Partially using this blog as practice for terminal degree apps., mostly spitting out observations and questions. Topics may focus on theatre and the relationship between audience and performer or may go far afield. They might even get personal.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Not My Car part 2
Things come up in my weekly meeting with the boss. The latest was the observation that for all the family-focus in this town almost all of the theatre that's appropriate for kids under 13 (in my book--which is under 21 in Sunhole years, and even then you're going to hell) is performed by kids. A ten year old whom I know wanted recommendations for a play acted by adults--not a musical (there's plenty of squeaky-clean musicals on the boards) and all I could find was The 39 Steps at my theatre's crosstown rival. There are at least two other theatres that create shows for kids by kids, but no high-quality productions for kids and families. The notion that children's theatre doesn't have to be high-quality theatre enrages me a bit and it's a hypocrisy that's not specific to Sunhole. It almost makes me want to kick around here awhile to put together something to change that story. Of course kicking around Sunhole for the long-term is not an option. Maybe the modified truck and the children's theatre are a match. The road is out there and I'm getting increasingly mobile...
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Works Cited
- Commitment - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/magazine/21hoffman-t.html?ref=theater
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