-Journal, Charles Brousse discusses theatre ticket pricing in the Bay Area: what the current climate is, how high prices are justified by the big companies, and how to get the most theatre bang for your buck. His main point, however, is about smaller companies and how they're faring -- and the news is not good.
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