There are no bad ideas: November 2024

Friday, November 22, 2024

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

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

AAPI Filmmaking Leaders on More Diverse Stories Post-Election

variety.com: One thing is for certain, the work that is already being done by AAPI-led organizations in the industry is going to continue — and that’s the underlying message. Nothing is going to change. If anything, the stories are going to get better, and there are going to be more.

Posted by David at 11/15/2024 10:28:00 AM

Sloan Student Prize Finalists Announced By MoMI/Sloan Foundation

variety.com: The Museum of the Moving Image and the Sloan Foundation have selected nine Sloan finalists, granting them the opportunity to work with mentors year-round and complete a science-themed screenplay. Two winners will receive a $20,000 prize.

Posted by David at 11/13/2024 10:28:00 AM

Gender Neutral Terms in Theatre

StageLync: As most in theatre know, a show is filled out with cast members called the ensemble. The ensemble is anyone in the cast who is not considered a named or principal role. The ensemble cast fill several important duties whether the audience is aware of it or not.

Posted by David at 11/13/2024 10:52:00 AM

Data Cultures Part II: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Disempowerment

AMT Lab @ CMU: Nonprofit organizations often find themselves needing to perform in multiple markets to survive, and these markets aren’t all customer-facing. Especially prevalent within the arts, companies will sell tickets, memberships, books, coffee, and more, all while competing behind the scenes for grants and major gifts. This drives the need to adopt specific market orientations by allocating labor and resources to whichever markets in which a firm wants to be competitive and successful. An overview of market orientation and its benefits can be found in Part I.

Posted by David at 11/14/2024 01:47:00 PM

Stagehand 101: Make it Safe

by Richard Cadena: There’s a thing that happens during the build of a show when it comes time to take a break. Someone, usually the crew leader, announces a break by saying, “Make it safe, go wash up.” The part about making it safe is important because there are hazards involved in building a show, and one of the most persistent is gravity. Gravity never takes a break.

Posted by David at 11/13/2024 10:32:00 AM

Friday, November 15, 2024

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Sunday, November 10, 2024

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Apart from Chris Martin’s fall, here are 10 other examples of onstage accidents. Can we keep performers safe?

theconversation.com: In recent months, Australian concertgoers have witnessed plenty of unexpected onstage drama. The latest example came from Coldplay’s sold-out Sunday show in Melbourne. Lead singer Chris Martin took a sudden plunge through a trapdoor, catching fans off guard, before reemerging with a laugh and reassuring wave.

Posted by David at 11/05/2024 10:16:00 AM

Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre

Theatre | The Guardian: Kwame Kwei-Armah, the outgoing artistic director of the Young Vic, has warned that diversity in the theatre industry will regress if the government does not make urgent interventions to improve the provision of drama and art classes in schools.

Posted by David at 11/04/2024 01:25:00 PM

Theatre Educators Report Growing Censorship Pressure in EdTA State of Theatre Education Report

Playbill: The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) has released its 2024 State of Theatre Education Report, and this year's findings included continued and growing censorship pressures on theatre educators. The report summarizes findings from a study of more than 1,800 theatre educators in public and private schools across the U.S.

Posted by David at 11/04/2024 01:21:00 PM

14 Sustainability Terms You Need to Know

www.meetingsnet.com: It can be hard to talk to stakeholders and suppliers about sustainability when the terms are confusing or poorly defined. Here is a handy primer explaining 14 of the most common sustainability terms to help you have more productive conversations in the future.

Posted by David at 11/04/2024 10:18:00 AM

Once Again the Broadway League Is Out of Touch With the Theater Community

StageLync: The ritual of dimming lights on Broadway to honor deceased artists has long been seen as a sacred tradition, a brief and poignant moment when the bustling Theater District comes together to recognize a loss in its ranks. But in recent years, the practice has sparked controversy as the Broadway League—the trade association made up of theater owners and producers which oversees such decisions—has tightened its criteria for who gets this honor.

Posted by David at 11/07/2024 10:16:00 AM

Friday, November 08, 2024

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Monday, November 04, 2024

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

Why Streaming Content Could Be Hollywood’s Final Act

www.forbes.com: The future of Hollywood changed forever in August 1997. Far from the glitz and glamour of Tinsel Town, two tech entrepreneurs sat in a café in the small Californian city of Santa Cruz and came up with an idea for a subscription-based mail-order DVD sale and rental business. It went on to become the world's most-valuable media company.

Posted by David at 10/30/2024 11:35:00 AM

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Bidding Farewell to Cutting Ball and Cal Shakes

AMERICAN THEATRE: The San Francisco Bay Area’s theatre scene has always been a thriving, joyful beast. We’re one of the most prolific areas in the nation for the development of new plays. We have an enormously diverse indie scene; we have exciting midsize companies doing gorgeous work; we have LORTs producing spectacular shows, often with local casts. This is a truly wonderful place to be a theatremaker.

Posted by David at 10/29/2024 10:27:00 AM

3 Critical Problems Gen AI Poses for Learning

Harvard Business Publishing Education: Since the widely acclaimed release of ChatGPT 4, generative AI has been touted by many as the savior of education. Case in point: British education expert Sir Anthony Seldon has predicted that by 2027, AI will replace human teachers on a global scale.

Posted by David at 10/31/2024 10:51:00 AM

Agencies, Amazon, 'Ghost Town' Studios: How WFH is Killing Hollywood

theankler.com: When Amazon announced last month that employees will be required to return to the office five days a week starting in January, one Amazon Studios employee saw the news and quipped to a friend, “There goes my Friday golf game.”

Posted by David at 10/30/2024 11:43:00 AM

CMU faculty weigh-in on the implications of AI for art in faculty dialogues

The Tartan: For ages, art has been a blend of inspiration, imitation, and an artist’s reality, finding form in everything. From the strokes the fiery arms of the sun make over the canvas of the skies at eventide or the emotions that talk through a singer’s voice and an actor’s eyes to the weaving of a silkworm’s rich cocoon, the beauty of art can come from everywhere, its spell unfading across repetitions.

Posted by David at 10/29/2024 10:28:00 AM

Friday, November 01, 2024

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There are no bad ideas

Friday, November 22, 2024

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Worth a Look

AAPI Filmmaking Leaders on More Diverse Stories Post-Election

Sloan Student Prize Finalists Announced By MoMI/Sloan Foundation

Gender Neutral Terms in Theatre

Data Cultures Part II: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Disempowerment

Stagehand 101: Make it Safe

Friday, November 15, 2024

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Worth a Look

Apart from Chris Martin’s fall, here are 10 other examples of onstage accidents. Can we keep performers safe?

Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre

Theatre Educators Report Growing Censorship Pressure in EdTA State of Theatre Education Report

14 Sustainability Terms You Need to Know

Once Again the Broadway League Is Out of Touch With the Theater Community

Friday, November 08, 2024

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Monday, November 04, 2024

Worth a Look

Why Streaming Content Could Be Hollywood’s Final Act

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Bidding Farewell to Cutting Ball and Cal Shakes

3 Critical Problems Gen AI Poses for Learning

Agencies, Amazon, 'Ghost Town' Studios: How WFH is Killing Hollywood

CMU faculty weigh-in on the implications of AI for art in faculty dialogues

Friday, November 01, 2024

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