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Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'The Best Seats in the House'

Charlene, the more I think about it, the more I find the idea falling apart in my head. (Sigh.) I agree that there are probably too many factors -- and that type of production is a critical one. I generally prefer leg room, wherever I can get it, so…

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Charlene V. Smith commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'The Best Seats in the House'

Interesting thoughts -- there may be some results you could get out of it, but I think the information might end up being quite varied. The seat is not the only factor: Type of production: big shows, dance pieces, things like that I love sitting i…

yesterday

Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'The Best Seats in the House'

Opening cans of worms is my best thing. :) All we need is a good behavioral economist. I think Dan Ariely would do a fantastic job, but I assume he's too busy being famous. The biggest obstacle I see is price: it's a very big variable to control for…

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Jacob Coakley commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'The Best Seats in the House'

Oh, that's a can of worms, Gwydion. People HATE the idea of "forms" or "questionnaires" in theatre. Some people are doing work asking audiences questions, but as they're mainly marketers that only adds fuel to the fire...

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The Best Seats in the House

I will never forget the best seats I ever had for any performance I've ever been to. It was the last night of my exquisite honeymoon. My wife and I had tickets to a ballet at the Opera Garnier in Paris. We sat in a box one off from the center in wha…

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Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'Twitter and Theatre'

You are so right to have added what you've added: in particular, listening. I have learned a great deal by eavesdropping on the conversations of very smart people. And yes: I've met some wonderful folks like Mr. Charest... whose Free Beginner's Gu…

January 5

Dave Charest commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'Twitter and Theatre'

I will continue Gwydion's shout out to Twitter. In fact he and I met in real life because of that little bird. :) I'll add a couple other things. Bear with me, I come at it from a marketing angle: 6. Listening. Twitter is a great way to listen…

January 5

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Twitter and Theatre

I don’t want this blog post to be a commercial for Twitter… but it might venture close to that territory. If I cross a line, I do hope you’ll forgive me. All I want to do is make you happy. And I promise you: Twitter can make you happy, 140 characte…

January 5

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Twitter and Theatre

January 5

Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

There is so very much about theater that ought to be rigorously confirmed (or, if the evidence warrants, called into question). So few of us have the proper mindset to do the work, however... myself included. I'm only smart enough to know it would b…

January 3

Bo Wilson commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

Ahhh, I assigned too narrow a meaning to your use of "elite." The professional importance of the League School MFA was not evident on my own radar until the late 70s to early 80s, by which time said MFA programs had satisfactorily demonstrated some…

January 3

Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

An excellent, well-reasoned response, Mr. Wilson, for which I thank you. I do not agree that it's necessarily axiomatic. I believe the association between elitism and education at the "right" schools preceded the development of writing programs by,…

January 3

Bo Wilson commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

But Mr. Suilebhan... isn't it axiomatic that the programs preceded the elitism? And mightn't we extrapolate from this that the elitism was the evolutionary result of some minimal level of successful training? (we could posit the opposite, that someh…

January 3

Gwydion Suilebhan commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

Richelle...hello! If we could chuck the elitism without chucking the programs, I would be all for it. I also think we need to understand that a degree doesn't make you a playwright...that you can be a playwright without one, and that a degree isn't…

December 30, 2010

Richelle Thompson commented on Gwydion Suilebhan's blog post 'What Playwrights Should Study'

I have to say, I am very torn about chucking MFA writing programs based on my two "best" writing experiences... the first comes from undergrad, where I wrote and had produced my first piece of stage craft. I have no (or very few) times that were mor…

December 29, 2010

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The Best Seats in the House

I will never forget the best seats I ever had for any performance I've ever been to.

It was the last night of my exquisite honeymoon. My wife and I had tickets to a ballet at the Opera Garnier in Paris. We sat in a box one off from the center in what is assuredly…

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Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

Twitter and Theatre

#1: Networking

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Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

What Playwrights Should Study

About a month and a half ago, I was part of a long discussion on Twitter about whether MFA programs were any good for playwrights. My strong opinion then, as it is now, is that I wish they would just go away. As we all know from Outrageous Fortune -- or if you don't, where have you been? -- there are now a small number of MFA programs that are producing, one way or another, many…

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Posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

A Playwright's Perspective

I've been a writer now, working in one genre or another, for more than (ulp) 20 years. I began my career as a poet, wandered through fiction, and even made my way for a while as a journalist, reviewing both books and restaurants and even covering sports for a while. It wasn't until I found playwriting, however, that I really felt like I'd genuinely come home. The genre fit me -- like it had always been there, just out of my line of sight, waiting for me to realize it was my one true love.…

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