Wednesday, May 30, 2018

[New post] “King Hedley II” at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre

wkarons posted: "Ah, Pittsburgh! Hometown of August Wilson, and place of many rains…. Those two went hand-in-hand this past Saturday at the performance of King Hedley II I attended, which has been staged by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre in the backyard of August Wilson'"

Saturday, May 26, 2018

[New post] “Pigeon [III1/2]” at Birch Swinger Ensemble

wkarons posted: "There's an exercise I'll occasionally use in class, to help students think more expansively or differently about the world of a play we have read: "Create a scene that is missing from this play." It's an exercise that's playful, fun, and a little naughty "

Thursday, May 24, 2018

[New post] “HIR” at barebones productions

wkarons posted: "It's obvious to anyone who has been awake and breathing over the last two years that the 2016 election represented a watershed before-and-after moment in American politics and culture. Ways of thinking about our cultural moment that felt insightful and tr"

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

AMERICAN THEATRE | Les Waters’s Vision of Life

https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/05/23/les-waterss-vision-of-life/


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Artist Brings Rooms to Life With Impressionist-Inspired Relief Sculptures on Walls

https://mymodernmet.com/goga-tandashvili-bas-relief-sculpture/ My Modern Met

Artist Visualizes the Lengthy “Terms of Service” Agreements of Popular Social Media Apps

https://mymodernmet.com/social-media-policy-infographics-dima-yarovinsky/ My Modern Met

Polin reorganizes into four divisions

http://www.inparkmagazine.com/polin-reorganization/ InPark Magazine

Patch it and forget it!

https://blog.fastcap.com/2018/patch-it-and-forget-it-2/ FastCap Blog

Adam Savage at Maker Faire: the importance of sharing

https://boingboing.net/2018/05/23/adam-savage-at-maker-faire-th.html Boing Boing

A Good Yarn About Those ‘Carousel’ Costumes

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/theater/carousel-broadway-sweater-costumes.html NYT > Theater

Pittsburgh Filmmakers cancels fall classes for adults, will sell Oakland building

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2018/05/23/Pittsburgh-Filmmakers-cancels-fall-classes-willl-sell-Oakland-building-Melwood/stories/201805230148 Post-Gazette -- LOCAL

New Study Finds the Fashion Industry’s Top Positions Are Dominated by Men

http://bbook.com/fashion-style/new-study-finds-fashion-industrys-top-positions-dominated-men/ BlackBook

Mechanisms: Solenoids

https://hackaday.com/2018/05/23/mechanisms-solenoids/ Hack a Day

Production Coordinators Fight for Equal Pay for Equal Work

http://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/production-coordinators-pay-1202819047/ Variety

The Lever Gear Clip System Offers Compact EDC Storage

http://coolmaterial.com/gear/lever-gear-clip-system/ Cool Material

Transcript: Adam Savage's 2018 Bay Area Maker Faire Talk

http://www.tested.com/art/makers/830725-transcript-adam-savages-2018-bay-area-maker-faire-talk/ Tested

Boring company makes "the world's most boring billboard" and promises to keep it up for 12 years

https://boingboing.net/2018/05/23/boring-company-makes-the-wor.html Boing Boing

Five Shows with Microsoft Theater’s Russell Gordon

http://ampthemag.com/the-real/five-shows-with-microsoft-theaters-russell-gordon/ Amplify

EuropaCorp Stock Drops in Wake of Rape Allegation Against Luc Besson

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/luc-besson-europacorp-stock-drops-rape-allegation-1202819624/ Variety

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

How Michael Jackson's tilt move defied gravity - CNN

How Michael Jackson's tilt move defied gravity - CNN

Review: psychological thriller The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs

https://dctheatrescene.com/2018/05/22/review-psychological-thriller-the-small-room-at-the-top-of-the-stairs/ DC Theatre Scene

Unleash Your Creativity in 4 Easy Steps

http://www.creativitypost.com/business/unleash_your_creativity_in_4_easy_steps The Creativity Post

The Theatre Lover’s Guide To Toronto

https://theatrenerds.com/the-theatre-lovers-guide-to-toronto/ Theatre Nerds

GLAAD's sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index sees alarming drop in LGBTQ characters in major studio films | GLAAD

GLAAD's sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index sees alarming drop in LGBTQ characters in major studio films | GLAAD: GLAAD found a record low percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive major studio films, though there was a welcome increase in LGBTQ characters of color. Read the full report now!

Deadpool 2 Proves There's No Excuse Not to Include Queer Superheroes on the Screen

https://io9.gizmodo.com/deadpool-2-proves-theres-no-excuse-not-to-include-queer-1826181897 Gizmodo

VIDEO: Carol Burnett Discusses Women in Comedy & More on CONAN

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Carol-Burnett-Talks-Women-in-Comedy-More-on-CONAN-20180522 BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

Location Spotlight: Beaver Dam State Park

https://nevadafilm.com/location-spotlight-beaver-dam-state-park/ Nevada Film Office

Monday, May 21, 2018

[New post] “Nomad Motel” at City Theatre

wkarons posted: "Gianni Downs's apropos "split screen" set for Carla Ching's new play Nomad Motel - confidently directed here by Los Angeles-based director Bart DeLorenzo - adeptly and precisely encapsulates both its form and content. On stage right, occupying a little ov"

The 5 Best Undergrad Drama Schools for an Acting Degree | Hollywood Reporter

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/5-best-undergrad-drama-schools-an-acting-degree-1112148


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[New post] “A New Brain” at Front Porch Theatricals

wkarons posted: "You can be forgiven if you've never heard of William Finn's 1998 quirky, feel-good musical A New Brain. The autobiographical tale, based on Finn's own experience surviving a risky operation to correct an arteriovenous malformation in the brain, began life"

Saturday, May 19, 2018

[New post] “The Forest of Everywhere” at Bricolage Production Company

wkarons posted: "An enormous storm has torn through the world, carrying animals from far-flung places and depositing them here in Pittsburgh, in the "Forest of Everywhere." They're lonely, confused, feeling out of place, and in need of kind and welcoming explorers to come"

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Live Nation Announces Women Nation Fund to Invest in Women-Funded Businesses

http://ampthemag.com/the-real/live-nation-announces-women-nation-fund-to-invest-in-women-funded-businesses/ Amplify

How Killing Eve Gets Its Killer Costumes

http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/how-killing-eve-gets-its-killer-costumes.html Vulture

‘Frozen’ North American Tour to Start at Hollywood Pantages

http://variety.com/2018/legit/news/frozen-north-american-tour-kicks-off-in-los-angeles-1202810219/ Variety

Here's a Great Look at Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's Awesome Practical Dinosaurs

https://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-a-great-look-at-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdoms-a-1826043144 Gizmodo

From ‘Dawson’s Creek’ to ‘Buffy’ to ‘Frasier’ to ‘Seinfeld’ — what happened to those lone, ‘token’ black actors?

From ‘Dawson’s Creek’ to ‘Buffy’ to ‘Frasier’ to ‘Seinfeld’ — what happened to those lone, ‘token’ black actors?: This is about television in the 1990s, but let’s start with a quick, tragic and important trip to 1975. Happy Days is about to deliver its infamous and most cri…

Here's a Great Look at Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's Awesome Practical Dinosaurs

https://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-a-great-look-at-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdoms-a-1826043144 io9

Damon Wayans Shares Video & Photo of Injuries From Lethal Weapon Series Set Purportedly Caused by Clayne Crawford

https://www.themarysue.com/damon-wayans-shares-video-photo-injuries/ The Mary Sue

Protected: The Top Student Apps for 2018: Work, Rest and Play on the Move

http://collegecandy.com/2018/05/15/the-top-student-apps-for-2018-work-rest-and-play-on-the-move/ College Candy

Protected: How to Pick a College Major for the Future: Top 4 Choices for Making Yourself Invaluable in the Job Market

http://collegecandy.com/2018/05/15/how-to-pick-a-college-major-for-the-future-top-4-choices-for-making-yourself-invaluable-in-the-job-market/ College Candy

Spotify, R. Kelly, and the Music Industry’s Slow Push Toward Change

http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/spotify-r-kelly-and-the-music-industrys-push-toward-change.html Vulture

Damon Wayans says fired 'Lethal Weapon' co-star Clayne Crawford was physically abusive

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/05/15/lethal-weapon-damon-wayans-clayne-crawford-twitter-lance-henriksen/610487002/ GANNETT Syndication Service

Ultimate Ears Introduces Most Advanced In-Ear Monitor to Date and Refreshes Entire Lineup with New Sweatproof Cables

https://soundandpicture.com/2018/04/ultimate-ears-introduces-most-advanced-in-ear-monitor-to-date-and-refreshes-entire-lineup-with-new-sweatproof-cables/ Sound & Picture

David Letterman Can’t Imagine Why He Never Had Women Writers

https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/david-letterman-netflix-tina-fey-interview.html


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The Sounds of Sex Scenes

http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/how-do-they-create-the-sounds-in-sex-scenes.html Vulture

Whose Nude? Christian Louboutin Explains Why Inclusion Is Important--But We Still Have Questions

https://theglowup.theroot.com/whose-nude-christian-louboutin-explains-why-inclusion-1826029193 The Root

Powerful, Immersive Play As Much as I Can Brings Voices of Southern Gay Black Men and HIV/AIDS Awareness to Harlem

https://www.theroot.com/powerful-immersive-play-as-much-as-i-can-brings-voices-1826023725 The Root

Monday, May 14, 2018

Broadway’s ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ to Close in August

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/theater/the-play-that-goes-wrong-broadway-closing.html NYT > Theater

What Happened To Talking Mickey?

http://themeparkuniversity.com/disney/what-happened-to-talking-mickey/ Theme Park University

The 2018 Michael Merritt Awards

http://www.flyhouse.com/blog/2018-michael-merritt-awards Flyhouse Blog

Don't Be Afraid to Ask Dumb Questions

https://lifehacker.com/dont-be-afraid-to-ask-dumb-questions-1826008775 Lifehacker

[New post] “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” at Throughline Theatre Company

wkarons posted: "Polymathic omedian Steve Martin's play Picasso at the Lapin Agile might best be described as a love letter to creativity and to the creative energies that birthed both the joys and horrors of the twentieth century.  The conceit of the play is a chance mee"

Maker Pro News: How Maker Skills Are Changing Engineering Education

https://makezine.com/2018/05/14/maker-pro-news-change-engineering-education/ Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Ally Sheedy on Hollywood Sexism and Harvey Weinstein

http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/ally-sheedy-on-hollywood-sexism-and-harvey-weinstein.html


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Yes, We Cannes: The Lens Is on Equality at the World’s Most Fashionable Film Festival

https://theglowup.theroot.com/yes-we-cannes-the-lens-is-on-equality-at-the-worlds-m-1825995901 The Root

Patty Jenkins Celebrated with Women in Motion Award at Festive Kering Bash

http://variety.com/2018/film/global/patty-jenkins-carla-simon-women-in-motion-award-kering-dinner-1202809439/ Variety

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Nashville Amphitheater Noise Irks Locals

https://www.pollstar.com/article/nashville-amphitheater-noise-irks-locals-135349 Pollstar News

Travel down under to Bikini Bottom in '(Just a) Simple Sponge'

https://m.axs.com/travel-down-under-to-bikini-bottom-in-just-a-simple-sponge-130127 AXS - News Feed

HBO Responds to PETA’s Concern About Westworld‘s Use of Abused Trained Elephants

https://www.themarysue.com/hbo-peta-abused-elephants-westworld/ The Mary Sue

CalArts Showcase Offers a Window Into Animation’s Next Generation

http://variety.com/2018/film/features/calarts-showcase-offers-a-window-into-animations-next-generation-1202803078/ Variety

My worst moment: How Leslie Odom Jr. almost quit acting before 'Hamilton' made him a star

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-my-worst-moment-leslie-odom-jr-0509-story.html Theater Loop

Intrigued by the Elevation Lab DraftTable for...

http://www.notcot.org/post/63192/ NOTCOT.ORG

Female-dominated jury arrives at Cannes Film Festival

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/movies/2018/05/08/-female-dominated-jury-arrives-cannes-film-festival/34664605/ GANNETT Syndication Service

Playwrights Say #NeverAgain

http://howlround.com/playwrights-say-neveragain HowlRound

2018 Theatre World Award Winners for Spectacular NY Stage Debuts

https://newyorktheater.me/2018/05/08/2018-theatre-world-award-winners-for-spectacular-ny-stage-debuts/ New York Theater

Rockin Rollers: Part 1

http://scenicguild.org/2018/05/rockin-rollers-part-1/ Guild of Scenic Artists

This Immortal Coil: A Review of Prometheus Bound at City Lit Theater

https://www.newcitystage.com/2018/05/08/this-immortal-coil-a-review-of-prometheus-bound-at-city-lit-theater/ Newcity Stage

Your College's Recommended Student Loan Payment Option Could Put You Even Further in Debt

https://twocents.lifehacker.com/your-colleges-recommended-student-loan-payment-option-c-1825825191 Lifehacker

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to Go to Trial in New York in June

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TO-KILL-A-MOCKINGBIRD-to-Go-to-Trial-in-New-York-in-June-20180508 BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content