tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post7885671500384319486..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Speaking of Obama's NEA...Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-57375053656566353282009-01-30T14:44:00.000-05:002009-01-30T14:44:00.000-05:00How about Martha Lavey, current Artistic Director ...How about Martha Lavey, current Artistic Director at Steppenwolf? She's done wonders for that organization.Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-47496907146887262002009-01-28T16:54:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:54:00.000-05:00RLewis: I agree with you about the Provincetown Pl...RLewis: I agree with you about the Provincetown Playhouse. I'm a theater student at NYU and there are a few other things in the time that she's been in charge that makes me think that she's not the best choice he could do.<BR/><BR/>I was just commenting on the fact that the rumors are going around our campus, piled with the usual circumstantial evidence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720306798572553680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-63891906984235472312009-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:00While I like Dr. Campbell a lot, her it's-not-my-p...While I like Dr. Campbell a lot, her it's-not-my-problem stance on her university's destruction of the Provincetown Playhouse is a disqualifier for national office. We need someone who's gonna take a stand for our historic arts legacy, not look the other way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-32022110390771562482009-01-28T10:30:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:30:00.000-05:00Kate Levin has been amazing as New York City's DCA...Kate Levin has been amazing as New York City's DCA Commissioner under Bloomberg. She completely overhauled the way arts groups receive funding in this city - for the better. (Less lobbying, more fairness in grant awarding.) She's also a strong, forceful presence - I can see her playing with the big boys. I'm sure she's on no one's radar on the national level, but with a few more years and some state experience under her belt, she'd be excellent.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02239086941985919886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-645087586783962592009-01-27T23:23:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:23:00.000-05:00Gilberto Gil (he was such a great minister of cult...Gilberto Gil (he was such a great minister of culture in Brazil - let's steal him!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-40243721468308490212009-01-27T22:27:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:27:00.000-05:00I actually have heard fairly credible rumors that ...I actually have heard fairly credible rumors that a candidate for the job may be Mary Schmidt Campbell, who is Dean of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and on the New York State Council of the Arts. She also served on the board that advised Obama's campaign on issues relating to the arts.<BR/><BR/>I would put a sizable chunk of change on it, if I wasn't a poor theater person myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720306798572553680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-46146248508821594812009-01-27T20:57:00.000-05:002009-01-27T20:57:00.000-05:00How about:Ben AffleckRobert DiNiroAlan AldaEllen B...How about:<BR/><BR/>Ben Affleck<BR/>Robert DiNiro<BR/>Alan Alda<BR/>Ellen Burstyn<BR/>Julianne Moore<BR/>Sidney Poitier<BR/>Martin Sheen<BR/>Tom Hanks<BR/>Melissa Etheridge<BR/>Oprah Winfrey<BR/>Ron Reagan<BR/>Tom Lehrer<BR/><BR/>They all backed Obama, and they would all be extremely literate spokespersons for the Arts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com