tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post74566726200274890..comments2024-01-17T03:39:48.664-05:00Comments on Full of IT: What can we learn from the Regional Theatre?IT Awards Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261232921332130350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-63853961714087031462010-05-19T15:36:47.187-04:002010-05-19T15:36:47.187-04:00Hi, Jason,
Thank you for your comment! It certain...Hi, Jason,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment! It certainly clarifies what the NNPN is. Your comment, which has provided rich examples, also brings several questions, and I was wondering if you would mind answering them?<br /><br /><br />I am curious about how the NNPN and the professional theatre in general defines "regional"; I think that is the term that I'm questioning here John Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-6137328574956909802010-05-19T13:25:17.124-04:002010-05-19T13:25:17.124-04:00Hi John Patrick,
I'm not sure I understand yo...Hi John Patrick,<br /><br />I'm not sure I understand your comments above about the National New Play Network, of which I am the Executive Director. The Network was formed in 1998 to unite small- to mid-size theaters outside of New York to provide an alternative to the NY-to-the-regions route for playwrights, and to harness the power of those individual theaters and their communities for theJason Loewithhttp://www.nnpn.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-11661886468807597792010-05-18T10:23:27.075-04:002010-05-18T10:23:27.075-04:00Hi, Donna,
Thank you so much for your comment! I&...Hi, Donna,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad to hear that this is happening in Norfolk. I know it sounds a bit "Field of Dreams" (i.e., "if you build it, they will come"), but I am becoming more and more convinced that this is the next step for the theatre arts. Thank you so much for sharing!<br /><br />Best,<br />JpBJohn Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-69309484468096053862010-05-18T09:27:02.735-04:002010-05-18T09:27:02.735-04:00I couldn't agree more, John. Here (Norfolk, VA...I couldn't agree more, John. Here (Norfolk, VA) we're seeing this play out and pay off in a huge way. <br />Local theatres have opened their doors to indie producers and a brand new audience has emerged. <br /><br />It has energized the theatre scene by bringing artists together in ways the rigidly structured let's produce a season model didn't allow. <br /><br />Art and artistsDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382204044169100284noreply@blogger.com