tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post4038800404819532859..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: Christopher Shinn on BloggingFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-6468914888139531712007-06-19T16:43:00.000-07:002007-06-19T16:43:00.000-07:00Been there, done that. Deleted my share, but proba...Been there, done that. Deleted my share, but probably not often enough, or quick enough. A very graceful post. Well done.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465161646609405658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-76850273795282614862007-06-19T12:01:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:01:00.000-07:00Boy oh Boy.The Sarah Ruhl thing is a bit of an in-...Boy oh Boy.<BR/><BR/>The Sarah Ruhl thing is a bit of an in-joke from "An Interview with the Author." Read the post. I'm clearly kidding.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-6349067711552708272007-06-19T11:54:00.000-07:002007-06-19T11:54:00.000-07:00Are you going to do the same for your Isherwood po...Are you going to do the same for your Isherwood posting ?<BR/><BR/>You should be happy that Sarah Ruhl is getting a good review. Hopefully more theatre administrations will listen to the "development hell" stories and maybe this successful production reviewed by the NYTimes will push things a bit more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-45756153677656191642007-06-19T10:42:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:42:00.000-07:00I understand.I think we all go through a kind of e...I understand.<BR/><BR/>I think we all go through a kind of epiphany when we realize that we are not just writing something that nobody is looking at. <BR/><BR/>Yikes, that negative comment I made about so and so comes up on the first Google page results for their name!<BR/><BR/>It always helps, from time to time, to remember that the people we are writing about are...well...people.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845394320537913576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-52829524333450287662007-06-19T10:41:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:41:00.000-07:00Christopher Shinn hates you. But not nearly as mu...Christopher Shinn hates you. But not nearly as much as Sarah Ruhl.David Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757746662824867452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-54889140755404263772007-06-19T10:26:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:26:00.000-07:00Art:I think the sort of thing you just said, in fa...Art:<BR/><BR/>I think the sort of thing you just said, in fact, is more along the lines of what a substantive post might be on the subject. It's fair to take issue with his points in the interview in a reasonable way, as you do below. That's what an interview invites. <BR/><BR/>What I wrote, though, was just a quick poke in the eye. There's been a fair amount of complaint about negativity in the blogosphere, so I wanted to be sure I addressed it.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-83650372703703781442007-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:00Hi Matt, I really, really don't mean to stoke any ...Hi Matt, <BR/><BR/>I really, really don't mean to stoke any fires, but reading the interview made me think your apologies might be a little over the top.<BR/><BR/>Christopher Shinn was asked <I>specifically</I> about the impact of the internet on <I>theatre:</I><BR/><BR/><I>"8) In addition to your myspace page, you’ve got your own website, www.christophershinn.com, and blog. What role do you see the internet and electronic media playing in the future of theatre?"</I><BR/><BR/>The answer Christopher gives is the lede of your post.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And, to make your original point even more relevant, the first half of the interview is spent talking about the NYTW/Rachel Corrie dustup, which some would argue was driven mostly by bloggers and internet traffic, including the proliferation of statements by Christopher which were circulated and kept afloat by members of the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>I am not saying that Christopher Shinn does not mean what he says in his e-mail to you. But at the same time I am saying that your query about the statement is more than understandable.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Interviews can be frustrating things. For instance, a person in Boston who has long championed new and emerging playwrights was recently misqouted by one of our local papers as saying something to the effect of: "It is a shame that nobody in Boston is writing good plays." When really he had actually said that it is a shame that good work being done can't get <I>produced.</I>Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845394320537913576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-27274970721843972012007-06-19T06:16:00.000-07:002007-06-19T06:16:00.000-07:00I find that ironic, because everytime someone gave...I find that ironic, because everytime someone gave him a glowing review, including bloggers, he posted it on his myspace blog.Zack Calhoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149127656270202596noreply@blogger.com