Monday, September 04, 2017

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

This usually goes on the other page, but I wasn't paying attention and forgot to post it.  So now it's here.

Here are the top five comment generating posts from last week's Greenpage:

Three Reasons Why Your Theatre Degree Isn’t Useless

OnStage Blog: People with theatre degrees and those pursuing them have heard countless comments suggesting they haven’t made the right choice.

“You know you’re not going to make a lot of money, right?”

“Why don’t you get a more practical degree?”

“So you want to wait tables for the rest of your life?”

Some of these comments have come from theatre folks themselves, such as:

“Yeah, I’m going to be an actor, which means I’m going to live in a cardboard box forever.”

These perceptions towards theatre degrees are disappointing for a variety of reasons. Obviously, these sorts of comments are far from uplifting.


Billy Porter: Why I am committed to disturbing the peace

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: So it looks like I caused a kerfuffle this past Sunday at my concert at the amphitheater at Hartwood Acres. It appears that some folks were offended by the colorful language I used in my “political rant,” dissenting from President Donald Trump and his cronies. Here’s what I’ll say:

First and foremost, I apologize for dropping F-bombs in the presence of children.


Race, Money and Broadway: How ‘Great Comet’ Burned Out

The New York Times: The young, flamboyant and unusually diverse collective of actors and musicians who brought “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” to Broadway enjoyed the giddy highs of theater’s most glamorous perch — a run at the grand Imperial Theater, a season-topping 12 Tony nominations, a spotlight shared with the pop star Josh Groban.

For most of the performers, it was their first time on a Broadway stage. Costumed as punkified peasants and aristocrats in a bold musical adaptation of Tolstoy, they danced down the aisles, handing out pierogies and creating an unusually immersive musical experience.


Backstage at 'Aladdin': The magic of design, costume makes everything sparkle

Chicago Tribune: Wishes have been granted by a genie and a magic carpet has flown for months at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, where the national touring production of Disney’s “Aladdin” has brought the animated film’s Agrabah to life on the proscenium since April. Show after show, the journey of a street rat-with-dreams, from penniless urchin to prince, all comes together like magic.


17 Important Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Job Offer

business.tutsplus.com: To some applicants, the lure of receiving a monthly salary after months of job hunting is so irresistible they sign the first offer they get.

Maybe they already know the offered compensation package, maybe knowing their basic salary is going to be bigger than what they received previously was enough.

But money isn’t the only item you’re agreeing to when you accept a job offer.

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