Bruce, I think what you wrote, for the most part, accurately reflects the situation. Still, it is a sad reflection on the state of American theater and I do...
L.H. Grant
lhgrant@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:32 am
5640
Bruce Lee (ROTFLMAO, that's why I'm such a successful, witty playwright.), Actually, we have done something on the state level which keeps us out of the...
I'll tell you this, Lee. Every day the desire to get out of the theatre-running business gets greater. It has less and less to do with making plays. Bruce ...
Dear Norman, While I am in no way offended by your hypothesis, I must beg to differ with your conclusion. If an actor was able raise money from friends and...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:01 pm
5643
... Richard, Not at all. There is no reason why a set designer, or puppet master, or sound designer cannot gather together a group of artisans and put on King...
il professore
ilprof@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:52 pm
5644
... Well, we have Bush and Co. to thank for cuts in NEA funding... Rumsfeld, after all, needs more bucks to wage his wars, and war-time funding trumps any...
Bill
Bill491@...
Sep 1, 2003 8:12 pm
5645
Bill, This hurts me, but to be fair, the NEA appropriation has gone up under Bush. He requested $117 million for 03, they appropriated $115 million in 02 and...
In a message dated 8/31/03 11:22:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... I apologize, Richard, if it seems like I'm haranguing you, but I just don't get it. You...
Jcrwth@...
Sep 1, 2003 10:23 pm
5647
{please read the letter below that this is in response to, first} Dear Norman, That is where we differ. It is not always the Director's "product" as you so...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 1, 2003 11:43 pm
5648
Dear John, We had this discussion many years ago on and off the list that you formally co-moderated. Nothing Personal, but this is just the way we do business....
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 2, 2003 12:09 am
5649
... Richard, Once upon a time, the notorious Shubert brothers owned almost all of theatrical property on Broadway; creators of original plays and musicals were...
il professore
ilprof@...
Sep 2, 2003 8:07 pm
5650
Dear Norman, True, but in this case, I continue to bristle at your suggestion that I am TOO involved with the day-to-day operations, because I am commissioning...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 3, 2003 1:52 am
5651
So glad to hear from you. Yes to coffee. In Gorham or are you coming thru' Portland? I'll meet you either way. I have several videos -- some USM owns, one...
Dr. Assunta Kent
assunta@...
Sep 3, 2003 4:12 am
5652
... the shows [costumes OR lighting OR scenery OR sound OR projections OR props, for example] from a cubicle just offstage, in many instances, and having...
il professore
ilprof@...
Sep 3, 2003 7:19 am
5653
Man o Man, I must not answer my email in the middle of the night after classes and auditions! Sorry. Dr. Assunta Kent, Assoc. Professor Theatre, Women's...
Dr. Assunta Kent
assunta@...
Sep 3, 2003 12:51 pm
5654
Dear Norman, And why should I want to 'draw fire' from, much less educate, my colleagues and competitors?<wink> At least the press has an ostensible duty to...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 3, 2003 3:27 pm
5655
In a message dated 9/3/03 8:28:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... I can't speak for anyone else, Richard, but I for one never go to the theatre to bury Caesar,...
Jcrwth@...
Sep 3, 2003 4:54 pm
5656
... discussion list and "quite publicly" support a particular way of making theatre, but make the assumption that your colleagues here are so venal and...
Dear John, I did not attempt to recruit people to my point of view, or even suggest that my way was the best way. I did not attempt to obtain investors,...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 3, 2003 6:04 pm
5658
Please try to understand, Richard, that while my posts may seem to you to be adversarial they're not intended that way. I genuinely don't understand, and your...
Jcrwth@...
Sep 3, 2003 7:45 pm
5659
Hark! I have been evoked. Be it known that no one is complaining (to the moderator, at least) about John, Richard, Norman, et al. Thus no apologies to list...
Dear John, I certainly do NOT discourage paying customers. We advertise appropriately. The theatres are ADA compliant, I maintain a dedicated TDD phone line...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 4, 2003 2:51 am
5661
... Richard, Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. NORMAN B. SCHWARTZ ... ilprof@... www.sbactorstheatre.org ... From: Richard Niederberg To:...
il professore
ilprof@...
Sep 4, 2003 7:24 am
5662
So we dropped our civil, interesting, supposedly OT thread for this where one member is ragged by another for business choices? Anyway, I was talking...
Dear Lelia, Some people really enjoy making their colleagues feel uncomfortable. Hopefully they don't do that to their own audience too often. /s/ Richard ... ...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 4, 2003 1:58 pm
5664
Dear Norman, Do you really want too much protesting? I'll try to fulfill your expectations or your fears. I still think that propriety calls for an end of...
Richard Niederberg
ladesigners@...
Sep 4, 2003 1:59 pm
5665
In a message dated 9/4/2003 9:59:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Right, Oedipus Tyrannus, Hamlet, Long Day's Journey into Night and plays of their ilk are...
DKilpat173@...
Sep 4, 2003 6:07 pm
5666
... But this thread, such as it is, isn't talking about "great theater", but about another artist's business choices. Which really isn't anyone's place to...
In a message dated 9/4/2003 2:33:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Lelia, You are quite right, that is indeed how this thread has evolved. And I don't think...
DKilpat173@...
Sep 4, 2003 6:58 pm
5668
I'm forwarding this for a friend: (please reply to him) I need help finding an actor for a video shoot to be used in an online project, and maybe a...
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