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Category: future of theatre

Neanderthal Arts Festival premiers next week

A HUGE up to the brains behind Left Right Minds and Upintheair Theatre for taking the mammoth by the horns … More

left right minds, neanderthal arts festival, upintheair theatre, Vancouver theatre

Brick by brick

More inspirational sloganeering here…

The question of how to get the next generation interested in theatre answered

…and…discuss!

It’s all happening

Boy, do we have a lot to talk about. Or rather, a there’s a lot of talk going on to … More

#2amt, #newplay, david Loehr, outrageous fortune, theatre development fund, travis bedard

I guess we’re going to have to deal with this filmed theatre thing

It’s an inevitability, I suppose. When we’re all talking about how to save theatre, how to adapt theatre to the … More

digital theatre, electric company, Vancouver theatre, verb theatre

NOW! youth sustainability announces National playwriting competition

The NOW! Organization was founded in 2006, and it “…bridges people from diverse backgrounds to sculpt innovative, holistic solutions toward … More

now! playwriting competition

Switching baskets: growing a sustainable funding model?

A comment just popped up from Jon Stancato, Co-Artistic Director of NYC’s The Stolen Chair Theatre Company, on this recent … More

jon stancato, stolen chair theatre

Open up and let them in, continued…

I am an artist in process. We are an industry in process. I am of the opinion that our particular … More

Cambiare Productions, demon voice, new leaf theatre, shawn macdonald, touchstone theatre, Twenty-Something Theatre

Fixing theatre, one tweet at a time

Random tweet from Rebecca on Tuesday morning: Off to have breakfast with @cynnamons. Vancouver theatre publicists unite! To which I … More

#fixtheatre, twitter

Determining the industry’s blood type

I’m a total Robert Lepage fanboy. Case in point; last year while the rest of the 17-men stag party I … More

ex machina, Robert Lepage, Vancouver theatre

“Hey. Actors. Suck it up.”

This post has been a long time coming. It’s one I really wanted to write a few weeks ago, but … More

Family bonding at the Jessies

I know there’s an argument that some make about awards shows like the Jessies. They hold that it’s wrong to … More

awards show, jessies, tweetcast, Vancouver theatre

Open up and let them in

Do you know why theatre rocks? Of course you do, you’ve found your way to a theatre blog on the … More

alan ayckbourn, flip cam, independent stage, new leaf theatre, new york times

Consider the source

Sabrina’s got a necessary post up today about the startling laziness and ill manners of a certain percentage of our … More

amanda palmer, Theatre blogs, Twenty-Something Theatre

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