[New post] “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” at City Theatre

wkarons posted: "On the other end of the spectrum from Rules of Seconds is the one-person show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, by James Lecesne. Where the former features a spectacularly aggressive display of alpha-male peacocking, the latter centers on the sto"

Why We Applaud When Woody Allen Insults Women

Why We Applaud When Woody Allen Insults Women: As 2018 is still just getting started, I wanted to take a look back at the things I did last year, partially to remind myself what’s possible to do in a year, but also to think about how I’ve been spending my time and how I might want to change that going forward. The biggest shift in 2017 was that I spent a lot more time on art and Making Things, and that definitely had a positive effect on my baseline happiness throughout the year. So, what have I built?

STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training

STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training: Universities must train scientists to engage with the ethics of emerging technologies, rather than functioning as cogs in the engine of economic development. Integrating the arts into STEM can help.

Paula Vogel’s Presidents’ Day Challenge: Set ‘Ubu’ In The White House | Deadline

Paula Vogel’s Presidents’ Day Challenge: Set ‘Ubu’ In The White House | Deadline: EXCLUSIVE: Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned To Drive, Indecent) has thrown down the gantlet, or at least the rolling pin, to writers across the U.S.

Sunday, January 28, 2018

[New post] “Rules of Seconds” at barebones productions

wkarons posted: "I've come to expect that a barebones production will involve, at some level, an investigation of masculinity. Barebones' artistic director Patrick Jordan seems drawn to plays that feature hyper-masculine characters – a character type he clearly revels in "

How do you ruin 'Joseph'? Try setting it in Vegas - Chicago Tribune

How do you ruin 'Joseph'? Try setting it in Vegas - Chicago Tribune: REVIEW: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Drury Lane Theatre. What happens when you set this lovely musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in Las Vegas? With bad celebrity impersonations and twerking? Chris Jones went so you and your family don't have to. (1 star)

How a Tennis Match Changed the Conversation

http://urbanexcavations.com/2018/01/25/how-a-tennis-match-changed-the-conversation/ urban excavations » jerry patch and annie macrae: “you have to be ego-less”

When People are the Product: Why Reliance on Young Artist Programs May Lead to Financial Ruin for…

When People are the Product: Why Reliance on Young Artist Programs May Lead to Financial Ruin for…: There’s no question that many regional opera houses in the US are struggling. Corporate giving to the arts has never really recovered since the dotcom crash, private philanthropy is shifting…