Some posts from the Greenpage this week that might be worth a look:
The Gravesend Inn, A Haunted Hotel
Control Geek: "The Gravesend Inn is a high-tech haunted hotel which we do at City Tech as our annual, major Fall production. The audience, while unaware, actually runs the entire attraction."Hearing Actor as Deaf Man in McCullers Play Draws Protests
NYTimes.com: "When the playwright Rebecca Gilman began adapting the Carson McCullers novel “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” for the stage several years ago, she made a bold and controversial artistic leap: opening and ending the play with speeches by a central character, John Singer, who is deaf and mute throughout the book."An Interview with Scott Buckwald, Prop Master for the Hit TV Show Mad Men
Collectors Weekly: "Scott Buckwald has been the prop master on a variety of popular movies and television programs, including Race to Witch Mountain and The Prestige. Recently, Buckwald spoke with us about his experiences as a prop master for AMC’s hit show Mad Men. He discussed what life was like in the early 1960s, when Mad Men takes place, and the lengths he had to go to to source and create authentic period props for the show. He also talked about TV and movie props generally, and his personal experience as a collector."Hollywood Comes Home
Carnegie Mellon University: "Paula Wagner and Steven Bochco, two of Carnegie Mellon University's most notable alums in Hollywood, came home this fall to share insights, wisdom and advice with students in the School of Drama.
Wagner became the first female agent at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), producing numerous blockbusters including Mission Impossible I, II, III; The Others; and The Last Samurai.
A writer and producer, Bochco is best known for his groundbreaking television work including Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue."
Landesman outspoken as NEA chairman
Variety: "Say what you will about Rocco Landesman -- and right now, people are saying -- the guy sure knows how to make an entrance.
Even before his swearing-in as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the blunt-talking Broadway producer and until recently head of Jujamcyn Theaters set tongues wagging with comments about his new job’s priorities. He derided current levels of federal arts support as 'pathetic,' and said he would base future grants on artistic merit rather than disbursing money to arts orgs within every congressional district."All Saturdays
Roadies in the Midst: "I remember one show back when I was mixing Rage Against the Machine in a field and the venue told me I had a 98db A weighted limit at mix position. Bummer, especially with Rage. 'Who measures, it? How is it measured?' I asked. They introduced me and and I saw the sound meter and met the human. That's the rule? No variation? 98 at mix, period? 'yes, no leeway, do not go over or the band will be fined $10,000 per minute over, it is in the contract.'. I pondered and looked out at the FOH setup and then asked for 6 stage hands. I had them break down mix position which was at 80 feet and moved it to 175 feet away. They had a full meltdown, but hey, it was in the contract. I was happy. The rules make it fun. I love finding the lines and seeing how far they bend."
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