ATW: "A few times in the past week, I have encountered several people who, unprompted, expressed to me their concern for the future of theatre. I am not sure what prompted this confluence of empathy, but I chose primarily to listen to their dissertations on why theatre was in trouble and why they were worried.
Slate Magazine: "The population of Topeka, Kan., today is roughly the same as the population of London in the time of Shakespeare, and the population of Kansas now is not that much lower than the population of England at that time. London at the time of Shakespeare had not only Shakespeare—whoever he was—but also Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, and various other men of letters who are still read today. I doubt that Topeka today has quite the same collection of distinguished writers.
Why is this?
Post Gazette: "Asked for an anecdote about Richard E. Rauh, Ron Lindblom volunteers 'the perfect Richard story.'
In 1998, Mr. Lindblom was interviewing for a job at Point Park and the first thing he did was go to the home of the university's Conservatory of Performing Arts, the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland, where he saw Mr. Rauh performing in Samuel Beckett's one-man show, 'Krapp's Last Tape.'
'He was wonderful in it,' recalls the associate vice president and artistic director of the conservatory. 'Then it was a year later, and Richard and I were talking about seeing 'Krapp's Last Tape,' and he said, 'Yeah, but I noticed that you didn't stand up at the end.' So when we rededicated the Playhouse theater that became the Rauh Theater, I made sure I said, 'Richard, I'm standing for this one.' '
It's just like Richard Rauh to make a point, even if someone's trying to pay him a compliment.
Carnegie Mellon University: "Nine Carnegie Mellon students representing 11 majors will host the second annual TEDxCMU conference Sunday, April 3 in the University Center’s McConomy Auditorium. Speakers will explore the theme “ImPossible” by discussing challenges in their lives and how they turn them into opportunity.
Post Gazette: "Pittsburgh City Council today moved forward with a project to set new lighting standards and overhaul the city's streetlights.
Council gave preliminary approval to the city's first-ever lighting code, which Councilman Bill Peduto said will set technical specifications for streetlights and bring equity in lighting to city business districts and neighborhoods.
