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Escape from The Asylum
… opens March 19! Get tickets. You can read about it here. In 2019, Central Works premiered the Victorian Ladies Detective Collective–three determined “lady” sleuths fight crime and prejudice in Victorian London. Now they’re back at it! A famous female explorer has been committed to Belfry, a notorious asylum for the mentally ill. Has her unscrupulous husband had her falsely …
In Sorrow’s Kitchen
This Writer’s Symposium interview with Alice Walker is satisfying and enlightening, despite the terrible interviewer. Highly recommended. “I was born to do this,” Alice explains. “My work is medicine.”
Ethical Algorithms?
Of course, computers are not moral agents, so “ethical algorithms” are not possible. We have to count on the people who are making/developing these AI devices to be ethical. Increasingly, though, it seems they don’t care that much about ethics. Applying AI to take over evaluations and judgements in social services and financial and legal systems can be problematic. Frank …
Stop and Frisk
Claudia Rankine’s poetry is unique, and powerful. This video is from an interview on PBS, five years ago.
On Dramatic Metaphor
One of the things I love about Tennessee Williams is how his plays use metaphor. His play titles are nearly all beautiful, evocative metaphors, and his plays are infused with rich symbols and metaphors. Many people think of metaphors simply as figures of speech. That is one form of a metaphor. Another form is to have one thing represent another. …
The Law of Attraction
It was my pleasure to be interviewed by New Conservatory Theatre Center Artistic Director Ed Decker on Friday, May 23, on their Fridays at Five streaming program. The interview was followed by a short scene from my new comedy, “The Law of Attraction,” commissioned by NCTC a couple of years ago. The actors, Cary Ann Rosko as MJ and Chelsea …
Streaming Theatre
The Original Theatre Company and The Anthology Group in association with Peter Stickney and York Theatre Royal have made available two plays through June 2, 2020, online. In THE HABIT OF ART, Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined …
Playwriting as Public Practice
This TedX talk by Meg Sullivan explores playwriting, empathy, and how a playwriting practice can help nurture the creativity of young people. She talks about theatre’s ability to change attitudes when audience members experience an emotional moment with the performer(s). Meg Sullivan, MFA, is the Executive Artistic Director of The Manton Avenue Project, the mission of which is to nurture the unique potential of …
National Theatre Online
One of the “good” things to come out of the pandemic is that National Theatre is sharing its very well-made filmed productions on YouTube. A new play goes up on Thursday and is available for one week. For the most part, the filming is exceedingly sharp, and yet the productions retain the feel of a play, and the live audience …
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