“The River is a different beast: eighty minutes to Jerusalem‘s three hours and contemplative where the earlier play was raucous, turning on the intimacies of a couple rather than the carnival-like energy of a cast of fourteen.” What’s more, as the playwright says, the star of the show is arguably a dead sea trout.
Category: theatre
A New York Theatre Offers A Better Deal For Playwrights
The company, Playwrights Horizons, announced on Tuesday that it has started covering roughly 50 percent of the health care premiums for its writers during the season in which their works are produced. The theater is also paying the writers for “preproduction activities,” like rehearsals and meetings with the directors, designers and producers.
“Macbeth” Yanked From Turkish State Theater After Gov’t Officials Actually See The Play
A group of officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism attended the production in Ankara last Tuesday and reportedly stalked out without applauding; the play was promptly replaced on the schedule. Last month the now-former director of Turkey’s State Theaters resigned, complaining of censorship by the Culture Ministry.
What It Takes To Get, And To Keep, A Community Theatre Running
“‘We got caught up in our passion and just dove in,’ Mr. Bassett says. ‘We didn’t sit and crunch the numbers.'” (Hint: Crunch the numbers.)
The Dilemmas Of Being A Critic And A Playwright (Or A Playwright And A Critic)
“Even under the best of circumstances, critics are accused of biases and agendas. Surely that would be worse if I was pushing my own material on the groups I was covering. For the time being, the ethical thing to do seemed to be not to submit work directly to local theaters.”
Bradley Cooper Plays A Man Who’s Haunted Him For Decades
Starring in The Elephant Man on Broadway “is serious business for the actor: a scoop of earth following his gradual but precipitous soar into the showbiz stratosphere, with its thinner, giddy-making air.” It’s also a role he’s been fixated on since age 12.
Theaters Are (Finally?) Recovering From The Recession, Says Report
“Earned income was up an impressive 40.8 percent (adjusted for inflation), although total attendance was up only 0.4 percent.”
Australian Playwright Says It’s Time For The Return Of Radio Plays
“The internet means a lot of people can listen to the [BBC] World Service online. No writer is going to turn up their nose at a potential 40 million listeners.”
Last Ditch Efforts To Prevent Strikes In London’s West End
“The union is seeking London living wage – £8.80 – for workers on three pay grades below that rate, and a 6% rise for all other members.”
Philadelphia’s Prince Music Theater Calls It Quits
“Having received no offers for a takeover, the organization that occupies the Prince Music Theater on Friday terminated its lease with the owners of the building on Chestnut Street just west of Broad Street. American Music Theater Festival, founded in 1984, also intends to dissolve. The future of the building is uncertain.”