An excellent blog where Lawler writes about a more ecologically friendly approach to doing theatre.
"Sustainability"
Excellent post by Lawler defining the term and its relation to theatre.
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This post examines two examples of theatres that have used flexible, permanent settings: Virginia Tech's RALPH, and Peter Hall's Old Vic set.
A Theatre Space
This post develops a relatively low-cost model for a theatre using a Del-Tec round house as a starting point.
Websites
ecoTheater (Mike Lawler)
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Posts from the Theatre Ideas blog
A Vision: What a Theatre Tribe Might Look Like
First Steps for Forming a Theatre Tribe
Decentralization
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This post examines two examples of theatres that have used flexible, permanent settings: Virginia Tech's RALPH, and Peter Hall's Old Vic set.
Websites
ecoTheater (Mike Lawler)
An excellent blog where Lawler writes about a more ecologically friendly approach to doing theatre.
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Theatre Ideas Posts
Model: Make It Sustainable (Scenery)
This post examines two examples of theatres that have used flexible, permanent settings: Virginia Tech's RALPH, and Peter Hall's Old Vic set.
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Arlene Goldbard and the Circle Project serve as examples of artists using their talents to consult with individuals and institutions.
Example of a Tribal Theatre: Neo-Futurists
Daniel Quinn's description of the Chicago-based Neo-Futurists from his book Beyond Civilization.
Words from a Current Neo-Futurist
Bilal Dardai, a current Neo-Futurist ensemble member, respons to my questions about the company.
Money and Choice
The ramifications of making decentralization.
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Posts from the Theatre Ideas blog
First Steps for Forming a Theatre Tribe
Decentralization
Localization
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Artists controlling ancillary income.
Model: Two Examples of "And Then"
Arlene Goldbard and the Circle Project serve as examples of artists using their talents to consult with individuals and institutions.
Money and Choice
The ramifications of making decentralization.
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This post proposes an approach for educating audiences and enjoining them to persuade area regional theatres to high local actors instead of importing actors from Nylachi.
Articles Elsewhere
Marsha Norman Gets It Right
Playwright Marsha Norman: "If we wanted to do one single thing to improve the theatrical climate in America, we’d assign one playwright to every theater that has a resident acting company." Thanks, Isaac Butler at Parabasis.
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Theatre Ideas Posts
Model: Where to Locate Your Tribe.
A discussion of the basic reasons to choose a smaller town.
Fear of Falling Off the Map
This post (cross-listed in Decentralization) explores the attitudes that must be abandoned in order to truly commit to a regional, tribal theatre.
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Theatre Ideas Posts
Food for Thought
The People Formerly Known as the Audience
Jay Rosen at "Press Think" discusses the shift in power between Big Media and the participatory audience. How does this impact the theatre?
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Theatre Ideas Posts
The New Tribalism and Theatre
First attempt to describe how Daniel Quinn's idea of the "occupational tribe" applied to theatre.
More on Tribalism
Continuing the thinking process.
Reactions to Tribalism Post
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Get Yourself a Trib
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Ken Robinson: Educating for Creativity
Discusses TED video by Sir Ken Robinson.
Fired Up? Ready to Go?
How artists can have a hand in changing the theatre education situation.
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Theatre Ideas Posts
Theatre Education, Part 1: How We Got Here
First part in a series of posts by Tom Loughlin and me concerning theatre education.
Theatre Education 2.1, Addendum to Tom Loughlin
Focus: undergraduate education.
Theatre Education 2.2 -- Corporate Training
How theatre education fits in well with being trained to be a corporate flunky.