Forwards Lateral

I’m catching up on posting old clippings. This one, from Buzzine hit me at the time and, as I reread it and reflect, I find it contains a great deal of truth:

Sympathy and empathy are also…

“An actor on the stage need only to sense the smallest modicum of organic or physical truth in his action or general state and instantly his emotions will respond to his inner faith in the…

Today much of what is produced in the theatre - especially that done at the community level - is presented to the public as an apology from apologists: “We’re sorry this isn’t a film, with one of…

Isaac over at Parabasis posed an important question yesterday which I think deserves response: Should you major in drama:

I ask you dear readers to weigh in on this. I was a drama major, and…

I’m reprinting this commencement address from Kenyon College in 2005 by David Foster Wallace for two reasons:

1. It has some profound truths in it which require digestion and reflection
2. Since this…

Another thought-provoking and relative post from Laura Axelrod, You & the Needs of Your Audience:

Some people might mistake my call for cultural relevance as an urging for agit-prop. Nothing…

I’ve been reading the excellent book Engaging Art - The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life, edited by Stephen Tepper and Bill Ivey, former head of the NEA. Though I’m only…

David Cote touches on a tough subject: what happens to the arts in an economic crisis:

Obviously, the most direct impact will be financial. I was speaking a friend who works for an…

Technically this was my second read of the play since my first was back in the early nineties.  The script has stayed with me through four states and countless moves, but when a list of seven…