April 21, 2011 at 7:42 pm
http://www.archive.org/details/SarahKaneInterview Here is an interview with Sarah Kane, only 3 months before her death
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-actual-live-action-akira-script-worse-than-you-think/ In our discussions in class, we’ve touched on the subject of losing one’s culture when coming to America, either by force of by choice. In the upcoming live-action adaptation of the great Akira, we see that Hollywood is doing something similar. This article tells the story, in a humorous way.
March 31, 2011 at 11:36 am
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=327758 For our reading of Women Dreamt Horses I found an interesting discussion on an online forum about animals that commit suicide.
March 25, 2011 at 3:33 pm
http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/theater/reviews/03year.html?ref=reviews And they’re positive. Year Zero is an Asian discovery play, with some interesting twists about the differences between identifying with different Asian countries.
March 25, 2011 at 3:32 pm
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/at-86-badal-sircar-frenziedly-writes-reads-plays_100512174.html Here we have the story of a playwright who has gone fairly unknown in America. He is an Indian absurdist, and worth looking into.
March 25, 2011 at 3:32 pm
http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/news/index.php?id=184 For anyone in the Philadelphia area, the Walnut Street theatre is showing the 39 steps. I’ve been to a few Walnut shows, and they are an amazing space to see a show in.
March 25, 2011 at 3:32 pm
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/tennessee-williams-a-tormented-playwright-who-unzipped-his-heart-2251954.html An online writer gives us an article about the life of playwright Tennessee Williams. An interesting read
March 25, 2011 at 3:31 pm
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110324/PUB03/103240375 The very powerful show ‘The Laramie Project’ is in casting now at the Little theatre company. Hopefully they can do justice to this powerful show.
March 25, 2011 at 3:31 pm
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2011/03/25/hair_recaptures_spirit_of_the_60s/ This reviewer doesn’t believe that the show is too good. But in a time when America is fighting two different wars and beginning to take action in Libya, perhaps it is time for an anti war play. But maybe not Hair…
March 25, 2011 at 3:31 pm
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/a-new-choreographer-for-spider-man/?ref=theater So Spider-Man the musical has a new choreographer. This comes on the heels of yet another actress getting injured during the show that just can’t get out of previews. What’s next for this disaster? Only time will tell…
February 3, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Spiderman the musical has beaten Wicked in the amount of money is makes per full house: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/01/11/spider-man-musical-beats-broadways-grossing-box-office/ I’ve seen both shows. Spiderman does not deserve that much money.
