“Out of respect for our public and our loyal theatregoers, many of whom are travelling from around the world, we regret that we must cancel performances through Sunday Nov. 25.”
Category: theatre
The New Irish Theate
There’s a “new generation of Irish writers and filmmakers who are tackling weighty contemporary issues, forming a representation of the country that goes beyond the classics and even the highly politicized literature produced during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.”
Off-Broadway Booms During Broadway Strike
“Everything we had (tickets) went. A lot of it was people coming in at the last minute paying full price at the box office. They were wandering around looking for something to do.”
Canadian Theatre Festivals Say Strong Dollar Hurts
“The Shakespeare Festival in Stratford and the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, both in Ontario, say they’ve seen fewer Americans in their theatres since the loonie started its steep climb this year.”
DC Shakespeare Theatre Company’s New Digs
“The new theater, like almost every new entertainment space built today, is hierarchical. The demand to maximize revenue, whether through selling skyboxes or souvenirs and servicing the thirst and hunger of the crowd, or through soliciting donations in the nonprofit world, means that a fully ‘functional’ entertainment space must do much more than present hockey or ‘Hamlet’. The side effects of this trend are mixed.”
Video Never Works On A Theatre Stage (Unless…)
“There’s something about the on-stage appearance of two-dimensional screens that invariably undermines the depth of the theatrical experience. But I saw two shows last weekend in different cities where the use of video was both exciting and thoroughly complementary to the theatrical experience.”
ART Narrows Field In Director Search
“Harvard University’s search committee to name the next artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre has told two well-known candidates that they won’t get the job, [and] a third potential candidate… said yesterday that he had been approached for the position but turned the ART down.”
Broadway Producers, Stagehands Will Talk This Weekend
The Broadway stagehands strike will last at least through this weekend. “The work stoppage has crippled an industry estimated at $939 million a year and has also affected bars, restaurants, hotels, souvenir stores and other businesses in the theater district.”
The Broadway Stagehands’ Strike Explained
“A younger generation of producers decided that the contract now up for renewal would be the one in which they pushed for big changes, and the theater owners are, this time, pushing with them. By taking a few cents out of each ticket over several years, the league amassed a $20 million fund in preparation for a strike like this one.”
Just Who Are Those Striking Stagehands?
“You were getting stagehands going to school for specific technical knowledge. Before that, it was more of the old school. You learned how to hammer, learned how to saw, learned how to do a lot of hard physical work.”