tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post115126479711952630..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: "Regional" Theatre= American TheatrePlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151796620721746082006-07-01T19:30:00.000-04:002006-07-01T19:30:00.000-04:00Can;t we make New York city the nation's capital a...Can;t we make New York city the nation's capital and dump D.C.?freespeechloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925986545953519952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151338225777060472006-06-26T12:10:00.000-04:002006-06-26T12:10:00.000-04:00True, within a particular circular system and mind...True, within a particular circular system and mindset. But not true for those few brave theaters that take their LOCAL status seriously. More generally, the regional theaters can make the choice to opt out of the system and work on a smaller scale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151333464865968732006-06-26T10:51:00.000-04:002006-06-26T10:51:00.000-04:00Anonymous is blaming the victim. Because of the l...Anonymous is blaming the victim. Because of the lack of coverage of regional theatre productions, one way that the feel they can raise their profile is through a Broadway transfer. The belief, borne out too often in reality, is that donors, foundations, and patrons will take their theatre more seriously (and they will give more generously) once they have the Broadway stamp of approval.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177922467901223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151333439492923832006-06-26T10:50:00.000-04:002006-06-26T10:50:00.000-04:00Agreed. Totally. My only point is that the regiona...Agreed. Totally. My only point is that the regional theaters are themselves often comlicit in this nasty business. There's nothing "regional" about regional theaters for the most part. With few exceptions, they do many of the same shows, typically those that have proven successful in New York already and that have small (ie inexpensive) casts. When they do new plays in a major way, they have an eye on a Bway transfer. <BR/>Solution: abolish capitalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151331069385158632006-06-26T10:11:00.000-04:002006-06-26T10:11:00.000-04:00Well, be fair. Maybe SOME do. Yes, Jack O'Brien'...Well, be fair. Maybe SOME do. Yes, Jack O'Brien's Old Globe, Nicholas Martin's Huntington, and a few others have set their sights on B'way. Most others I'm sure dream of a show going there. Many take projects on (with attached "enhancement money") under the promise that a producer really intends to "move" the show.<BR/><BR/>But that's not even a realistic opportunity for 3/4 of all LORT theatres. And of the other 1/4 maybe one show a season is designed that way.<BR/><BR/>I believe the best antidote to anonymous's complaint is to celebrate more the everyday work done in regional theatres, and not just cover them when they invite critics expressly to promote a B'way transfer. (Which seems to constitute the Times's regional coverage, for instance.)Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1151324024361420952006-06-26T08:13:00.000-04:002006-06-26T08:13:00.000-04:00Maybe if the regional theaters didn't often regard...Maybe if the regional theaters didn't often regard themselves as Bway tryout houses, nobody else would either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com