http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/ The Theatre Discussion List Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:20:14 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10526 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10526 Interesting thoughts on the above dichotomy in a NYT Times interview/piece of Matt Damon: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:15 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10525 ... lol Don't know who conceived this spoof, Arlene. But it did give me a chuckle, and who knows, maybe the author fudged some of the "facts".... just for fun. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:15:33 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10524 Don't anyone accuse me of posting an OT. Read this article and watch the video. http://newslite.tv/2009/11/02/adverts-attached-to-the-legs-o.html Books are Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:41:37 GMT Arlene Schulman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10523 That's very funny, Bill.  But I must say that their police department is rather slipshod.  I suggest they check their computer files - the ages of some of Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:32 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10522 For my fellow lovers of Shakespeare, especially Arlene: An Amusing Bit of Shakespeare as seen through the eyes of the police: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:47 GMT Annie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10521 Margie Haber was the coach. I worked for the Studio when I first landed back out here. I think Molly's reel is spot on. The simple fact that she is willing to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:29 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10520 ... Hi Annie, Out of curiosity, who was the coach? The clip (which appeared on FunnieOrDie) was clearly satirical.... but then that was the point. Let's have Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:10 GMT Annie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10519 Great Bill! I know Molly; I used to work with her acting coach. She is a smart and stand up gal; she understands the ugly side of the business and works it to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:23 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10518 I'm always looking for ways to help actors market themselves. Demos for voice over actors and reels for film actors. Here's one: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:21:29 GMT Pixleyee@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10517 Thanks for sharing that, John. Man, did that take me back! By the way, I noticed that other clips from Purlie are made accessible immediately following this Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:49:59 GMT John Horner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10516 The recording quality isn't the greatest, especially at the start, but, man, this is good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3FZf3FOIE I wish PBS would put it Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:18:01 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10515 ... I dunno, Annie, that's why I asked the group. I suppose that Neil Simon agreed to a revival of one of his best known works just to see his name on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:09:19 GMT Annie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10514 What current events/social morays dictated the need for a revival that first ran less than two decades ago? It's the wrong play for this time. ... -- `~~ This Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:07:01 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10513 "I?m dumbfounded. After all these years, I still don?t get how Broadway works, or what to make of our culture." NEIL SIMON, whose ?Brighton Beach Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:53:17 GMT Bill Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreDiscussionLst/message/10512 This is a must-read article from the Wall Street Journal, and it's only available for a few days, so read it now!: Broadway Turns Up the Volume As mics and