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re: Missing the point

Posted by: EvFoDr 10:11 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: Missing the point - NeoAdamite 10:04 am EDT 05/06/15

That's mostly what I took from the article as well, although it seems some may just be complaining.

I'm not a critic but before I moved to NYC I used to make marathon trips to see shows and often had the feeling that they all started to run together and by the end of the week I didn't always savor them the way I would like. I can see how this glut of essentially forced theatre-going AND critical analysis could be a hindrance to the critical process.

Now I see theatre much more spaced out and it IS different. Because sometimes I end up seeing several shows in a week and that old feeling creeps in.


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re: Missing the point

Posted by: lowwriter 11:35 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: Missing the point - EvFoDr 10:11 am EDT 05/06/15

I've doing a lot of marathon theater weekends this spring--I just got back from a five show trip in Chicago--and though I usually enjoy what I'm seeing, I don't have enough time to have the shows sink in and think about what I just saw. It's so tempting to experience all that's out there but maybe not the best way to experience shows individually.


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re: Missing the point

Posted by: enoch10 02:26 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: Missing the point - lowwriter 11:35 am EDT 05/06/15

i think it depends on the person. i couldn't do marathon 6 shows in 5 day type things ether and expect to remember enough to make it worth my while but i have a friend who comes to town once or twice a year and does it and can recall deals from productions i hadn't thought of until reminded about them.

as for this piece it comes off to me as typical reidel - take an idea and make up some quotes for a story on a week when you really don't have one. i know plenty of bloggers/journalists (real and quasi) covering theater for free who handle the pre-tony glut with neither complaints nor concern so i suspect the folks for whom this actually their job can manage at least just as easily.


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re: Missing the point

Posted by: Ann 10:22 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: Missing the point - EvFoDr 10:11 am EDT 05/06/15

And imagine if you had to write reviews of then all!


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re: Missing the point

Posted by: EvFoDr 10:39 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: Missing the point - Ann 10:22 am EDT 05/06/15

I know! I get worn out just reading them all. Seriously!


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