slog

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/re_this_mornings_nyt_headline

h/t daisey

http://www.mikedaisey.com/

"Now, as the article notes, the U.S. is looking to
Saddam's old crew to "bring stability" and perhaps
"consolidate the minority Sunni power" against Shiites
(Iran) … JUST LIKE SADDAM WAS DOING!

I apologize for the krazy all-caps, but oy vey, man.

Indeed, not only was there zero connection between
Sadaam and al Qaeda, but Sadamm was a bulwark against
radical Islamists.

We are now fighting Saddam's war. Hey, George Bush,
Bite me. "

I hope this was cleared with my agent

In any case, go to the Netherlands and see my play

http://www.denhaag.com/default.asp?id=6727&ep=

Ken Levine reviews the Tonys and Sopranos in the same review

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/06/tonys-sopranos.html

I didn't see either of these.

linking to mike linking to sheila

http://www.mikedaisey.com/2007/06/sheila-callaghan-blog.sht

thoughtful post from Mr. Walsh

http://litdept.blogspot.com/2007/06/relevance-and-innovation-in-theatre.html

tomorrow

hope to see you there!

http://www.broadwayworld.tv/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=18969

The Dream Chain
An adaptation of La Vida es Sueño written by multiple
authors, each writing only one scene from the play.
Contributing playwrights include: Sheila Callaghan,
Marcus Gardley, Amlin Gray, Carmen Rivera, Adam
Szymkowicz and Candido Tirado Director TBD
8pm, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the Michael Weller
Theater, 311 W 43rd St, 6th Floor

is this new?

Is this something we haven't heard before?

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/08/theater/index_np.html

Theatre gets overdeveloped. There are fewer slots.
the NEA is not around. A lot of playwrights go write
for TV where they can make a living. TV is better and
more adventurous than ever before, especially HBO.

I don't know about you, but I never have watched the
Tonys. It is so irrelevant, as are all awards, but
also to what I think of as theatre. The exciting
stuff right now in theatre is not on broadway. This
is not news. The exciting stuff for me is the stuff
that cannot be done on TV like Eurydice at 2nd stage.
And countless other plays written for the stage in the
vocabulary of theatricality.

I for one am tired of the endless articles about what
is wrong with the theatre. We know this. Tell me
what's right with it. Or if you don't know what's
right with it, stop seeing broadway and start seeing
the shows that matter.

Sorry to be picking on this article, partially because
I agree with much of what the writer says.

Did your parents get a divorce?

Go See Matt Freeman's very funny "Interview with the
Author"

Only one more performance.

http://matthewfreeman.blogspot.com/2007/06/pretentious-festival-shill-for-friday.html

visual dramaturgy for something new

Friday

I have begun writing lyrics to songs during my commute
or in the mornings. I don't know if this will
continue but at the moment I'm enjoying the freedom of
it. Also, I like to rhyme.