Chicago-based playwright and theatre blogger Don Hall weighs in on the theatrical discourse debate, laying down his case for a rougher, more honest approach: “All of this boils down to two important yet diametrically opposed notions: most theater people just want affirmation and aren’t really interested in criticism, constructive or otherwise; we all claim to […]
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April round-up
A few selections from our April posts: Marshall McLuhan has a good idea What should we talk about now? 10 questions remixed: Anger Wallace Shawn finishes the play it took him 10 years to write “Vancouver has too many cheerleading critics . . .” Non-theatre-related blogs Mike Daisey on theatrical discourse Canada’s war on theatre […]
The importance of being burnished
More on theatrical discourseBy Scott Walters Recently, there’s been a buzz of international discussion on anonymity and criticism: in the US (Theatre Ideas Jumps the Pond and What Do You Think About Anonymous Reviews?), Canada (Mike Daisy on Theatrical Discourse), and England (Noises Off: Unnamed and Unashamed). The focus of these posts were on anonymous […]
Chris Wilkinson on theatrical discourse
The week got off to a heated start around here thanks in no small part to Mike Daisey’s provocative “Theatre discourse” quote. In case you missed it, Daisey has “a vested interest in lowering the politeness level in theatrical discourse.” Chris Wilkinson, at the Guardian UK, has more to say on this, and neatly synthesizes […]
Mike Daisey on theatrical discourse
“I also have a vested interest in lowering the politeness level in theatrical discourse—which, I hasten to add, is not the same as throwing away civility. I’ve just seen far too many ‘discussions’ that should have been full-voiced arguments, too many passions squelched in the face of institutionalized hopelessness, and just too much damn silence, […]