Worth Reading
Dunkirk NY – The crush of production has left me with precious little time to add to this blog of late, so I thought I’d take the time this morning to add two items from my morning read.
The first is an op-ed piece in this morning’s NY Times which might go unread by many, but is I think significant. For me the significance lies in the premises presented about university education; namely, that we are producing a significant amount of unemployable people for an ancient and crumbling institution. The parallels to theatre and specifically to an MFA education should be apparent. The link is here:
End The University As We Know It
The second is the continuing dialog between Todd Olson and Mike Daisey. Many of you have probably already read it, I am sure, but just in case:
As Prologue for Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's Birthday
Fredonia NY – Not to be missed on Shakespeare’s Birthday:
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This Could Get Interesting
Dunkirk NY – A must-read: Mike Daisey v. Todd Olson (h/t Scott Walters)
Were I a working actor I’d never work in Mr. Olson’s theatre. -twl
On Solitude and Seriousness
Dunkirk NY – I spent Easter Sunday doing my and my son’s taxes. I had to ask my wife for some financial information, which then got her going on clearing out and organizing all of last year’s bills. We had scallops with pasta and fried zucchini for dinner, just the two of us. We did manage to join my mother and father on Long Island with other family members for grace before their dinner via webcam. I never really dressed all day nor stepped outside. I was suffering from a slight cold, but nothing terribly serious.
I probably wouldn’t have made too much of this but for two incidents which brought an issue home to me. Continue Reading »
Theatre 25 Years From Now
Fredonia NY – By now I am sure most interested people have taken notice of and read the TCG article AT25: An Eye on the Future. I suppose I could comment on the article itself, but one of the fun things about having a blog is that you can do more than comment – you can contribute. I did appear once and long ago in an American Theatre article as a sidebar, but over the years it’s been proven to me that those comments I made have already become obsolete, since technology has already been co-opted. So rather than criticize the TCG article, here’s my thought on American Theatre 25 years from now. Continue Reading »
You Lose a Bet?
Fredonia NY – Scott Walters and I had a bet going on if Syracuse had played UNC in the NCAA Tournament. That did not happen, but I figured that since UNC actually won the National Championship last night, I should honor the spirit of the event. So Scott, here you are:
