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then starting at the end of May, in LA

my play Food For Fish

brought to you by these folks:

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in seattle in april

http://www.outsiders-inn.com/season_prettytheft.shtml

photos of playwrights

http://www.peterbellamy.com/

I'm down there towards the bottom if you are able to
see it.

chris shinn via mr. excitement

I've been thinking about this a lot lately as I start
a new play and look at my political plays languishing.

http://mrexcitement.blogspot.com/

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=117724105&blogID=220703655&MyToken=d72b497d-d36b-4125-b867-c13b9b21c6c3

"Breaking these questions down into their component
parts sheds even more light on the task facing a
political playwright as she begins work on a new play.
Let us imagine her thought process in simple language:

-- What should I write about in my experience of the
world? Should I write politically?

-- What kind of audience is there if I write
politically; does it exist?

-- What kinds of theatres exist to put on my political
plays; will they be able to pay me a living wage?

-- How am I to make a living as a writer in Hollywood
given the concerns that I express in my political
plays; are there TV and film producers who will hire
me based on these plays, so that I can make a living
writing?

-- What kind of chance do I have that there are
regional theatres across the United States that will
produce a political play following its initial
production?

-- Are there people who have financial ties to these
theatres that may not want to hear what I have to say
about certain political issues, and will an artistic
director be thinking about their concerns when
programming a season?

-- What kinds of people are out there who might
threaten or try to harm or kill me if I write
political plays?

-- Why should I write plays that put me at mortal or
financial risk?"

David Cote on knowing too much

http://histriomastix.typepad.com/weblog/2007/01/critical_distin.html

"Now, is this a sick situation? Probably. I don't
entirely believe in it. I mean, it leads to reviews
that have nothing to do with the show, but everything
to do with the critic's obsessions and prejudices.
Reviewing isn't actual journalism, it's
opinion-mongering, so it's not subject to the same
rigor as journalism, even when the critic gets facts
wrong or wildly distorts reality to fit an opinion.
But still, journalistic ethics say the critic must
maintain distance from the subject. A reporter may
interview a subject but he/she's forbidden to buy
gifts or dinner or whatever. Or accept them."