tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post3093867172607675150..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Gonzo Criticism?Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-56186408700283945502008-07-26T01:38:00.000-04:002008-07-26T01:38:00.000-04:00Perhaps the Toronto Star's article on Evil Dead, r...Perhaps the Toronto Star's article on <I>Evil Dead</I>, reported by Richard Ouzounian from the front-row "splash-zone," and accompanied by a photo of Mr. O getting soaked with stage blood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-43591836358183448712008-07-25T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:08:00.000-04:00Prediction. Theatre reviews are read today mainly...Prediction. <BR/><BR/>Theatre reviews are read today mainly as pull-quotes in publicity. In the future they will be diminished even further from their current capsule format toward star ratings. The artist/critic will become the chief source of the new criticism. Of course this criticism will come from a specific subjectivity and based in a specific aesthetic of practice but “gonzo” is probably too extreme an adjective for what will develop.Nick https://www.blogger.com/profile/13280949568861084843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-89121486620090731102008-07-24T16:21:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:21:00.000-04:00gonzo REPORTING of cultural news - -could be usefu...gonzo REPORTING of cultural news - -could be useful if done will with rich reporting.<BR/>but gonzo CRITICISM? sounds like an excuse for even more self-absorption and snideness in reviewing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-57558321430051516612008-07-24T13:40:00.000-04:002008-07-24T13:40:00.000-04:00Well, directors and actors who blog about the show...Well, directors and actors who blog about the shows they are working on are already doing a sort of gonzo criticism; I don't think gonzo journalism would accomplish all that much though -- it's good for the critic/journalist to have that sort of experience, just because it wakes up their language, but I often find even gonzo travel writing to be a little hard to follow, depending on the narrative voice.Aaron Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003634532469211190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-39439175558859880312008-07-23T17:03:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:03:00.000-04:00Some critics will occassionally do things like wri...Some critics will occassionally do things like write a play, perform in a short play festival or participate in a Standup Comedy class.<BR/><BR/>I think Stanger Theatre Critic Brandon Kiley tried to live-blog a review of Thom Pain in Seattle. (He had to do it from the tech booth.)Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845394320537913576noreply@blogger.com