tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00The PlaygoerPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-41707880740180175812023-10-29T12:07:36.905-04:002023-10-29T12:07:36.905-04:00Myrhaf's observation about Ibsen's art bei...Myrhaf's observation about Ibsen's art being in large part mystical is right on target. I've always thought that the controversy surrounding "A Doll House" ended up misleading a great many people; because it got the reputation of being a feminist polemic (which it isn't), it made Ibsen seem like a didactic realist, instead of a fundamentally religious thinker, albeit an unconventional one. (No secularist could have written the last moment of "Brand" -- after the fatal avalanche, an unseen speaker's voice booms out over the snow field, which is now Brand's tomb: "HE IS THE GOD OF LOVE.") I saw the Shaw Festival's production of "Rosmersholm" in 2006 -- I am not only a regular attendee at the Festival, but Patrick Galligan, who played Rosmer, is one of my dearest friends. I thought it was a splendid production, with one outsized flaw: the director cut all references to the white horses. When I asked Patrick later why that was, he said that the director didn't think that a modern audience would accept a paranormal element like that. (I begged to differ; the generation that has made Stephen King a rich man is perfectly able to handle a blend of the realistic and the fantastic.)Thomas Anthony DiMaggionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-63778668198200887142023-02-22T07:08:45.772-05:002023-02-22T07:08:45.772-05:00EST developed more plays and more films than the p...EST developed more plays and more films than the public even realizes. I worked on 2 that won Best Film there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-47291829369045901362022-04-03T17:33:39.923-04:002022-04-03T17:33:39.923-04:00Um, Mr. Siegel I presume?Um, Mr. Siegel I presume?Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-23688044437696508922022-04-03T10:07:10.983-04:002022-04-03T10:07:10.983-04:00Hello from the future.Hello from the future.the_jokesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523797097847135891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-68086806341567370132019-11-26T10:15:54.217-05:002019-11-26T10:15:54.217-05:00UPDATED LINK: https://charlierose.com/videos/24121...UPDATED LINK: https://charlierose.com/videos/24121Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-7723397382888010762018-01-21T07:35:19.931-05:002018-01-21T07:35:19.931-05:00Funny how the current pastor's wife left him s...Funny how the current pastor's wife left him seven years ago (because "God" told her to) to live 330 miles away from NYC, running a Bible school in Scottsdale, PA (where one student committed suicide and another molested his infant cousin - right after graduation). All of this was hushed up, of course. The pastor's wife got an honorary "doctorate" from a degree mill as a 'credential' to partner with a four year degreed Bible university - which is not legal! The pastor has become a multimillionaire over the past 17 years, whereas the poor chumps in the maintenance and security ministries work grueling 10 hour shifts at $10 per hour WITH NO RAISE for fifteen years (until NYC forced minimum wage to $11 per hour last January). Many people who worked there for almost 20 years have been recently fired and forced to sign a gag order with several months' severance pay as the tradeoff. Even Bonnie Wilkerson (daughter of the deceased founding pastor) said on Facebook that her father would roll in his grave if he could see what is going on at Times Square Church now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-81272296695746146112016-03-09T12:12:58.960-05:002016-03-09T12:12:58.960-05:00I stumbled upon this excellent post today when I s...I stumbled upon this excellent post today when I saw Saras amazing photo in the Times of the play Disaster! I began to wonder if she was related to the incredible radio personality Robert KRULWICH, who is married to New York Times reporter TamAR Lewin. (I apologize for the weird capitalization but I am having trouble with dictation software. Thank you Siri.) I also highly recommend this blog post that Sarawrote about her experiences as a pioneering woman sports photographer as a college student at Michigan in the 1960s. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/essay-first-woman-on-the-field/?_r=0sanfrandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897132670807914867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-31673343155289218572015-10-04T13:05:49.909-04:002015-10-04T13:05:49.909-04:00Is George suggesting that Pinter win for a second ...Is George suggesting that Pinter win for a second time?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523485072455959969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-30386964567160122242015-07-13T20:53:34.802-04:002015-07-13T20:53:34.802-04:00Long live Playgoer! Long live Playgoer! Christopher Shinnhttp://www.christophershinn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-41932041703863613302015-02-07T19:49:42.482-05:002015-02-07T19:49:42.482-05:00Thank you, guys. But, Scott-- what is this "R...Thank you, guys. But, Scott-- what is this "RSS Feed" you mention? Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-34596452568467607182015-02-05T14:11:09.153-05:002015-02-05T14:11:09.153-05:00it was so awesome but really weird
it was so awesome but really weird<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-69409222014658574412015-02-03T10:08:35.118-05:002015-02-03T10:08:35.118-05:00Peace to you too. I think the blogging slowed not ...Peace to you too. I think the blogging slowed not because it's old school (though it is), but because most of us have kids now. It certainly does have a way of setting your priorities, doesn't it? Anyway, good to see you back -- and I think I may have a possible writing gig for you.<br />George Hunkahttp://www.georgehunka.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-19956355306702099982015-02-02T22:58:54.033-05:002015-02-02T22:58:54.033-05:00And here I thought I'd never see this pop up i...And here I thought I'd never see this pop up in my RSS feed reader again.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557901434486846685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-12355717241607353812014-11-01T03:45:33.146-04:002014-11-01T03:45:33.146-04:00There are idiots online, but 'anonymous' a...There are idiots online, but 'anonymous' above is probably the biggest one I've ever seen. He'd be the one saying "The coal miner unions give you work. Be happy. If they say the mines are safe- GO IN!" 5 years after this post was made, the showcase code, even with this itsy bitsy modification is archaic. A revolution is on the horizon.Lefty Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708872515359087033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-83625351624210548262014-11-01T03:42:35.962-04:002014-11-01T03:42:35.962-04:00Hello from the end of 2014- NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANG...Hello from the end of 2014- NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED. The Showcase is still a dinosaur.Lefty Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708872515359087033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-76237233233189453712014-10-31T22:44:27.469-04:002014-10-31T22:44:27.469-04:00"... actors (not stars, just actors) have bec..."... actors (not stars, just actors) have become an underclass ... "<br /><br />actors still got some digging to do before they hit the realm of the writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-71715403842717373402014-09-11T13:11:27.585-04:002014-09-11T13:11:27.585-04:00@anonymous: I don't know which "god"...@anonymous: I don't know which "god" spoke to you and let's not even go there but I just wanted to ask you to double check the voice that you think you heard.<br />I've been going there on and off when I'm in the city and I can't but say that God is in that building: <br />People are being set free from drugs, alcohol, panic attacks, adultery, fear, pornography, hatred,..etc.<br />That's all I see every time I go, and no show on Broadway can make a father who abandoned his family go back and reconcile and no money in the world can buy that. Palpable wonders happen in that place. Drug dealers, pimps, criminals, people that even the judicial system couldn't correct, turn around and have changed lives. You don't have to go, just try to stream one of the services and tell me what you think:<br />http://www.tscnyc.org/live-events/ <br />CMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-7149009290708653492014-06-04T09:22:17.650-04:002014-06-04T09:22:17.650-04:00I decided to leave a comment here because you allo...I decided to leave a comment here because you allow anonymous comments and because I can use a proxy to further mask my identity.<br /><br />Freedom of speech means the freedom to believe whatever those with money and power want you to believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-62726753586283492412014-01-29T15:00:56.274-05:002014-01-29T15:00:56.274-05:00You are a moron. You are a moron. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147232627547754463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-35132309375490317602013-10-09T20:33:25.856-04:002013-10-09T20:33:25.856-04:00That being said, we still need money.That being said, we still need money.Colin Trevino-Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085273024435150862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-87020792072469803002013-09-17T04:45:49.452-04:002013-09-17T04:45:49.452-04:00I agree with Anonymous Gabriel."What theater ...I agree with Anonymous Gabriel."What theater isn't dying to do a show with an enormous cast? The money isn't there because there's hardly an audience for the still dying art of theater. "stonehttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-51640543062294267992013-09-03T17:05:41.543-04:002013-09-03T17:05:41.543-04:00It might be instructive to study cast size in film...It might be instructive to study cast size in film during the past 13 years as a comparison. Considering SAG contracts, the money issue is crucial, yet we rarely see one or two people films or those with very small cast size.<br />patti cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-82900479302467129912013-07-12T09:25:52.298-04:002013-07-12T09:25:52.298-04:00Valerie... I, too, am looking for a theatre model ...Valerie... I, too, am looking for a theatre model that does not require a nx of trustees/directors. Are you going to continue blogging about this?,I moved to Pittsburgh to create an incubator and would love some advice.TheatreRatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-56259445276977512672013-06-04T13:03:26.722-04:002013-06-04T13:03:26.722-04:00What theater isn't dying to do a show with an ...What theater isn't dying to do a show with an enormous cast? The money isn't there because there's hardly an audience for the still dying art of theater. Gabrielhttp://www.latheatercritic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-77525727633789152172013-04-30T17:38:03.767-04:002013-04-30T17:38:03.767-04:00Good News-- This production will have another life...Good News-- This production will have another life after all: the Public Theatre has scheduled it for its 2013-2014 season. Playgoer's calls were answered!Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.com