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Category Archives: In The Intersection
FairyPrincessDiaries: Et Tu, Lantern Theater????
In this blog post from the FairyPrincessDiaries, she voices her thoughts on Philadelphia’s Lantern Theater’s production of Julius Caesar. The company decided to set the play in Rome after a Japanese-led invasion; however, they decided not to cast any actors of Asian descent. Read her thoughts here.
The Guardian (UK): Is It Time to Teach Theatre Manners to Children?
This article from The Guardian talks about how children behave during performances and if their behavior actually needs to be changed. Read the article here.
HowlRound: 10 Lessons for Theater, from TEDxBroadway 2014
This article talks about the 3rd annual TEDxBroadway 2014 conference, where middle schoolers had the chance to ask industry professionals how they “make the magic of theatre.” Read those ten lessons here.
Star Tribune: Twin Cities Actors Bail Out for Better Gigs
This article talks about the dilemma that both actors and theatre companies face when actors drop out of shows for a better paycheck or part. Read the article here.
HowlRound: The Business Case for Radical Hospitality, or No-Cost Access to Theater
This series on HowlRound talks about Mixed Blood Theatre’s Radical Hospitality program, which was started in September 2011 to give audiences more accessibility to theatre. This discussion is curated by Aditi Kapil (Love Person), who is also Mixed Blood Theatre’s playwright-in-residence. Read the discussion here.
Fairy Princess Diaries: Those Wounds Heal Ill, oh @TheWoosterGroup
This article talks about The Wooster Group’s production of Troilus and Cressida (renamed Cry, Trojans! ) in which they decided to portray the Trojans as a “pastiche fictional tribe” during the time the Native Americans inhabited the country. However, they did not cast any Native American actors in their production. Read the article here.
Mike Lew: A Plea about Arts Piracy in the Theater
In this article, playwright Mike Lew talks about an experience he had regarding a potential unauthorized production of one of his ten-minute plays, The Roosevelt Cousins, Thoroughly Sauced, and he advocates for the rights of playwrights everywhere. Read his plea here.
Philebrity.com: Lantern Theater Company Goes Out for Julius Caesar But Comes Home With, Er, Asian-Fusion Tempest?
This article talks about a letter that Makoto Hirano, a self-described “dance theater artist, actual Japanese person, [and] actual Samurai descendant,” wrote to the Lantern Theatre Company Artistic Director, Charles McMahon, after watching the theatre company’s production of Julius Caesar. McMahon also wrote a letter in response to Hirano. Read the article here.
Hesherman.com: When a Theatre Review Condescends
In this article, arts administrator and producer Howard Sherman explains his problems with Philadelphia’s Inquirer critic Toby Zinman’s review of Water by the Spoonful at the Arden Theatre Company. Read the article here.