Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last weeks Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Find Out Why Everyone Was Talking About Broadway's 1776 This Weekend

Playbill: If you spent any time on social media over the weekend as a theatre fan (and if you're not a theatre fan, you're not reading this) you probably saw that 1776 became quite the hot topic, specifically company member Sara Porkalob.

Posted by David at 10/18/2022 11:19:00 AM

Challenging “Certification”: Revising Hiring Practices in Fight and Intimacy Choreography

 HowlRound Theatre Commons: As fight directors, designers of intimacy, actors, and dramaturgs that work with theatrical violence and violence pedagogy, we both have encountered a lot of language around “certification” as it pertains to fight and intimacy directors. Wanting to delve deeper into this notion of certification in fight and intimacy choreography, we sat down to share our experiences in the field, gain a clear picture on what training is currently available for fight directors and intimacy coordinators, and discuss alternative types of qualifications and credentials to look for when hiring in lieu of certification.

Posted by David at 10/19/2022 10:17:00 AM

The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem

WIRED: Jean-Luc Godard once claimed, regarding cinema, “When I die, it will be the end.” Godard passed away last month; film perseveres. Yet artificial intelligence has raised a kindred specter: that humans may go obsolete long before their artistic mediums do. Novels scribed by GPT-3; art conjured by DALL·E—machines could be making art long after people are gone. Actors are not exempt. As deepfakes evolve, fears are mounting that future films, TV shows, and commercials may not need them at all.

Posted by David at 10/18/2022 11:22:00 AM

Patti LuPone Explains Decision to Leave 'Worst Union' Actors' Equity

people.com/theater: Has Patti LuPone possibly taken her final bow on the Broadway stage? On Monday, she announced that she's leaving the Actors' Equity Association (AEA). The American Horror Story star, 73, explains to PEOPLE that she's done with what she calls the "worst union" after five decades as a member. A rep for AEA did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

Posted by David at 10/19/2022 10:13:00 AM

Maurice Hines on Why Black Tap Dancers Deserve More Credit

Dance Magazine: As youngsters, my brother, Gregory, and I went to the Apollo Theater in Harlem to watch tap greats like Teddy Hale, Bunny Briggs, the Step Brothers and Coles & Atkins. Most of those guys would come on the stage and just tap. They were making it up as they went along, and that’s what made them so exciting to watch. Later in our career, we paid homage to those legendary hoofers in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club.

Posted by David at 10/20/2022 02:51:00 PM