Dark days

OK. Let me get this straight: The U.S. economy is on the verge of an unprecedented meltdown. Americans are seriously considering electing John McCain and Sarah Palin. Stephen Harper is poised to win a majority government in Canada. Most scientists agree the environment is fucked. We’re due for a worldwide flu epidemic. Plastic is poison. […]

A question about newsletters

Was hoping to get some feedback on theatre company e-newsletters. In no particular order, the questions are: What software do you use to build your e-newsletters? How do you manage and develop your email contact database? What makes a good e-newsletter? How do you send it out (from your own computer, or through a third […]

Theatrical geographic

Here’s the answer to Tuesday’s theatrical geographic question: This is an image of New York City’s theatre district. Boundaries as defined by Wikipedia: “The Theatre District is an area in Midtown Manhattan in which are located the many Broadway theatres as well as many other theatres, movie theatres, restaurants, hotels and other places of entertainment. […]

New theatre podcast

Praxis Theatre is thrilled to present the first in a series of theatre podcasts that Toronto-based arts writer Alison Broverman is putting together exclusively for this blog. This edition: 1) SummerWorks wrap-up interview with Michael Rubenfeld.2) Nostalgia corner.3) Broverman’s biggest regret of the summer. This podcast is about 17 minutes long. Please have a listen […]