Hot day on the Great White North theatre blog tundra today (it's...alive!), a day worthy of a round-up. Check out these great posts: Pitch-hitting blogger Evan Webber over at Chris Dupuis' Time and Space sums up his TO Fringe experience. Heading into the festival with a mission to determine the answer to the question "what… Continue reading Highlights from today’s Canadian theatrosphere
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A Posthumous Letter to Sarah Kane
Dear Sarah, I've been meaning to write you for some time now, as you've been on my thoughts quite a bit lately. Pretty much every day, actually. You'll forgive me if that sounds a bit creepy, please allow me to explain. I write a blog, you see. A theatre blog to be precise, and I'm… Continue reading A Posthumous Letter to Sarah Kane
Praxis Service Announcement
Dear Gentle Reader: We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit the site. Readership has been steadily increasing for the last little while, and the number of you that are checking us out regularly is both humbling and exciting. We are most appreciative and would… Continue reading Praxis Service Announcement
Birth of a Blogger
I just had to share this with everyone, because it's wonderful. It's a letter I received in the comments of the 'contact' section, and it made my day. Hello Next Stage I was just on the toilet, thinking about theatre and I thought, “I am a part of the next stage. My feet have walked… Continue reading Birth of a Blogger
Sighted: Another Vancouver Theatre Blog!
I'm not breaking any news here, but there is a palpable resistance in the theatre community here to standing on a soapbox in the middle of the town square and shouting: "Hey! Look at me! Check me out! I am the greatest thing you will ever see!" We simply don't brag enough, or talk about… Continue reading Sighted: Another Vancouver Theatre Blog!
The Value of Theatre, Summarized
Yesterday's theatrenet roundtable on the value of theatre was the best and most vigorous use of this form of discussion that I've seen yet. Well done, Slay, and thanks. We should be doing this once a month. Maybe take turns throwing out the month's topic? For those of you who missed it or are new… Continue reading The Value of Theatre, Summarized
How is Theatre Valuable?
Matt over at the theatrenet's one-stop shopping emporium Theatreforte and some friends are spending today blogging about the essential question concerning our corner of the art world: What is the value of theatre? This, I feel, is an outstanding topic for discussion, as the one thing the blogs in our galaxy can agree upon is… Continue reading How is Theatre Valuable?
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
One Year In. Wow. It's been an entire year since The Next Stage made its first entrance. Glancing back over the first post from that day I'm pleased to realize that not much has changed with regards to my mission statement, and I have to say how proud I am to have discovered so many… Continue reading Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
Mission Paradox Establishes Theatre Brain Trust
One of my greatest new discoveries out here hacking through the tangled jungle of the theatreweb is a blog by Adam Thurman called Mission Paradox, a site devoted entirely to arts marketing and publicity. It is essential reading for all of us, with a pragmatic yet completely artistic take on the business side of the… Continue reading Mission Paradox Establishes Theatre Brain Trust
…any questions?
"The revolution in theatre needs to happen at the business end of the stick: an army of Arts Admin rebels so furious with the injustice of the current creaking theatre apparatus that they lead the march to a new model. A model that empowers artists to ask the kinds of questions we need artists to… Continue reading …any questions?
Presenting Our New Feature…
The Next Stage is proud to announce the addition of a new section of the site: Vancouver theatre listings! That's right, for the low cost of nothing at all you can advertise your upcoming production in our listings area, so long as your company is independent and Vancouver-based. To list with us just drop a… Continue reading Presenting Our New Feature…
Theatre is Process
Happy New Year, all y'all. I sincerely hope 2008 brings with it a fulfilling creative boon, and your art is seen by as many people as possible. Oh, and that you make some money at it, too. Not that that's what it's about, but it would be nice, wouldn't it? Just a few more coppers… Continue reading Theatre is Process
This One Goes to Eleven: Torrance Coombs
I first caught Torrance onstage last year in Bard on the Beach's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead which, being one of my all-time favourite plays, I was nervously hoping they weren't going to screw up. They didn't, not by a long shot. They took a difficult play and made it look easy, top… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Torrance Coombs
Must-Read Theatre Blogging…
This is great, great, great...Ian at Theatre is Territory has published a simply wonderful interview with University of Minnesota theatre prof and Broadway alum Charles Nolte, who grandly holds court on the state of theatre, reminisces about the heyday of Broadway, and dishes hilariously on working with the likes of Henry Fonda, Jack Palance, and… Continue reading Must-Read Theatre Blogging…
Windy City Wisdom
"Art is not a victim. An eighteen month old diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia is a victim. A family losing their homes because of war are victims. Artists are not victims. Non-profit organizations are not victims; though, if you read many fundraising letters, you'd think they were. Many believe the arts are dying,… Continue reading Windy City Wisdom
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