Worth a Look

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

After the Reckoning, Williamstown Theatre Festival Is Still Searching for What Comes Next

BroadwayWorld: For several decades after its founding in 1954, Williamstown Theatre Festival was the preeminent summer theater. Stars flocked there. Established writers premiered their work there. Those who wanted future careers in theater apprenticed or interned there. The pandemic, and subsequent cultural reckoning, changed all of that. Few theaters came out of that time unchanged, but the transformation that took place at Williamstown is one of the most significant. Now, after years of struggle and a season hiatus, more questions remain than answers.

 

How Will SAG-AFTRA's New Agreement Change the Game for Choreographers?

Dance Magazine: This July marked a watershed moment for the dance community: SAG-AFTRA began representing choreographers and assistant choreographers working in film, scripted television, and scripted streaming. The union’s coverage of choreographers is outlined in its four-year TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), ratified on June 4. It includes negotiable rates, pension and health contributions, and the same protected working conditions as dancers, like rest periods and meal breaks.

 

Royal Ballet School head: Dance has long way to go to combat body image issues

www.thestage.co.uk: The Royal Ballet School’s artistic director Iain Mackay has claimed the dance industry has “a long way to go” in terms of tackling body image issues. Mackay acknowledged the responsibility of training institutions to protect young dancers, declaring: “I don’t want students to come out of school and say they need to heal now.”

 

How New Federal Student Loan Rules Could Affect Acting Programs

Backstage: Twenty-seven percent of American students borrow an average of about $40,000 in federal loans to pay for college. But for students considering certain acting programs, access to those loans could soon be at risk. Under a new Department of Education provision, tying federal loan eligibility to graduate earnings, Congress has a new warning: Buyer beware.

 

Zombie Fans Gutted by the Thought of Losing Monroeville Mall

Pittsburgh Magazine: The ghost of George A. Romero haunts Monroeville Mall. At least, that’s what it feels like when Rick Reed strolls through the shopping center dressed in jeans, a black “Dawn of the Dead” T-shirt, light-blue button-down and striped scarf. The cigarette jutting from his bearded face completes the illusion that he is the late horror movie director.