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- Elliott Bay or Amazon
- What song do you want played at your funeral?: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Cole Porter
- What book have you read the most?: Larkin's "Art and Life in America"
- Meridian or Film Forum
- God is: irrelevent.
Mr. First Nighter is enjoying his first mimosa and cheroot of the morning, whilst perusing yesterdays "New York Times" Style Section.
Oct 19
Mr. First Nighter commented on "Hot Pants": A Ridiculous Story of Poor Etiquette, Tantrum-Throwing Pricks, and a Lose-Lose Ending.
Mr. First Nighter commented on "Hot Pants": A Ridiculous Story of Poor Etiquette, Tantrum-Throwing Pricks, and a Lose-Lose Ending.
Methinks I detect the unmistakable odor of a hand enwrapped by an unwashed sock...
Sep 21
Mr. First Nighter is enjoying his first mimosa and cheroot of the morning, whilst perusing yesterdays "New York Times" Style Section.
Mr. First Nighter is enjoying his first mimosa and cheroot of the morning, whilst perusing yesterdays "New York Times" Style Section.
Jun 24
Mr. First Nighter commented on Theater News.
Mr. First Nighter commented on Theater News.
"The whole world has globalized," she said. "And it seems the last place we believe in globalization is in the theatre."
Odd that Ms Whoriskey would make such a statement, when so much of the rest of the world is currently undergoing a complete re-evaluation of the very concept of globalization, and re-engaging with the long-neglected benefits of localism. Not that there is anything wrong with exposing local audiences and artists to the work and influence of outside artists, per se, but her attitude seems to reflect yet more of the reverse-provincialism we have become accustomed to here. Even more distressing when one contemplates that theatre, unlike other artistic media, relies so exclusively upon the patronage of local audiences, local artists, and local artisans for its growth, nourishment and survival.
If she has indeed no wish to "cultivate the local theatre ecology", then she will no doubt express little surprise or alarm when her abject neglect results in that same ecology turning fallow and stagnant.
Unlike, say, a Greg Falls, who recognized the efficacy of good husbandry, Ms Whoriskey seems rather to envision her role as being akin to a sort of cultural Monsanto, where her only interest is in increasing the yield, while remaining heedless (or worse indifferent) to the irrevocable damage done to the environment in the process.
Sad to say, this does not bode well, either for Intiman and its long-term prospects (which are precarious at best), or for the Seattle theatre ecology as a whole.
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Odd that Ms Whoriskey would make such a statement, when so much of the rest of the world is currently undergoing a complete re-evaluation of the very concept of globalization, and re-engaging with the long-neglected benefits of localism. Not that there is anything wrong with exposing local audiences and artists to the work and influence of outside artists, per se, but her attitude seems to reflect yet more of the reverse-provincialism we have become accustomed to here. Even more distressing when one contemplates that theatre, unlike other artistic media, relies so exclusively upon the patronage of local audiences, local artists, and local artisans for its growth, nourishment and survival.
If she has indeed no wish to "cultivate the local theatre ecology", then she will no doubt express little surprise or alarm when her abject neglect results in that same ecology turning fallow and stagnant.
Unlike, say, a Greg Falls, who recognized the efficacy of good husbandry, Ms Whoriskey seems rather to envision her role as being akin to a sort of cultural Monsanto, where her only interest is in increasing the yield, while remaining heedless (or worse indifferent) to the irrevocable damage done to the environment in the process.
Sad to say, this does not bode well, either for Intiman and its long-term prospects (which are precarious at best), or for the Seattle theatre ecology as a whole.
Jun 23
Mr. First Nighter commented on Conservative Playwrights Pony Up.
Mr. First Nighter commented on Conservative Playwrights Pony Up.
From the description, this play sounds like it would fit quite nicely with Taproot Theatre's "ecumenical imperitive".
Jun 22
Mr. First Nighter commented on Inside Out at the Moore.
Mr. First Nighter commented on Inside Out at the Moore.
@5:
The next time you make an attempt to portray yourself as an anonymous, pretentious, artier-than-thou Philistine, please do try to utilize the proper terminology in order to avoid appearing like what in the common vernacular is colloquially referred to as an "ass-hat" .
For example: "click" is a noise a button makes when you push it; "clique" is a small, exclusive group of friends or associates.
You are welcome.
The next time you make an attempt to portray yourself as an anonymous, pretentious, artier-than-thou Philistine, please do try to utilize the proper terminology in order to avoid appearing like what in the common vernacular is colloquially referred to as an "ass-hat" .
For example: "click" is a noise a button makes when you push it; "clique" is a small, exclusive group of friends or associates.
You are welcome.
Jun 18
Mr. First Nighter commented on Meet Intiman's New Artistic Director.
Mr. First Nighter commented on Meet Intiman's New Artistic Director.
Well, I cannot say that I am the least bit surprised by this announcement, as it has been simply one of the worst-kept secrets in the local arts community of-late.
Still, it is a promising choice, although in my opinion Ms. Whoriskey's projects at Intiman have been somewhat hit-and-miss.
And there is the question regarding her lack of experience running a professional company. This has both pluses and minuses, but she will need to make best use of every day of the next year and a-half to "learn the ropes" as it were before Mr. Sher's scheduled departure.
And of course, like Mr. Sher before her, there will also be the question of whether she she will devote more time in her new position to strengthening the organization and by extension the local theatrical environment, or whether she will simply leverage this into more lucrative out-of-town work, particularly as this appointment comes hot on the heels of her recent Broadway success with "Ruined". One thing that would help tremendously in this regard would be to see her show some willingness to expose herself to more of what the local theatrical scene has to offer than did her predecessor.
Time will tell, of course, but for now I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
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Still, it is a promising choice, although in my opinion Ms. Whoriskey's projects at Intiman have been somewhat hit-and-miss.
And there is the question regarding her lack of experience running a professional company. This has both pluses and minuses, but she will need to make best use of every day of the next year and a-half to "learn the ropes" as it were before Mr. Sher's scheduled departure.
And of course, like Mr. Sher before her, there will also be the question of whether she she will devote more time in her new position to strengthening the organization and by extension the local theatrical environment, or whether she will simply leverage this into more lucrative out-of-town work, particularly as this appointment comes hot on the heels of her recent Broadway success with "Ruined". One thing that would help tremendously in this regard would be to see her show some willingness to expose herself to more of what the local theatrical scene has to offer than did her predecessor.
Time will tell, of course, but for now I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Jun 17
Mr. First Nighter commented on Megachurch Musical.
Mr. First Nighter commented on Megachurch Musical.
So, this you'll watch all the way through?
Take note theatres of Seattle.
Take note theatres of Seattle.
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