Under Construction
This post, when posted, will explore the notion that most people are afraid to face themselves, and all the things we do serve to distract us from the recognition that, when push comes to shove, we’re each of us just human beings, one among billions, each of whom has cares and troubles, hopes and fears, friends and foes, sad or happy endings. Only theatre draws us into human introspection, lets us walk in others’ shoes. All other activity (except, perhaps, psychoanalysis) is an artificial attempt to escape, by focusing on something outside ourselves. Continue reading Dramaphobia →
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
This post, when posted, will explore why those at the top do well to keep people away from the theatre when it doesn’t suit their purpose. The principle is divide and conquer, well described in depressing detail by Howard Zinn in A People’s History of the United States. Essentially, they divide the rabble into hostile factions, one a cut above the rest to keep the others out of sight and mind.
Trump would cut funding for the arts
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
All the many lame excuses for not reading plays, from “Plays are written for the stage” to “I simply don’t have time,” “I don’t read well (I’m not an actor),” “Nobody I know does it,” “I’d rather do a thousand other things,” are posted and debunked in Category: Why Not?
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Reading Plays with Friends for Fun and Cultural Enrichment
Cold Reads/International 