Monday, September 23, 2024

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Virginia Rep Faces Permanent Closure Without Urgent $600K Support

www.broadwayworld.com: Virginia Repertory Theatre, Central Virginia’s largest professional theatre company, is facing an urgent financial crisis that could lead to its permanent closure. The theatre announced that unless it can raise $600,000 in the coming weeks, its current production of Stephen King’s Misery will be its last.

 

Trans, Non-Binary Cast, Crew At Risk on Canadian Film Sets: Report

www.hollywoodreporter.com: As the Canadian film industry focuses on boosting representation for trans and non-binary people and characters on local film and TV screens, the industry has got a wake-up call about anti-trans sentiment and actions experienced by gender-diverse people working behind the camera.

 

Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows

The Verge: AI startup Runway has made a name for itself building generative models seemingly trained on unlicensed content from around the internet. Now, the company has signed a deal with Lionsgate that will give it access to the studio’s massive portfolio of films and TV shows.

 

Centering Relationships to Grow Guthrie Theater’s Native Advisory Council

HowlRound Theatre Commons: In early March of 2020, I was at work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota on a Saturday. I met Ernest Briggs who was teaching a free, all-ages, all-abilities acting class for the Indigenous community as part of the theatre’s growing commitment to Native artists. When Ernest first proposed this all-ages class, I didn’t understand how it would work, but I trusted him to know how he wanted to teach in his community.

 

Broadway Swing Joanna Carpenter Wants to Make One of Theatre's Hardest Jobs a Little Bit Easier

Playbill: On Broadway, there are few jobs as difficult as being a swing. Stars play their one single role, while ensemble members tend to stick to their one single track and might understudy a principal character or two. Swings, on the other hand, are the Swiss army knives of Broadway.

 

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